Day 1

From a teaching standpoint, I am now finished with Day 1 of the semester.  I still have plenty of research things, meetings, and paperwork things to do for the remainder of the day.... but the teaching is finished for today. 

I had to buy a new set of tires for my wife's vehicle.  We noticed what a difficult time the car was having navigating on the slippery, icy, and snowy roads this weekend (we had a fresh ~3 inches of new snow on the roads), and as I inspected them, I realized that they were the ORIGINAL tires from when we purchased the car (50,000 miles ago).  The tread was not particularly deep. Usually the mechanic we use checks our tires when the vehicles come in for service.  But, my wife had been choosing to go to a "Speedy-Lube" to have them change the oil in her car the last two years or so because she wanted to just hurry up and get it done fast (~10 minutes) compared to when I would take the vehicle to the mechanic and it could take an hour or two or three before it would be worked into the schedule.  Since I rarely drive her vehicle, I had overlooked that no one was paying attention to the tires.  I will not neglect to do so from now on since she appears to want to continue "Speedy Lube-ing". 

My MIL seems to be doing ok with everything, and I hope we can continue in that way to get her through the arm recovery for the next four more weeks.  This will allow her to be cast free and to use her walker again in about five weeks.   

I am not sure what if anything I will do this Thursday concerning the "Retiree's Cigar Group".  Unfortunately my lack of being an actual retiree has hampered my progress and I have a class on Thursday during the prime meeting time.  It is discouraging.  I am considering maybe trying to get there as fast as I can after class and to see what is going on.  At best, there may be one or two stragglers who stay quite long there.... and I could have a cigar and talk with them.  But, it likely would not be for long, perhaps 15 to 30 minutes maximum... if they are there at all.  Then I would likely be alone.  I could potentially take a book to read, but that is a whole different dynamic in and of itself.   I just am not sure.  I will GREATLY MISS what was.  I am not sure what to do.  I want to go there.  But, I am not sure.

Anyone else remember the old "One-A-Day Vitamin ads like I posted here?  Or the original glass bottle you would buy them in?  I do, and I think I may still have one of the bottles hanging around somewhere in a box somewhere.  

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