First a correction. I indicated that Grasshopper No.3 purchased a new Volkswagen “Touareg” SUV. It is not the Touareg model. It is the Volkswagen SportWagen. It is equipped with a 4 cylinder, turbo-charged diesel engine. The turbo boost creates a quick response in acceleration. It is rated 42 miles per gallon on the highway. Grasshopper No.3 let me drive the new car. Now there is trust. Letting your “73 year old man” test drive your new vehicle.
Mom and I got to see pictures of new great-grandchild Myla. Her Mom and baby look vibrant and healthy. Myla might even look a little like her namesake “Nana” when she was a baby.
Yesterday was tense. At 12:43 PM, I was entitled to purchase parking tickets to the UW football games. Essentially after all the big UW “givers” take all the good parking spots, I finally got to choose from what was left. I was notified by e-mail 6-7 times that my turn was coming to request parking acommodations. Get ready, get set and log on to the UW website. Follow the instructions and “voila”, I have my parking spot. I brought up the website at precisely 12:43 PM, followed the instructions and nothing happened as it was supposed to. The screens were wrong. No instructions. Damn! I tried the website a second time with the same result. So I picked up my trusty telephone and called the UW ticket office. They indicated other patrons had similar problems. I did get parking tickets reserved. It seems I had to go to a secondary website dedicated only to parking to order properly. The instructions don’t say that. Yes, I can read. So 12:43 PM became an memorable moment again this year. Something similar happened last year.
Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads. HuHot has a “free” lunch when accompanied by a family of 50 (or some large number). Good luck getting in the door. Better yet, Hooters has free “holiday chicken wings” for all dads. That sounds like a great deal. Wait, Hooters just closed the doors here in town. Just my luck.
Love,
Dad