tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post1415012998145473784..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: The Bucket List MemeDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-35776476418828213392018-01-05T15:17:34.124-06:002018-01-05T15:17:34.124-06:00I just know that I should never be given a gun, as...I just know that I should never be given a gun, as there are too many people on this planet I would be too tempted to use it upon. Better to avoid the issue entirely, I say. Jail sucks.<br /><br />I have a very utilitarian view of automobiles. They are lovely devices for getting me from Point A to Point B while carrying passengers and/or cargo. Beyond that, I don't see the allure. I don't mind driving - living in the midwest I do an awful lot of it, especially when it comes to visiting people out east - but not minding isn't quite enjoying, really. I do seem to be in the minority, though. Kim has been jonesing for a Prius for a while now, and perhaps when the girls have moved on to their independent lives and we don't have to be such cargo haulers, we might. By then, of course, there may not be any cars at all!<br /><br />So it is said.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-70735810441329666692018-01-05T13:51:42.901-06:002018-01-05T13:51:42.901-06:00...both of which, as well as several others in the......both of which, as well as several others in the past, have been over 100 mph. I think the fastest I have hit is around 180 (in Germany) but the zippiest was around 140 in a rented Alfa down Italian autostrada. The roads there had two speeds: fast, or 20mph-behind-three-wheeled-diesel-truck. Very, very, fun. I took the Tesla to one of the 'drive a racecar for an few laps' events locally - also very, very, very fun - and it shocked the pros running the thing, which was pretty neat :).Ewanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587749873205076612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-50568313732501731752018-01-05T13:49:06.173-06:002018-01-05T13:49:06.173-06:00I keep trying to serve on juries. They keep turni...I keep trying to serve on juries. They keep turning me down when they realise that the summons was sent to a non-citizen, though :(.<br /><br />Skeet-shooting is fun; it does not appear to have been the gateway drug for any further gun-related needs, happily. I was surprised how competent I appear (well, to myself anyway) when firing: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100925099624734&set=pb.317073.-2207520000.1515180982.&type=3&theater<br /><br />They won't take my blood - fear of vCJD, even though I was a vegetarian at that point in my life! My feelings on other needles, piercings, and tattoos closely match yours.<br /><br />And we seem to have ended up with *two* of my dream cars recently. The VW GTI (stick, of course - what is the point of a fun car with automatic?), and then Jenny bought a Tesla (which abrogates the whole question, of course, but is just ludicrously fun and responsive.) Life is good.Ewanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587749873205076612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-18261358044531551602016-06-09T14:15:51.359-05:002016-06-09T14:15:51.359-05:00You're welcome! It sounds like you've led...You're welcome! It sounds like you've led an interesting life. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-6608066083888434892016-06-09T14:07:13.717-05:002016-06-09T14:07:13.717-05:00Hmmm. You seem to be a good boy, and I seem to be ...Hmmm. You seem to be a good boy, and I seem to be a bad girl. I'm a yes to:<br />-Fired a gun many times just for the heck of it, and once to quickly dispatch a mangled<br /> squirrel.<br />-Skipped school many times just for the heck of it.<br />-Visited Florida<br />-I haven't flown in a helicopter but I have solo-flown an airplane a few times.<br />-Recently colored with pencils - and pastel crayons.<br />-Made prank phone calls many times but not for at least 50 years - back before caller ID;<br /> Heck, back when phones were attached to the wall with a cord :/<br />-Laughed so much you cried. Pffft. Pity the person who hasn't.<br />-Had pets... oh, so many pets.<br />-Camped in a tent, but consider that barbaric these days.<br />-Jumped out of a perfectly good airplane all by myself - well, I did have a parachute.<br />-Drive-in movies were a favorite passtime back when Willy and I were sparkin' ;)<br />-Did something that could have killed me, many times.<br />-Stolen traffic signs and street signs.<br />-Been in car accidents that were my own fault, and some that weren't. One of them was one<br /> of those things that could have killed me.<br />-Gotten piercings, tattoos, and drive a standard transmission car to this day. I haven't<br /> done all three at once, however.<br />-Already been married just short of 200 years, so yeah, I've fallen in love.<br />-Driven over 100 miles an hour.<br />-Was SCUBA certified at one point in time.<br />-Published one little magazine story.<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane!Gristle McThornbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975916963346215706noreply@blogger.com