Well, not really. I walked the three-mile round trip to Stomping Grounds for my latte, but other than that, I’ve been watching TV, working on a jigsaw, and feeding myself. Also, I posted my final image on Instagram.
This is the third time I’ve been out dancing at the bar that is practically across the street. The Northwest Transit Band has a definite yacht rock vibe and is fun for those of us of a certain age that recognize the songs and that are perfectly suited for shaking around in a haphazard way. It seems like they play at Celebrities about once a month, which is just the right gap for a night on the town and a bit of what some people might call dancing.
This time it was back to just Tere and me; last month’s extra two didn’t join us. Apparently, she and I connected to the music, and the other two did not. Tere’s beau, Jason, asked if it was alright if he didn’t go (of course it was OK), and Donna didn’t go because once was enough for her.
Tere and I have adopted the stance of, “We’ll never see these people ever again,” so we just cut loose. This isn’t exactly correct, as I think I’m starting to recognize a few of the people, but I still don’t care (this comes with the wisdom of age.) The band will back on the 29th of August and we’ll be there.
I already have a bike rack, a Bones 2-Bike Trunk Rack, but it is not recommended for use on vinyl wrap like on the GTI, so I bought a rack that goes into a trailer hitch, a Kuat Sherpa 2.0.
Today was my appointment at U-Haul to have a trailer hitch installed. I had an appointment for the first of the day, 9:00am, walked up to the counter, gave them the key, and I was told that it would be about 45 minutes. So I took my morning walk around the giant shopping center that was right next door. Even ducking into a couple of the stores and doing a bit of window shopping.
I was working my way back to U-Haul, and the phone rang; the car was ready. I looked at the time, and it was 9:45. When I did get to U-Haul, there was a line almost out the door. From the door until I made it to a register to pay for the install, that took the same 45 minutes it took them to install it.
Tomorrow I am going to delete the Instagram app on my phone. As well as taking off the widget here that links to my account. It has become too much junk. When I started using the platform back in February 2018, it was still photographs with a slight social media bent. Now there is an ad every third post, and the algorithm is intent on feeding me a steady stream of crap because I paused on some other post.
Tomorrow I have to find a sign that reads ‘EXIT’ and take a photo. This is because my vey first photo posted was a parking lot road marking that read ‘ENTER’.
It’s a Chick-Fil-A Tuesday. The weather was so perfect that I sat outside in a park nearby and enjoyed my Spicy Chicken meal with some lemonade. The very small park, 4 metal seating areas, and some landscaping, was created when Chipolti built a restaurant in a small section of natural area in front of a Lowe’s.
| Track | Daily | Crush |
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| Backdraft Racing RT3B | 1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata | 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser |
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| 427-Powered Backdraft Racing RT3B Black Edition 5-Speed | 20k-Mile, Original-Owner 1995 Mazda MX-5 Miata 5-Speed | 4,300-Mile 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible Deep Lava Red Dream Cruiser Series 4 5-Speed |
It seems like there has been a lot of auction title creep; all you really need are year/make/model. Today’s PT Cruise takes the prize.
Here is what last week’s cars sold for or were bid to (if the reserve was not met):
Track: Lister-Chevrolet Knobbly Re-Creation by Beck Sold for USD $51,600 07/23/2026
Daily: 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive30i Sport 6-Speed Sold for USD $17,000 07/23/2026
Crush: 1948 Crosley CC Station Wagon Sold for USD $12,000 07/23/2026
Ahhh, Andor. A week or so ago I mentioned watching the second season of the show but could take it or leave it. I did take it but almost did quit at about the halfway mark of the season. Then the show started to tick up on the scale. And the last four episodes were great. Which made me, directly after finishing all twelve episodes, jump right into watching the Rogue One movie. Which slots in the timeline right between what I just watched and the OG Star Wars movie, A New Hope.