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Tuesday, Sept. 02, 2003 - 7:24 p.m. Yeah, the Pontiac dealer made Lease�s car all better. Didn�t come cheap, though. Not that I thought it would, but�.. It was the alternator, plus the 6-year-old battery was toast after the car ran on it alone for a few miles. I avoided the tempting offer of buying a genuine GM Goodwrench 60 month battery, and instead opted for the Interstate brand with the same warranty (and about $25 less, too). It scored near the top in the most recent Consumer Reports testing. If they say it�s a best buy, than I trust them. I ended up paying them about the same amount as a monthly payment for a new Grand Am (if purchased on a 4 year loan, at around 7.5% interest).
Since I haven�t had a car or truck payment since December 2001, I can�t really complain�.. I was asked by several people today, �Why did you take it to the dealer? Don�t you know how expensive they are?� Duh, no! I have only been on this planet for almost 42 years, so I have no idea how much things cost. Thanks for telling me this bit of news. Yes, I knew it would cost me more. But I also knew that they would fix it today, and only fix what needed fixed. I didn�t know if I could trust the Pontiac dealer in Springpatch to do the same, and I didn�t know if my friend Rick could get to it today, or if he would be booked for the rest of the week. Anyway�. The car is sitting in the driveway. The fine folks at Visa have me in their debt for a couple of months. That�s good enough for me�.. Can you answer me this simple question? What was the advertising firm for McDonalds thinking when they made a commercial involving the removal of bikini wax to sell a their double cheeseburger? Have you seen this spot? I couldn�t believe that ANYONE would think that showing the smirking face of a woman, ripping off a strip of wax/hair (if you haven�t seen it, �How long would a bikini waxer have to work to pay for a McDonalds double cheeseburger?� is the ad line) would somehow be appetizing. Turned my stomach when I saw it today. And it wasn�t even dinnertime yet� I wrote your ears off yesterday, so I will end this entry here. I�ll leave you with a photo I took last evening. The light was low, and there were still drops of rain resting on the foliage of the caladium shown here:
I shot a few more photos of other plants with the raindrops, but many were slightly fuzzy due to camera movement (shaky hands) in the low light. I should know better than to freehand low light photographs, when all it takes is a minute to attach the Fuji to my tripod��..
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