One way or the other

T50 Torx socket - I did NOT buy the Snap-On one for $26.

It’s frustrating to pay the dealer $100 to remove and replace a $2 bolt because you don’t have the right tool to do it. Since I’m not entirely out of my mind, I’ll gladly buy the tool to do it myself and save some cash. It is certainly frustrating to pay $17 for one socket though, especially when I don’t see myself needing this thing again anytime in the foreseeable future.

It’s been good

This week is turning out pretty good so far. On Wednesday, Kim and I had some really nice seats for Devils/Sabres in Newark.

Just center of the faceoff dots on the Buffalo shoot-twice end. First row of the upper deck, an arm's reach from the luxury boxes.

While she wasn’t too excited about the Devils loss, it was pretty nice to be in a section full of Sabres fans. The couples to the left and right, the folks behind us and a bunch scattered in the section started the game. In the first intermission a bunch of Buffalo-born fans moved to take up empty seats in our section so we became the powerhouse. I even got to see Tyler Myers’ grandparents, although I didn’t know it until I caught the highlights on TV later at home.

Tonight is going to be awesome too, as I have tickets for an amazing metal show. High On Fire, Converge, Dethklok and Mastodon at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. The reviews for every night of the tour so far (last night in particular) have been universal acclaim so expectations are high!

All next week schools are closed so I have 3 or 4 days of actual vacation coming up too.

Lastly, I finally got my bike repaired on Monday. New fender and new turn signals are in. I also finally replaced the kickstand spring which solved my chronic scraping problem in left turns. When I unboxed the spring, it looked like they sent the wrong one. Lo and behold, it was different than the original, but that’s because the original was not the correct part. Problem solved and I feel much safer riding without the stand dragging. =)

Oh! A personal side-note, I’m making a specific effort this week to change the way I speak; Less cursing, more controlled expressions and less volume (both quantity and amplitude) . It’s something I’ve worried about for a long time and this time I’m going to make it stick.

Great Links!

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Making concessions

I’ve made a couple concessions to winter, one of which will hopefully keep me a lot warmer. Although I can’t say that I really like it on the bike, I bought a windshield.

Memphis Shades Del Rio w/ Quick Detach kit

I want to travel

But I don’t want to hop on a plane. I’m thinking seriously about traveling to south-east Asia on a freighter. Sure it’s more expensive, but it’s a strangely compelling idea for life experience. Besides, what could be better than sitting at a bar in a strange port of call, chatting with other travelers who ask where you flew into and replying “I didn’t.”

Where did that come from?!?!

This is (sadly) only the second game I’ve had the chance to watch this season. Did I miss something big, cause this doesn’t look like the team I know?

Tyler Meyers just embarrassed the Detroit defense. So what if he didn’t score… Kaleta drove home the rebound. And who knew we were kicking off a 4-goal period. What the hell?!

I LIKE IT! I LOVE IT! I WANT SOME MORE OF IT!

They’re a couple weeks old now, but a couple people were interested…

Ready to roll

I'm too darn tall for this group

Pulling in for a rest

Out on the pier, where we aren't supposed to be.

Sudden change of scenery

At 1pm I found out one of my staff had to move offices. By 2pm we determined he would take my office and I would move upstairs. By 3 we had the offices cleared and ready to move. By 4 I slammed my finger in a steel door, ripped my jeans and bloodied my nose. My new office is cursed.

4-Borough Tour

The club went for a 4-borough tour of NYC today. The rain broke just in time for a 9am start and the sun stayed out all day. 75 and sunny makes for a very nice ride.

Stopped in traffic on Park Avenue. I'm in the white helmet

More traffic, just north of Times Square on Broadway.

Taking a break at Flushing Meadows.

Parked on the sidewalk (illegally of course) in front of Yankee Stadium.

Moby Dick is …