Today, I was finally able to provide open air seating in my car. No, I did not purchase a brand new Mustang convertible, or other fine sporty vehicle. I chose a more mundane, less expensive, and "premium" means of effecting this event: I left work with my cell phone (a Blackberry if you are curious) sitting comfortably, but insecurely, on the roof of my Jetta. Even the fine German engineering and Sirius/XM radio could not cure this owner's faux pas.
I did not realize what had happened until about half way home. I immediately went to my cell phone provider, suspended service, and went home to order a new phone through the insurance provider. I then got a call from my daughter (who lives 650 miles away) who told me that someone had found the phone on the street (a major 4 lane road), found her number and called her. My daughter directed the good samaritan to my employer to return the phone - which he did. (By the way, this individual reported to my daughter that this was the third phone he had found in the last few weeks.)
So - much thanks to the good heart and effort of a stranger. And maybe a lesson to me - if I am going to engage in open air seating, perhaps I should get a car that allows its passengers and electronic devices to experience that breeze INSIDE THE VEHICLE!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A New Me - A new relative
Not really, just a new content. I realized that this Blog was started in April 2010 and I have done nothing since then. Although I originally expected to use this for a specific education-related purpose, I intend to use this as I did my "old" blog, on the now departed vox.com: simple, silly, and sometimes stupid observations and comments about things.
My nephew adopted his wife's daughter officially today after many months of legal, bureaucratic, and systematic mayhem. Congrats to the two of them and the entire family. But also, congrats to ME - I have a new "official" relative. That doesn't happen every day - especially since there was no birth or marriage.
Maybe a minor thing, but still significant.
My nephew adopted his wife's daughter officially today after many months of legal, bureaucratic, and systematic mayhem. Congrats to the two of them and the entire family. But also, congrats to ME - I have a new "official" relative. That doesn't happen every day - especially since there was no birth or marriage.
Maybe a minor thing, but still significant.
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