A Tall Order
Posted on | January 3, 2008 at 7:05 pm | 6 Comments
My New Year’s resolutions:
- Sell my comic book collection.
- Eat less and exercise more.
- Keep in better touch with friends.
- House repairs and remodels, including replacing some appliances and finishing the basement.
- Rip all my CDs to the computer.
- Read more books and play more video games.
- Learn a new skill or technology at work.
- Take a trip to a beach with the gf.
- Avoid driving into things.
Actually, I’ll be happy/lucky if I accomplish any two of those…
Jogged Today: Nope.
Today’s Weight: 163.4 lbs
Lunch Yesterday: Reuben sandwich at Govnr’s Park.
Pet Peeve of the Day: My rental car, for the next three weeks at least, is a white Chevy Cobalt. After tooling around in a Prius, and in an Acura RSX before that, this is a like a toy car. It seems very plastic-y and wimpy and fragile. I don’t understand why people can call a Prius a “mangina” when there’s things like this on the road. And of course there’s none of the amenities, like power locks or windows. There is a CD player, but no iPod dock or satellite radio. But what can I expect to get when the insurance company is paying $16/day? Guess I’ll just have to live it with. I’m frightened about driving it on the snow and ice.
Latre.
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6 Responses to “A Tall Order”
January 3rd, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
If you’re talking about an ocean beach, there’s one 20 hours’ drive away from Denver – right at the end of I-10 at Santa Monica Pier. But what with parking and all, it’s probably easier to leave the car at home and just walk there.
Easiest of all, a few drinks or a mild concussion can make the shores of Sloan’s Lake close enough to satisfy…
January 3rd, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Corrections: it’s a 16-hour drive straight through, and I forgot there’s plenty of parking in Vegas – that should save you some shoe leather.
January 4th, 2008 @ 3:30 am
Oh yeah, and when MY car was totaled, the insurance company paid $20/day. And that was 1996!
January 4th, 2008 @ 6:32 am
Oh yeah, and when MY car was totaled, the insurance company paid $20/day. And that was 1996!
Well that’s because gas prices and rental car rates since then have gone d… damn!
January 4th, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
For Resolution #8: Long Beach, Washington will be just the place.
January 5th, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
I suggest St. John’s in the US Virgin Islands as a really beautiful beach. I think that you can even fly direct to St. Thomas and there are probably some pretty good deals to be had there. I suppose you could go hang out at the beach near Lakeside Amusement Park but I think those big old carp would probably eat you up.