Fun Drive Home

 On my way home from work today there was a "dude" cutting through traffic in his Acura TL. Car looked nice and had a sporty sounding exhaust, but the way the guy was driving it was kind of ticking off the crotchety old man in me.

We ended up side-by-side at a light and he sat there revving his engine. I, of course, took it as a challenge, so I staged up. Foot on the brake and throttle down just enough to sit on the stall of the converter. Light turned green and my 4000 pound Mercury Grand Marquis put a couple of car lengths on him. I backed off at 60 and he passed me.

That was when the F250 beater that had been behind me whipped over and passed me too. He rolled up next to the Acura and they took off. This was where I got to really laughing because that shit box diesel F250 gapped that Acura like it was sitting still...twice. Amazing what a well tuned diesel will do.

Have a great weekend.

Another Trip Around the Sun

     Today marks my 52nd orbit. Had to renew my license and hear the nice lady say she was changing the hair color from BRN to GRY. Dammit. Oh well, like they always say "any day above ground is a good one."

     On the upside, I'm actually losing weight for the first time in my life. Down about 15 pounds so far with about thirty left to go.  Goal is to keep that A1c down in the mid 5's and maybe cut back or eliminate the BP meds for a while. Tired of taking pills. To be honest I've always hated exercise, so it really pains me to admit I feel better than I've felt in years, no scratch that, decades.

     On the writing front, I'm slowly making progress on things. Nothing to really share now. Work has kept my mind occupied way more than I like, which makes shifting into creative mode difficult at times. There are things working and things coming, I just can't nail down any timelines right now.

     Oh and the project cars and cars that keep making themselves into projects. One of the downsides to having a penchant for older cars is that they take a lot of TLC to keep on the road. Could I afford a new car? If there were any to have, probably. Do I want one? Not so much. Well, I mean I wouldn't turn down a new Mustang GT, but I don't think anyone is about to give me one. 

     Everyone take care of yourselves and those you love. Remember to be good, and if you can't be good, be sneaky.

-Wayne