Good: Halo 2. Early in the first mission, two big “hunter” class aliens bust through a door. The sergeant who’s been leading my platoon of NPC marines yells “Hunters! Step back men, let the Master Chief show you how it’s done!” Excuse me, but the way it’s done is that NPCs take bullets for the protagonist. That’s how it’s done.<\/p>\n
Bad: No heat in the house this morning. Those who have been following the house saga will remember the oil-furnace that also provides hot water. Yeah. Single point of freakin’ failure for both hot water and warm house. I “pushed the button” and it didn’t re-light. I’ve got a call in to the natural gas company. If it’s only $K or so to run a gas line to the house, plus the water heater, I could be done with this process before winter. I’m currently spending about $200 per month (supposedly the average over a year…the “budget plan”) for this crap that doesn’t work very well and is going to keep getting more expensive until we stop pissing off the people who own the ground in which the oil sleeps. <\/p>\n
Good: Ashcroft resigned.<\/p>\n
Bad: Car at the shop for the big “half of life” tune up. American made cars are expected to last about 120,000. Mine is about to hit 60,000. So, while it’s on warrantee and before the service contract expires, I want them to poke every aspect of the vehicle and make sure it’s tip-top. Plus, this gives me an introduction to the Jeep dealership in town. Thus, when some crap falls off the car in Feb, I can say “you tools! I paid you hundreds of dollars to do the most expensive maintenance you offer! Fix my car!” Not that I want to do that, I want the car to “just work,” but when it doesn’t…I want to be able to be righteous.<\/p>\n
Good: The cold house motivated me to install the storm windows this morning. Brrrr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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