I went to the Cleveland Museum of Natural history on Saturday. \u00a0First time I’ve gone – it was really cool. \u00a0They had some art by an autistic man that lived in the area as part of their Mystical Creatures exhibit and then the rest of the museum was the regular – and amazing – collection of history. \u00a0The dinosaurs were neat, the rocks were shiny, and the weight of millions of years was\u00a0palpable. \u00a0Really amazing stuff.<\/p>\n
For dinner – Melt. \u00a0A grill cheese place in\u00a0Cleveland. \u00a0I got “the dude abides” – and got more than my weekly quota of cheese. \u00a0It was okay – too many onions for my taste (and by too many, I mean “any”) – but the fries and the atmosphere were good. \u00a0I don’t think I have enough tattoos to have gotten employment there, but it was fun.<\/p>\n
After dinner, Big Fun – a toy and game shop. \u00a0Pretty much ripe with nostalgia – I could have spent a lot of money in there, but luckily my action figure\u00a0obsession\u00a0has died off as I’ve gotten older. \u00a0I did get a crystal tree that grows when you add dangerous chemicals to a cardboard tree shape – so, that was cool.<\/p>\n
On Sunday – went for a 5 mile hike in the Metro Parks. \u00a0It was a great day for it and the trails had a few people – but not crowded by any means. \u00a0The ongoing cold\/allergy hit me pretty hard a few times, but I trudged on and enjoyed the trip. \u00a0The waterfalls were neat a usual and except for the distant sound of traffic you could almost forget you’re in the middle of a city.<\/p>\n
Today, as I was pulling out of my drive, I heard a rapid ticking sound – like, \u00a0ticktickticktick – \u00a0and then my Service light came on. \u00a0Now, I’m\u00a0familiar\u00a0with the Check Engine light – we are old friends and it’s been with me through car repairs and e-checks alike – but Service is new and worrisome. \u00a0So, I drove extra carefully (whatever that means) to work and made an appointment to have all my money taken away from me. \u00a0 I mean, to have my car worked on. \u00a0They cautioned me that if they need to do a diagnostic (i.e. hook up my car to a computer and have the computer tell them what’s wrong) they would have to charge me $89. \u00a0 Great.<\/p>\n
I stopped off at home after work and changed clothes, then drove to the service place and dropped off my car. \u00a0It’s only 2.4 miles away, so I just walked home. \u00a0I made arrangements to get a ride to work tomorrow and we’ll see how it goes. \u00a0For the record, I need the Service light diagnosed, the brakes glared at, and exhaust quieted.<\/p>\n
Wish me, and my bank account, good luck. \u00a0What’s that smell? \u00a0Oh, right. \u00a0Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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