The Wrath of . . .

| December 18, 2006

Today, Monday, my new (new to me — it’s an ’03 Dodge Ram quad cab) truck arrives here from California, driven by my ever-so-wonderful sister-in-law. My ever-so-wonderful lead-footed drive-across-a-continent-in-three-days sister-in-law, accompanied by my multi-talented nephew. But I think my old ’93 Chevy Blazer (the full size model renamed “Tahoe” in ’94), which I’ve driven since […]

One of These Days, She’ll Succeed

| December 13, 2006

On the way to work this afternoon, my brakes failed. Suddenly, the stain on the driveway near the truck’s left rear tire made sense — it must have been brake fluid — and there was only one logical conclusion. The cat did it. I was, thankfully, not far from my mechanic’s shop, so I nursed […]