"Talking to myself again..."

Friday, April 22, 2011

I have this day off, thus sleeping in to the princely hour of 7am. Now, I rest here with freshly perced coffee, a toasted bagel with cream cheese, and a fine, fine attitude. Smiling as I enjoy the great morning.

'Burgle burgle bleep' comes from my phone, and I find a reminder I set for myself.... 'No school today!'. A small joke I play on myself, to remind me how good life is.

I've put one of my old cars up on Craigslist for sale. The fleet of beaters has grown too large, and something must go. The cash inflow will help pay taxes, and in today's climate a little extra cash in the safe is a comforting thing. Looking at gas prices, food prices, rising unemployment, falling sales, plummeting house prices, etc and etc from our Obamacession...... I just don't see any daylight from this tunnel anytime soon.

For those who might be interested..... we are done about 1/3 the heavy testing on my young ones this week. 75% passed their written portion of the State Inspection test, and 100% passed their hands NOCTI testing.... most testing at 'advanced' so far. Coming up, we have NOCTI written testing and State Inspection tactile testing. After that, Emissions Inspection class and testing. With luck, we can keep the little Bleepards focused long enough to do well.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Art

Will that thing make it across the state? I need a secondary safe car to get around the city with for my mother.

William; April 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Carteach0 said...: William, I will tell you that I would not be comfortable hopping in this car for for a multi-state trip. I would go, but as a mechanic.... the trunk would be stocked with some tools and fluids.

It's an OLD car with high mileage. I'll drive it anyplace I need to go around here, and its never let me down once. On the other hand, I have the assurance of free towing and a class full of students who would love taking it apart if it breaks.; April 23, 2011 at 6:53 AM

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Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"