Dennis Quaid at 53

Holy cow! If THIS is the body of a 53 year old, I guess there is hope for me! I guess it is time to throw away the Ding Dongs, Twinkies, Little Debbie Snackcakes, Donuts and Apple Fritters.
Boy Culture posted these photos from Vanity Fair/Italy.

In other news...
Yesterday there was a good debate on The View about the flaw threshold for Presidents. Is it about infidelity in the Oval Office or is it about weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist and about Osama Bin Laden being in Iraq? I'm just asking...

I had another dream last night. I told one person about it and I'm afraid to put some of the details on this blog because it could lead to a police investigation or wire tapping. Let's just say it was an odd dream.

The Cal Mobile is back in NoRO. I picked it up this morning. Thanx to Alan for giving me a lift. As I was getting out of his '06 Escape that has more mileage than mine, he wanted to check my satchel to make sure I didn't have any explosives or weapons with me.

I will say that Freeway Ford made things right with me. It took it awhile to get there but all is cool right now.

This whole deal with Governor Spitzer hiring a prostitute got me thinking. What OTHER hotels have I stayed in where a political tryst has occurred? I have stayed at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. and The Excelsior Hotel (Bill Clinton & Gennifer Flowers). I wonder if anything happened at The Best Western in Alexandria, Louisiana? I'm just asking...

Friday Rant

How many phone calls should a customer have to initiate to get the status on a repair? If you've been following this blog, you will remember that the transmission on The Cal Mobile went out last Saturday.

I had it towed to Freeway Ford on Saturday. Didn't hear anything on Monday so I called. Didn't get much information. Didn't hear anything on Tuesday. Didn't hear anything on Wednesday so I called. Was told the part had been ordered and the car would be ready on Friday.

Well, here it is Friday and still no Cal Mobile. I figured they were waiting until it was ready to call me. A bit after 4 (after not hearing anything since I called on Wednesday) today, I called and was told I would get a call back. Over an hour went by and still no return phone call. So I called only to be told they still didn't have the part and it will be Monday. Uh huh...sure...and let me sell you some beachfront property in Tempe, Arizona.

I guess what gets me about all of this is that I had to initiate all communication with them. Hmmm....whatever happened to customer service?

As I told the guy when I last spoke to him, good news or bad news it would have been nice to have received a phone call from them rather than leave me sitting here wondering what's going on.

And so, I'll continue to wonder if The Cal Mobile will really be ready on Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday...

It's always easier to look back and think woulda, coulda, shoulda. I shoulda and coulda spent the money to get the Corolla fixed up instead of buying The Cal Mobile. It may have been an old car but it was still running...and I saw it going down through the neighborhood the other day while I sat here without a vehicle.

You know....you watch the news about someone snapping and doing something violent and you wonder what caused it? I'm willing to bet that dealing with a car repair is the reason some times.

Story at 10p on the news.