You can tell the winter is getting long when northern Wisconsin sponsors snowmobile races with ladies in bikinis. Really? The snowmobiles reach speeds up to 120 mph. I wonder what the “wind chill factor” is at those speeds. It gives a whole a whole new meaning to “Cool Chick”.
I got my German car serviced for free again. My car was purchased with a full service guarantee for 4 years or 50,000 miles. That means everything: oil, brakes, wiper blades and burnt out headlights. I’m good until the middle of 2017. Every service includes a free car wash. This whole deal violates one of my “life rules” — “Nothing is free”! Wait! Maybe I paid for all this “free service” when I bought the car. You think?
Seattle lost the Super Bowl. All week prior to the Super Bowl, running back Marshawn Lynch played “dumb jock” as usual. He showed up at the Tuesday Press Conference and answered everything with “I’m here so I won’t get fined”. Then he had a Press meeting on Wednesday and changed his response to “You know why I’m here”. And then, and then, Marshawn did a spoof that hit U-Tube. It shows him answering questions like a human being and eating Skittles candy from a bowl. U-Tube got over 3 million “hits”. I bet that Skittles hires Marshawn to do advertising. Now who is the “dumb jock”? The only dumb ones are the Press who can’t find intelligent questions to ask.
Your Mom and I have seen “Sniper” and “Unbroken” at the Marcus for free.
Your Mom and I have watched Season 5 of Downton Abbey for free (Actually Grasshopper No.1 graciously loaded it onto to VUDU).
Your Mom and I have scheduled the Fireside and it is free (we owe thanks to No.1 again because it came as a Christmas present).
I have to guard against this “free sh–“. It is addictive.
Full Moon tonight (to be hidden by the snow storm).
Love,
Dad