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Monday, February 24, 2014

I am lucky to be alive

I am  lucky to be alive.
On Friday there were eight homicides in Indianapolis. This is an extraordinary number – even for this town - which seems to have more than its fair share of murders and mayhem in general.
Also I just missed being killed by the largest pothole I have ever seen. This was in college avenue not so far from us and I was beetling along in the inside lane – always a mistake – when I spotted this gigantic chasm in front of me.
I braked heavily and was only doing about 10 mph when I hit. It did not tear my wheel off as I had expected – but I narrowly missed a bunch of tourists with donkeys making their way back to the top.
I have hung another bird feeder outside the kitchen. This is larger and more elaborate than the one we have already. I bought it without Cate and she may hate it. We are also looking for a bird bath but have not yet been able to find anything suitable.
My car got its first wash ever on Friday. I vaguely recall – in days gone by - car washes having hordes of people who dried the car and cleaned the interior. Not anymore.
You get hooked up and are dragged through the suds and water – and finally the blow dry. Then its all over in less than two minutes and you are on your way. It’s remarkably efficient – if not particularly satisfying.

Last nite I made Mexican chicken soup. Tonite I am making pulled pork Tortillas. I am using my crockpot for the first time and am slow cooking pork loin. 

4 comments:

  1. Do you need a bigger vehicle perhaps??? Potholes... what will they think of next. Stay safe.

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  2. One thing about Metro Detroit, you can get the old fashioned "hordes drying and vacuuming" anywhere. Can't wait to hear about the slow cooker.

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  3. We have terrible wave patterns in our asphalt on some of the intersections in our town. I don't understand why it has taken the city so long to finally start fixing them. Our pavement imperfections don't seem to be quite large enough to hide donkeys. I have noticed that the deer have stayed away, perhaps they only come into town during periods of drought.

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  4. Sandy: The only safe vehicle in Indy at the moment is a tank.

    fmcgmccllc: Well I am sure they must have them here - but Mike appears to have the case wash business pretty much to himself.

    esb: Well apparently in Indy they don't start major repairs until winter has really gone. I have never seen a deer in this state.

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