I cashed in some of my good karma today.
Driving home on I-93 southbound, I typically find myself in one of the two center lanes. Today, however, I was in the 55-60 mph range in the right lane (I’m frequently accused of driving like an old man). After the exit for Fellsway, I spotted debris primarily in the second lane, with it having scattered to the first and third lanes.
I saw it early enough that I had ample time to decelerate to 40 mph and move a portion of my vehicle into the shoulder. A Jeep Grand Cherokee in the second lane was not as lucky. The debris in the road appears to have been metal shelving that you’d find in a store. So the Jeep Grand Cherokee rides over it, easily in excess of 60 mph (we’re still in the 65 mph section of I-93), and throws a small shelf airborne, perhaps about 1-2′ above the ground.
The Jeep suffered a flat tire (rear passenger side). Thankfully nothing struck my car. Whew.
Memorial Day Weekend 2007 was exciting. It really started outside of Newtown, CT at an Outback Steakhouse. I was there with Mark, Laura, and Adam, where non wedged tomatoes were in our salads. We got to talking and Mark, Adam, and I had all brought along our laptops.
Laura, who did not want to feel like a social outcast all weekend, called in a favor from her father, who rushed her laptop from her home to the Outback where we were enjoying each other’s company. I believe she used the laptop once during the course of the weekend.
I spent most of my time in New Jersey trying to convince my gracious host, Mrs. Epstein, to tear down her existing house. My only argument was that I would greatly appreciate a chance to take a hammer to a wall in the existing house once it had been slated for demolition.
I theorized, at the time, that as a housewarming gift, I will get them a New Jersey state flag (ideally from Amazon).
Unlike previous years, we climbed to the top of the Barnegat Lighthouse (Old Barney). It was a little bit less adventurous, as I did not go kayaking or water craft renting. We did, however, go to the beach. I walked on the beach for an extended period of time and this led to me having sore legs.
As always, a good time!
The unpronounceable volcano has finally bested me and my travelling partners.
Although airspace is set to reopen in Europe on Tuesday, we just missed the cutoff for our quick hop from Brussels to Dublin. Our long-haul flight from Dublin to Boston is flying… without us.
We’re currently figuring out how to fill these unplanned five full days. We have stranded friends nearby in Paris that we may visit. We also have a friend who lives in London. And it’s a pretty quick trip into Germany.
Things that I will be missing, though, as a result of this unplanned extension:
* One lacrosse game (and the weekly lacrosse meeting)
* One track meet
* Three days of work
* 45th Anniversary Celebration for Crow
Google’s Doodle for March 4, 2010, is in celebration of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I was introduced to this work through a computer game.
Back in 1996, when SimCopter was released, my mom and I were returning from my monthly visit to the orthodontist. For some reason, we stopped off at the Staples on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. There on the shelf was SimCopter. My recently received Hanukah money was burning a hole in my pocket. So I purchased it.
Part of the sound track to the game was a collection of classical music. Most notably were selections from Four Seasons and Beethoven’s 8th, 14th, 21st, and 23rd sonatas.
Nearly fifteen years later, I’m still am a huge fan of it and it is the only piece of classical music that I have multiple recordings of.
I typically mail 2-5 thank you cards every month. I had previously relied on Hallmark for all of my greeting cards, most notably for holiday mailings. However, I became tired of the non-variety available in my local Hallmark stores. Luckily, I’ve stumbled across Peter Pauper Press.
They boast an impressive array of thank you cards that not only meet my demands for variety, but they’ve also raised my expectations for design and quality.
