Tim W. SoCal

thinking of what I can do one New Year's Day may finally lead to some bench time with my model cars

the Comet crashed

"below zero" is a weather temperature I don't know if my body would stand and makes me glad that I was raised and live where I do

pitching no hitters

sled riding down their snow covered hill was a favorite activity when we went to visit my Mom's Uncle & Aunt's tourist resort cabins in the mountains to celebrate our White Christmas

My wife has wanted another cat since we lost our last one, Gizmo Grease Spot, to coyotes 7 years ago. Admittedly selfishly, I didn't want to bear her heartbreak when we inevitably lost another one, as coyotes prevail where we live and frequently poop in our driveway to mark their territory. In addition, I am opposed to keeping a cat indoors all the time as it is their instinct to roam and hunt. That being said, the very elderly mother of a friend-of-a-friend of my wife's was going into an assisted living facility and couldn't keep her cat. The cat had been a indoor cat her entire life and shows no interest in going outside. If a door is opened, she may look outside, but never goes through the portal. We adopted her and brought her to her new home. It took her almost 2 weeks to claim us as her Humans, but since she has, she is incredibly affectionate, inseparable and talkative. Meet Hannah, although she purrs so often and so loudly that I might have to change her name to Destiny Diesel.

Fast is good, but accuracy is everything!

blasting the stereo

One of the aspects of this forum that I really enjoy, in addition to the comradery, is that some of the posts cause me to laugh out loud.

but will look

"Good riddance!" I say to changing our clocks twice a year, but I'd rather we stay on the "Daylight Savings Time" hours and have later sunsets than default to permanent "Standard Time" and it get dark early in the evening.

According to USPS policy, mail carriers are not allowed to ask for or accept cash tips as it is considered a violation of federal regulations; however, they can receive small gifts valued at $20 or less per customer per occasion.

MaiTai in hand

toes in sand

"grows my heart into a big smile" is what the 5-year-old house cat we just adopted causes in me daily

"Hood with the hickie on it" covered the Ford FE 427 engine with dual Paxton Superchargers on Bill Cosby's Shelby Cobra Super Snake

Today's goofy repair tag complaint write-up: "Steering wheel hard to turn, all fluid came off"

with bright yellow

"About when do you think you'll get here?" is what my sister-in-law asked when we called to tell her we were stuck in traffic on the freeway, but still on our way for Christmas dinner

I'm so hungry

21 and strong as I could be, I knew what freedom meant to me, and I couldn't give a reason why I would ever want to die

all over his

happened to be looking to see if there was anything new to be seen or said on this thread today

hittin' home runs

I hear ya!!!! Every year, where I work (USPS) we have to re-bid our work schedules. This gives Management the opportunity to make changes without Union consent. I am now clocking in at 1:30AM, which means my alarm goes off at 11:30PM the night before so I can make it to work on time. Saturday work schedule is still 5:00AM until 1:30PM, with Sunday and Monday off. My body doesn't seem to want to accept this new sleep schedule and Tuesdays are BRUTAL after a normal weekend sleep schedule...