Well 2010 is about on it's last leg. The weather has turned as cold as a Witches tit over the past few days thanks to a dip in the Jet Stream and damn, I just can't seem to get warm to save my ass! I stay cold all the time. Cold as a carp, in Dixie? That just ain't right you know. Maybe it won't last long. And I'm not the only one that doesn't like it when the numbers on the digital thermometer fall below freezing either. The Liberty did this same thing last year, so maybe we'll make it through this winter as well. When it's below freezing, the power steering moans like a whore in church until it warms up to operating temp. After that it's good for the rest of the day. I dunno?
Speaking of the Liberty... I just had the lower balljoints replaced under a factory recall at a cost of $Nutin$. Didn't cost me a penny, of course they also told me my upper balljoints were toast too and if I'd drop a grand in their hand they'd fix me up with a new pair of those too. I passed, we'll see how long they last while I pray for another recall. Other than needing some new meat on the rear tires, she's doing pretty good. Even fixed a small electrical problem she was having all by herself. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed until spring!
On to the humans... I got a clean bill of health from my kidney doc last week and he said all my kidney numbers and values had returned to nermal or better. So I guess I dodged that bullet. I've had way too many of them hit me dead center over the years though so I am thankful this one missed me. Been having some gastro issues of late and I don't know what/why and it bugs me. I've wrestled with tummy issues for the last half of my life so maybe this is just another chapter.
As the weather has gone from nice to cold, I find myself indoors a lot more than I'd like to be. Boredom is not a pretty picture. So, looking at some new hobbies to help my bide the time until Dixie blooms yet again. I fooled around with R/C (radio controlled) cars back in my teens and early 20's, and they were damn expensive back then. For about the same chunk of change, today you get a modern marvel that just blows me away. They have always interested me, so I think I'll try to find a local club, track, etc. and immerse myself into the scene once again. Oh, I'm still swinging my metal detectors when the ground isn't frozen or my suitcases don't rattle when I go outside. And yes, I'm still on the trail of the two canon that Nathan Bedford Forrest captured at the Battle of Memphis and left behind in Alabama, it just takes money to mount the field operations that I just don't have available at the moment.
New Years Resolutions... I might as well get mine in early since I never seem to complete them all anyway. One of the things I am going to shoot for for 2011 is to concentrate better on my overall physical fitness. As the years start to rack up on my personal odometer, I see that I have lived the soft life way too long and it's time to turn that around for my next 50 years. And 2011 is as good a time as ever to start. Daily exercise, stop smoking, more active lifestyle, better food, would all be good places for me to concentrate my efforts. What about you?
As I get ready to celebrate my 53rd Christmas, I realize life is short, and most of us have little to no control over a lot of it. I've lost a lot of friends over the past year or so, and with the passing of each, it makes me realize just how short a time we have here. So get off your ass, make each second count, let those whom you love know, and never, ever, give up!
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