1. Rebuilt engines aren't as good as new engines.
1a. Car part suppliers who supply and warranty rebuilt engines aren't happy about honoring the warranty; especially three weeks before it expires. Frankly, I think they should have just rebuilt the engine better so it would last longer than the warranty but I'm picky that way.
1b. They don't make new engines for twelve year old minivans.
1c. Steve is still the man. He replaced the rebuilt engine from last year with a new rebuilt engine from this year. While he was at it he replaced the power steering pump, charged the air conditioning and renewed my inspection. And then didn't want to charge me because the engine was never right and neither were any of the first four power steering pumps.
2. Laptop computers are convenient.
2a. Windows Vista is not.
2b. You can't buy a new laptop without Windows Vista installed.
2c. There will be no pictures in this post because I can't get the razzafrackin' computer to cooperate with me. There won't be any links either for the same reason.
2d. I don't like Windows Vista and I think the feeling is mutual.
3. Ear infections hurt like hell.
3a. I'm a basically healthy person who uses her health insurance card so infrequently that I couldn't find it when I needed it.
3b. A health insurance plan with an emergency number that is only answered during business hours, Monday to Friday, is not conducive to my good health.
3c. Apparently I'm so healthy, or so lazy, that my primary care doctor has left the county, the country or the practice of medicine and I had no idea. The insurance plan website has no record of him and neither did the yellow pages.
3d. Sunday morning is the worst time to find out about any of these things.
3e. The emergency room can be rather crowded on a Sunday morning.
3f. Cat hair gets EVERYWHERE. Including the human ear canal. Doctors find this common occurrence amusing.
4. My husband is wonderful man.
4a. He was a Tank Platoon Commander; a Company Commander and after 9/11 he was one of the guys who crafted the 'use of force' guidelines for the military who were, and sometimes are, patrolling the streets of New York City. In his civilian job he has over a hundred people working under him.
4b. None of this has prepared him for dealing with my being ill. In fact his ability to step into my shoes when I'm ill is inversely proportional to his competence in the "real" world. Especially when he gets ambushed by a wife sick in bed when he comes home from an Army Reserve Drill weekend.
4c. Pook was the only one who got fed yesterday. The older kids ended up foraging. In his defense the older kids are all teenagers and can effectively fend for themselves.
4d. He made me soup. He sat up watching movies with me. He reheated my rice sock anytime I needed it. Every so often he would ask "Are you healthy yet?"
4e. The dishes got done, the house did not get trashed and Pook brushed her teeth. Even so, I think it is in the best interest of all concerned if nothing serious happen to me until the kids are grown.
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