DAILY CHRONICLE #24 VOL 9

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 24 VOL 9

APRIL 24^TH 2008

WEATHER; WARM; HIGH HUMIDITY, 43/83 DEGREES

ANSWER TO POP QUIZ; “USS JUNEAU” WAS THE NAME OF THE SHIP ALL FIVE OF THE SULLIVAN BROTHERS DIED ON!

POP QUIZ; WHO PLAYED THE FATHER OF THE FIVE SULLIVANS IN THE MOVIE?

WE TOOK THE FAN BACK TO R&D TODAY AND GOT A CREDIT! THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT WORK BUT IT WOULDN’T MOVE SO THEY THREW IT IN THE TRASH! WE LEFT THERE AND WENT TO THE BANK THEN TO HOME DEPOT WHERE MOM GOT SOME PLANTS, TOP SOIL AND A PLUG FOR THE DECK CEILING FAN WHICH I PUT ON THE WIRE SO NOW WE CAN PLUG IT IN SAFELY!

ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THE TEMP GAGE IN THE ACCLAIM WAS STARTING TO CLIMB, I THOUGHT, “NOW WHAT?” WHEN WE GOT HOME I LIFTED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE ANTI FREEZE IN THE RADIATOR AND THE RECOVERY TANK. THE RADIATOR WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH BUT THE RECOVERY TANK WAS BUBBLING AND FILLING UP AND STEAMING! THIS ALL POINTED TO A STUCK THERMOSTAT BUT I LEFT IT FOR KELLY SINCE HE WAS THE LAST ONE TO WORK ON IT! WHEN HE GOT HOME HE CAME OVER TO SEE WHY THE HOOD WAS UP AND WE TOLD HIM IT HAD OVER HEATED! HE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND THEN ASKED ME IF I HAD PULLED THE RECOVERY HOSE OFF THE PLACE UNDER THE CAP, I SAID NO THEN HE SAID HE MUST HAVE LEFT IT OFF YESTERDAY WHEN HE HAD IT ALL APART! THIS LET THE ANTI FREEZE THAT WOULD HAVE GONE IN THE RECOVERY TANK GO OUT ON THE GROUND. AFTER A FEW OF THESE LOSSES IT WOULD START HEATING UP BECAUSE IT WASN’T REFILLING THE RADIATOR OUT OF THE RECOVERY TANK!

I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM PEGGY LAST NIGHT AND SHE SAID THEY RACE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT BAKERSFIELD THEIR NEW HOME TRACK THIS COMING WEEKEND! SHE HAS A NEW TRANSBRAKE SO PAUL AND TOM (PAULS BROTHER WHO IS THE SPONSOR, HE OWNS CALVERT RACING AND MANUFACTURES ALL KINDS OF RACING SUSPENSION PARTS AND EQUIPMENT) WANT HER TO LAUNCH BETWEEN 3,500 AND 4,000 RPM! SHE SAID SHE’LL TRY IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! SHE ALSO GOT A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD A VICTOR JR SO PAUL REBUILT HER CARB WITH A PRO FORM BODY WHICH MAKES IT A 750! THEY THINK SHE SHOULD TURN IN THE 12:20 -30s! I ASKED HER TO KEEP ME POSTED!

KAYLYNN AND MIKE SURE LIKE THE NEW HOUSE, LITTLE MIKEY TOOK OVER THE BACKYARD, IT’S HIS! TAYLAH GOT A TREE WHICH SHE LOVES BECAUSE SHE LIKES TO CLIMB THEM! IT HAS AN 18 FOOT ROUND SWIMMING POOL IN THE BACK THAT’S FENCED IN WITH A DECK AROUND IT!

JACQUE IS DOING BETTER AND WANTS TO COME AND VISIT SOMETIME THIS YEAR, WE TOLD HER THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN!

HERE ARE SOME PRETTY INTERESTING THINGS FROM BOB GUZMAN, MY NIECE MARY’S HUSBAND!

 

HI  AH,.... HUMMM LET ME THINK ,...WHY DID I SEND YOU THIS......DON'T TELL ME  IT'S  COMING TO ME..... OH YA..... SENIOR CITIZENS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING CRITICIZED FOR EVERY CONCEIVABLE DEFICIENCY OF THE MODERN WORLD, REAL OR IMAGINARY.  WE KNOW WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL WE HAVE DONE AND DO NOT BLAME OTHERS. HOWEVER, UPON REFLECTION, WE WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE SENIOR CITIZENS WHO TOOK:      THE MELODY OUT OF MUSIC,     THE PRIDE OUT OF APPEARANCE,     THE COURTESY OUT OF DRIVING,     THE ROMANCE OUT OF LOVE,     THE COMMITMENT OUT OF MARRIAGE,     THE RESPONSIBILITY OUT OF PARENTHOOD,     THE TOGETHERNESS OUT OF THE FAMILY,     THE LEARNING OUT OF EDUCATION,     THE SERVICE OUT OF PATRIOTISM,     THE GOLDEN RULE FROM RULERS,     THE NATIVITY SCENE OUT OF CITIES,     THE CIVILITY OUT OF BEHAVIOR,     THE REFINEMENT OUT OF LANGUAGE,     THE DEDICATION OUT OF EMPLOYMENT,     THE PRUDENCE OUT OF SPENDING,     THE AMBITION OUT OF ACHIEVEMENT, OR,     GOD OUT OF GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL. AND WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT THE ONES WHO ELIMINATED PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE FROM PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS!!          AND, WE DO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF PATRIOTISM, AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY. DOES ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 50 KNOW THE LYRICS TO THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER?   OR O CANADA                                  JUST LOOK AT THE SENIORS WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES AND PRIDE IN THEIR HEARTS AS THEY STAND AT ATTENTION, ON VETERANS DAY AND OUR GREAT COUNTRY'S   BIRTHDAY .   YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN! I'M THE LIFE OF THE PARTY......    EVEN IF IT LASTS UNTIL 8 P.M. I'M VERY GOOD AT OPENING CHILDPROOF CAPS...   WITH A HAMMER. I'M USUALLY INTERESTED IN GOING HOME BEFORE I GET TO WHERE I AM GOING. I'M AWAKE MANY HOURS BEFORE MY BODY ALLOWS ME TO GET UP. I'M SMILING ALL THE TIME BECAUSE I CAN'T HEAR A THING YOU'RE SAYING. I'M VERY GOOD AT TELLING STORIES; OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER... I'M AWARE THAT OTHER PEOPLE'S GRANDCHILDREN ARE NOT NEARLY AS CUTE AS MINE. I'M SO CARED FOR --- LONG TERM CARE, EYE CARE, PRIVATE CARE, DENTAL CARE. I'M NOT REALLY GROUCHY, I JUST DON'T LIKE TRAFFIC, WAITING, CROWDS, LAWYERS, LOUD MUSIC, UNRULY KIDS, JENNY CRAIG AND TOYOTA COMMERCIALS,  BARKING DOGS, POLITICIANS AND A FEW OTHER THINGS I CAN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER RIGHT NOW. I'M SURE EVERYTHING I CAN'T FIND IS IN A SAFE SECURE PLACE,  SOME WHERE. I'M WRINKLED, SAGGY, LUMPY, AND THAT'S JUST MY LEFT LEG. I'M HAVING TROUBLE REMEMBERING SIMPLE WORDS LIKE....... I'M BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT AGING IS NOT FOR WIMPS. I'M SURE THEY ARE MAKING ADULTS MUCH YOUNGER THESE DAYS, AND WHEN DID THEY LET KIDS BECOME POLICEMEN? I'M WONDERING, IF YOU'RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU FEEL, HOW COULD I BE ALIVE AT 150? AND, HOW CAN MY KIDS BE OLDER THAN I FEEL SOMETIMES? I'M A WALKING STOREROOM OF FACTS.....  I'VE JUST LOST THE KEY TO THE STOREROOM DOOR. YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN AND I THINK I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE! NOW IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER WHO SENT THIS TO ME, I WOULDN'T SEND IT BACK TO THEM,  BUT,  I WOULD SEND IT TO MANY MORE! NOW- HAVE I ALREADY SENT THIS TO YOU??????? THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE HOWARD