Farewell, dear Jeep

In anticipation of buying Kelsey a new (used) car, we have to get some cash together and make room for another car. Since I have a tough time justifying having 4 cars with only 3 licensed drivers in the house I have to get rid of something. And the Jeep is really the only candidate.

So I snapped a few pix and did some price comparisons on louisville.craigslist.org. I set the price at $1500 and my entry looked like this...

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1995 Jeep Wrangler "Rio Grande" Edition
Hunter Green/Black Hard Top (removable, ratchet to do so included)
139K Miles
4WD, 4 cylinder, 5 Speed Manual transmission
Sound Bar
Jeep Trunk Kit installed
Full Doors (easily removable - great for cooler summer days)
Windshield Lip for bikini top included (but the bikini top is not - lost some time ago)
Big O Bigfoot Tires
Back seat folds down and is removable
New muffler and new battery

I bought this car in 1997. It has been a terrific vehicle, both on the road and off (but not much). It does not have a radio (stolen 10 years ago). The Jeep was in a wreck in 2002 and the driver-side quarter panel is rusting from the damage. It drives great and would be a perfect first car or a fun ride for someone with land.

Email me or call Eric at xxx.xxx.xxxx with questions.
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I posted the above at 7:25PM. I got my first call at 7:39PM. It was a guy from Indiana who was leaving his house right then. I told him I would meet him in the parking lot at the local Kroger. Over the next 40 minutes I received interest/offers from 6 phone calls, 2 texts, and 3 emails.

I met the guy at Lowe's (he got lost) and he agreed to buy it right then and there. He is an ex-marine who always wanted a Jeep but started a family and never had the chance. He does body work so he's going to fix her up and make her his own little baby. I feel pretty confident she's going to a good home. And I'm happy that she is - as well as helping someone mark an entry off their Dream/ToDo list :)

Fourteen minutes is all it took! I'll miss her, for sure. She and I have been together longer than just about anything (non-living) in my life. But she's moving on to a good place. Heck, maybe she'll even feel dirt under her tires again!

I have a secret!

I just got an email invitation to something pretty cool. Most of you would care less... IF I COULD TELL YOU WHAT IS WAS FOR! But my boy is going to be pretty psyched I bet. And if any of you are true geeks like me who have a penchant for both video games and super heroes, you too might be as giddy as me at this moment.

So what is it? I cannot talk about it. No, seriously, what is it? I CANNOT TALK ABOUT IT. I'll let you in on the secret when I can. But I can't now, lest Tyler Durden kick my ass and make me choke on my own teeth.

(The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!)

Dog rescues. Little people. What do these two have in common?

It appears that women with many multiples of children garner high ratings. Little people get high ratings. Hoarders. Animal rescues. Bakeries. Real estate. House flipping. Drug addiction. Pregnant 16-year olds. Real housewives from wherever.

These things are all hot right now. Well, at least they are at my house. There is always something on the television in my home on TLC, HGTV, Bravo, MTV, or Animal Planet. And when these channels on are there is a very good chance that some show containing one of the subjects above will be on.

Now they are creating hybrids. There is the show with the little people that own a bakery. There is another show coming soon that focuses on hoarders of pets. Maybe the thinking is *two* great show ideas will make for *twice* the ratings. I dunno.

So the show that is on right now is called "Pit Boss". It's a show about... wait for it... a group of LITTLE PEOPLE that RESCUE ANIMALS - specifically PIt Bulls. The main dude goes by Shorty (imagine that) and his company is staffed completely by little people. And OMG... I just can't believe what I'm watching.

What's next? Addicted and Flipping? Sixteen and Pregnant With Triplets? Real Housewives of Chicago Bakery Moguls? Sheesh!!!

It's been a long time...

... since my last post. It's a funny thing blogging. One day goes by and nothing seems noteworthy. Another day goes by without anything too exciting. Another. Then another. Something may happen one day but, all of the sudden, you find yourself out of the blogging habit. Maybe you even think to yourself, "I should blog this". But you don't. And another day of nothing goes by. And another. And you forget about it. So that is how things have been since June 29th.

What have we missed?

(Deep breath)

Birthday was great. Turning 36 wasn't so bad. Kelsey got the job! Holy cow! First interview. Hired on the spot. Can you believe it? Kelsey got her license. Oh yay! Oh shit. There is talk of getting her a car. And selling the Jeep. Maybe talk. Maybe more. World Cup 2010 is over. Spain won. Played the Netherlands. Boring, boring game. Germany should have won. Saw The Last Airbender with the kids. It was entertaining. Didn't blow me away. But fun. Kitchen is coming along. New tile floor is down. Grouted. Sealed. Granite countertop is down. Looks great. Faucet is installed. Runs water. Hooray! Celebrated 3 years of marriage. July 14th. Love you Jooj. Finally, I'm a geek. Playing City of Heroes. Running Hami last night. Nobody picked me up. Started my own team. Raid leader asked why. Said I didn't get picked up. She gave me two more members. Lead Team Hotspur against Hami. I rule.

(Exhale)