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March 11, 2006
Signs of Ageing (Old Cars, and Old People)
I've had grey hair for years - not sure when it first appeared, but there's grey mixed in with the brown on both sides of my head. The other night I looked close enough in the mirror to realize there's now grey in my beard as well.
Sheesh.
In other news, I discovered our Saturn is leaking oil. I noticed a couple drops of something petroleum based on the garage floor the other day, but since I had just worked on the bikes in that spot, including draining clutch fluid, I didn't immediately conclude that the car was leaking. Today I noticed it again and stuck my head under the car - sure enough, there's an oil leak somewhere. Looking at it from both sides, it looks like the valve cover gasket - which seems a common problem on mid 90's Saturns. Fortunately, it's also a fairly easy repair - just need some gasket maker and an hour or two. I'm not interested in getting oily today, so I'll probably punt it for tomorrow.
After our HOA meeting this morning (at our place) we met with a landscaper - the landscaping arm of the company that did our deck. We talked him through what we were thinking, and on Tuesday morning we'll sit down and formalize the proposal. Should only take a couple weeks (and money, of course) to turn the mud into a yard. Looking forward to that.
Dawnise and Kat just went garage sailing (sic) - it's Kat's birthday today, so we're planning to head over there this evening with Jello-shots in tow. Should be entertaining.
Posted by dberger at March 11, 2006 2:00 PM
Comments
Start naming the grays in your beard after the coworkers that put them there.
Posted by: Steve S. at March 11, 2006 5:28 PM