I pulled my car out of its spot this morning and heard an odd fwapping/thumping sound. None of the lights on the dash were on, but it was definitely tied to the tires. As my car shop is three blocks away from my house, I drove over there to see what was up.

Bad news: I'd picked up a bolt in my left front tire. Good news: I'd gotten a full set of new tires so recently, I probably wouldn't need to replace them all--you have to do that on 4WD vehicles. Bad news: The tire couldn't be repaired. Bad news: The replacement they had in stock turned out to be damage so they've having one delivered.

They put the donut spare on and said twice to be careful driving on it. I asked if they thought it was a good idea to drive 20 miles to work. They frowned. "You do what you've got to do. Keep it under 50." Since I've never heard the phrase "Do what you've got to do" directed at me in a serious context, I decided to take the day off.

Sounds like a good option, Connie. Too dang hot to have a tire issue on the way to work.

Job~ma for TCG!

Buffista Island could have fortifications!

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from that same site: is this something we might have to look forward to?

That was the article that led me to Fort Buffista. Someone at least could have escorted them to the show.

tsk ... these young people today ... no respect for their elders

Hippo Birdies, Scrappy!

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Scrappy!

My sitter painted ltc's toenails without asking me, and I'm trying very hard not to overreact because I love my sitter. But ltc has never had her nails done before, and I was going to treat her to her first pedicure on vacation.

Oh I am sorry, sj. When I was babysitting I probably would have done the same thing. I'm sure she feels terrible for spoiling it for you, but I am sure ltc will still love going for her first spa day with Mommy.