Prairie Dog Blog

Well, good news. The car didn't need a new muffler. It was just a gasket and it cost a lot less than I thought it would. I took it in to Minute Muffler (or as Dennis would have said, Mine-yout Muffler). He always trusted those guys, so I'm glad I can take the car there for everything except transmissions. Since we got a new trannie a couple of years ago, chances are it won't need another for a while. And they gave a lifetime warranty with the new transmission. Maybe the old Tore-Ass will last a little longer. I sure hope so because I dropped in to the Toyota dealer last week and if I bought a new Corolla I'd have monthly payments of about $450. It's too much to commit to right now.

To celebrate I went to Winners and bought three new pairs of pants. I really needed them because I've lost weight and all my old pants were in danger of falling off my hips. It just doesn't do to be teaching in front of a class and have your pants fall off! I might lose my job. Not to mention my aplomb. Great word, isn't it?

Gotta go take Suzie for a walk and then it's off to the Reh-fit Centre. A new episode of Corner Gas tonight. Great! Everybody get bloggin' out there. I want news. Now I know how Dennis used to feel.

Here is a quote that made me think of Dennis.

Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
Mufflers, Winners, A Little Bit Kind