DAILY CHRONICLE #1 VOL 11

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 1 VOL11

 

JUNE 1^ST 2008

 

WEATHER; HOT, HIGH HUMIDITY, 71/98 DEGREES

 

GLENDA AND KELLY HAD A FAMILY REUNION OF GLENDAS FAMILY! THE HAD A REALLY GOOD TURN OUT, THERE WERE CARS AND SUVs PARKED ALL OVER THE YARD! AFTER IT WAS ALL OVER GLEND BROUGHT US SOME SALADS AND FRIED CHICKEN THEN PEACH COBBLER FOR DESERT! IT WAS A REAL NICE DAY!

 

I WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND FIXED THE GROUND CABLE ON THE ACCLAIM, IT WAS LOSE IS WHY MOM HAD A HARD TIME STARTING IT YSTERDAY! I CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND PUT IN A QT. OF OIL, THAT’S THE 2^ND QT IN OVER 700 MILES!

 

TIM CALLED TODAY AS HE WAS LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON D.C. ON THE AMTRAK! I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH THE CAR   AND HE THOUGHT HE HAD CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER BUT WASN’T SURE AND A PARTIALLY PLUGGED FUEL FILTER COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM! I WENT OUT AND OPENED THE TRUNK AND THERE IT WAS A NEW FUEL FILTER FOR THE INTREPID! I CAN’T GET UNDER THE CAR TO CHANGE IT SO I GUESS I’LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR KELLY OR TIM WHEN HE GETS HOME! IN THE MEAN TIME WE’LL GO ON DRIVING THE ACCLAIM!

 

YEARS AGO, I HAD A 1933 CHEVY COUPE AND DECIDED I NEEDED TO BUY ANOTHER CAR SO I STARTED LOOKING AND TRYING OUT DIFFERENT ONES BUT, YOU KNOW THE LONGER I LOOKED THE BETTER THE CHEVY STARTED TO RUN  AND RIDE! BEFORE, IT HAD A TENDENCY NOT TO WANT TO START VERY EASY, THAT STOPPED, THE BRAKES SQEAKED SOMETHING AWFUL THE LONGER I DROVE IT IN TRAFFIC, THAT STOPPED, THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS SO HARD TO ROLL UP I TOOK THE HANDLE OFF AND USED A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS TO ROLL IT UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULD ALMOST TURN THE SHAFT WITH MY FINGERS SO I PUT THE INSIDE HANDLE BACK ON! THERE WERE OTHER THINGS BUT YOU GET THE IDEA? WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE INTREPID SATURDAY AND THE ACCLAIM DIDN’T WANT TO START, THE CABLE WAS LOSE BUT I HAD CHECKED IT AND OTHER THINGS WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD LAST WEEK, AT THAT TIME IF IT HAD BEEN LOSE I WOULD HAVE TIGHTENED IT!

 

I’M NOT SUGGESTING THAT CARS ARE ALIVE BUT WHEN YOU’VE HAD ONE FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU START THINKING ABOUT GETTING RID OF IT, IT SEEMS TO TAKE ON THE TASK OF SHOWING YOU WHY IT SHOULDN’T BE REPLACED!

 

I JUST FINISHED WATCHING A REAL GOOD MOVIE; “THE VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED!” IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT YOU PROBABLY THING IT’S A HORROR MOVIE? WELL IT’S FAR FROM THAT! IT’S A MOVIE ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE GERMAN JEWS AND HOW THE NAZI’S USED THEM AS PAWNS AND THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT DID THE SAME THING! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN WHY THE JEWS ARE FIGHTING SO HARD TO KEEP THEIR HOMES IN ISRAEL!

 

I’M NOT SURE IF I WROTE ABOUT THIS NEXT WEEK AND THE VA? TOMORROW I HAVE TO BE IN BONHAM AT 11:30 AM FOR ANOTHER HEARING TEST AND NEW AIDS, TUESDAY I HAVE TO BE AT THE DALLAS VA AT 11:40 AM FOR ORTHOPEDICS TO LOOK AT MY TOE THEN, SATURDAY BACK TO THE BONHAM VA FOR THE DERMOTOLOGY CLINIC TO LOOK AT A BLEMISH ON MY RIGHT CALF TO DETERMINE IF IT’S CANCEROUS! I GET TRAVEL PAY FOR ALL THESE TRIPS, NOT MUCH BUT IT HELPS WITH THE GAS!

 

I TALKED TO BILL MASON TODAY AND HE’S THINKING ABOUT COMING HERE FOR A VISIT, MAYBE NEXT MONTH! HE GOT BACK TO WORK LAST WEEK FOR THREE DAYS SHUTTELING BUSSES FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS TO THE DIFFERENT PARKING AREAS! THEN TONIGHT I SAW ON THE NEWS WHERE THEY HAD A FIRE AT UNIVERSAL AMUSEMENT PARK, THAT’S WHERE HE TOOK TWO BUSSES!

 

HERE’S A FUNNY FROM ACRAMAX

 

 

BAROMETER USES

A PHYSICS STUDENT ONCE GOT THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN AN EXAM: "YOU ARE GIVEN AN ACCURATE BAROMETER. HOW WOULD YOU USE IT TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A SKYSCRAPER?" HE ANSWERED,

"GO TO THE TOP FLOOR, TIE A LONG PIECE OF STRING TO THE BAROMETER, LET IT DOWN 'TILL IT TOUCHES THE GROUND AND MEASURE THE LENGTH OF THE STRING." THE EXAMINER WASN'T SATISFIED, SO THEY DECIDED TO INTERVIEW THE GUY:

"CAN YOU GIVE US ANOTHER METHOD, ONE WHICH DEMONSTRATES YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS?"

"SURE, GO TO THE TOP FLOOR, DROP THE BAROMETER OFF, AND MEASURE HOW LONG BEFORE IT HITS THE GROUND..."

"NOT, QUITE WHAT WE WANTED, CARE TO TRY AGAIN?"

"MAKE A PENDULUM OF THE BAROMETER, MEASURE ITS PERIOD AT THE BOTTOM, THEN MEASURE ITS PERIOD AT THE TOP..."

"...ANOTHER TRY?...."

"MEASURE THE LENGTH OF THE BAROMETER, THEN MOUNT IT VERTICALLY ON THE GROUND ON A SUNNY DAY AND MEASURE ITS SHADOW, MEASURE THE SHADOW OF THESKYSCRAPER..."

"...AND AGAIN?..."
"WALK UP THE STAIRS AND USE THE BAROMETER AS A RULER TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF THE WALLS IN THE STAIRWELLS."

"...ONE MORE TRY?"
"FIND WHERE THE JANITOR LIVES, KNOCK ON HIS DOOR AND SAY 'PLEASE, MR. JANITOR, IF I GIVE YOU THIS NICE BAROMETER, WILL YOU TELL ME THE HEIGHT OF THIS BUILDING?'’

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD