As you know, we celebrated the family Christmas on Sunday, Dec.18. Several Grasshoppers got together and gave your Mom and I a Vizio Home Theater sound system. It has a 32″ power bar that creates a spectacular surround sound effect and a woofer that operates remotely on a Wi-Fi effect. The home theater was given with love. Buried in all the love is a “subtle hint” that maybe my hearing is getting worse and the “surround” would improve my ability to enjoy TV. Your Mom had been asking me to get a new sound system for a year(s). Santa moves in mysterious ways. Now I need to hook it up to my old Sony TV in the basement.
Grandson Grant ventures to town tomorrow to play basketball against Appleton East. He is on the junior varsity squad. Hey this is easy. We don’t have to travel to Madison to witness a game. I think this is the first time Grant is not the star or for that matter, even a starter. He remains my favorite. Ah I remember the junior varsity days.
My dash warning light came on in my car with a “service engine soon” warning again. People have been telling me to check the tightness of the gas cap. I did reset the gas cap several times and the light stayed on. Yesterday I thought I’d try gasoline from a different station. Maybe I was getting bad gas. When I stopped to refill, I carefully examined the seal around the gas cap by running my finger around the fill tube. My finger was black and oily. I took a towelette and wiped the gas tube really well. It, also, was black. After filling with gas and relocking the gas cap, I jumped in my car and turned on the ignition. Damn, the light was off. I have no idea how a gas filler tube can get so dirty. The thought has crossed my mind that the “service department at the garage” might do something to get me coming back. Nope. I just can’t think that way. Service departments are always honest. Happiness is when a dashboard warning light quits flashing.
It is strange to have celebrated Christmas early. A good time was had by all (I think)!
Enjoy the season.
Love,
Dad