Random bits from the mind of Scott…
Update: The Trouble with Cars - You may recall back in July, Roger had an unfortunate issue with the dealer forgetting to put oil in his car at the 60,000 mile service. After consuming 10 quarts of oil in about 800 miles, the dealer agreed to replace the engine. Bad news, Rog is without a convertible just when he needs to be working on his tan for the cruise (the family Camry the dealer gave him doesn’t even have a sunroof). Good news, he has a new engine to go with the new transmission he got a while ago - all right before his warranty expires.
Speaking of the cruise, we’ve been spending money like drunken sailors (pun intended). Got a sweeeet! new camera which is awesome. It’s a 5.0 megapixel, pocket-size, box of miniaturized miracle technology. If you’re in the market, we can highly recommend the Kodak EasyShare V550. So, with two digital cameras along, we’ll have lots of pictures to post when we get back. Shopped for a bunch of Europe-appropriate party duds last weekend, got an electronic translator, new swimsuits, a bunch of really funny t-shirts, new cell phones, the list in endless… durn near wore the numbers off our credit cards. Hey, you only live once, right!
Got a pleasant surprise the other morning too. Back in early June, we went to Palm Springs (see my previous post “The Desert and Bachelorhood”) to spend the weekend with our good friends from Naperville, Mark and Keith. Got an e-mail from them updating us on their exciting vacation home purchase in Palm Springs. As an aside, they mentioned that they loved their last cruise so much that they booked another one. You guessed it! They’re one our Mediterranean cruise with us. What a small world. Too funny!
Other than that, we’re feeling kinda old today. We were out to 3 AM with our friend Carol (from Chicago) and her new, very charming boyfriend Emmett. Had a great dinner and enjoyed a few new clubs in the City. Naps, lots of naps, naps are good…
