We went out this evening and got a scoop of ice cream and took a stroll around downtown Aiken. We past by a small women’s clothing boutique and there in the window were some bright red and green bra/panty sets next to a sign that proclaimed Holiday Lingerie. The red ones were crotchless! Santa has been a very good boy this year.
My buddy the service manager at Rader did call yesterday and told me they would get the check out to me that day – I’m not holding my breath.
The Cowboy Up T-shirts were on backorder – so I cancelled it. Maybe I’ll get one for next spring….
New toy arrived via UPS today, a Minolta Diamage Scan Dual III. Dragged out the boxes of slides that have been in the back of the closet since the early 80’s, so now the “fun” begins. I figure I have about 1,200 of them. They don’t look too bad until you scan them to 3300 x 2500, then there is all kinds of junk on them. I guess a brush is in order. I think I’ll also need a small light table too, kind of tough to sort through 40 slides while holding them in one hand and holding one at a time up to a desk lamp.
Like a digital Johnny Appleseed I continue to leave lit bits of myself all over the Internet.
When I posted this photo for a Theme Thursday entry last month, one of the comments was from David at 1,000 Words asking if I’d write more about it. A couple of weeks later I finally did, here is the entry: What is it about the beach that draws us?
Today was an Indian Summer-like day here in western SC, near 80, but breezy. The low-level winds were feathering the edges of the white clouds with a bright blue sky for a background. At our lunchtime walk around the parking lot I brought the camera and snapped a half dozen images. I submitted them to the Enchanted Ceiling web site, both were accepted and you can see ’em here and here.
Still waiting for my reimbursement check from Rader. Called last Monday and was told that I would get the check sometime that week. Just as soon as they got approval from Mazda. I called again today and was given the “Gee, I don’t know why you haven’t gotten it yet.” excuse. He took my phone number and told me he would get back to me today. Did he? Nooooope.
Looks like the Yankees have rebounded after last night’s close game 3-2 loss to the Florida Marlins. They looked flat and were probably emotionally spent after the 7 game series with the Red Sox. It is the bottom of the seventh as I write this and they are up 6-0.
They beat the Red Sox in the ALCS because of the “Curse of the Bambino. The Marlins beat the Cubs in the NLCS because of the Goat Curse. When the Marlins are eliminated and the Yankees win the series in 7 games, what curse will the Marlins blame it on? The curse of the small salary?
The fall colors along the Blue Ridge Parkway were all muted, not bright at all. It seemed like the color was at it’s peak or just past as no green was anywhere in sight, but everything looked almost monotone. And the other 1,000,000 people driving the parkway were afraid to go faster than 30 miles an hour. I love the Parkway, but never again in October.