Ramblings of an EdMan

I had a good day today.

Then church with my mom at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley.

Delicious tacos for lunch at Aqui Es – A Taste of Mexico.

Then a lot of Musikfest from 1pm-9pm.

It really is a special event.

Although early August in Pennsylvania is awfully hot.

12 stages, all free, 11 days, 500+ shows. There is a feature show each night which is costy but everything else is free. From rock to funk to jazz to polka.

And it’s great to see my mom and my sister in the Lehigh Valley too.

Woo!

Long and hot drive to visit my mom and go to Musikfest through Wednesday.

I didn’t understand while a few drivers in New Jersey on 287 super accelerated just to break in a few hundred feet. Made me worried about an accident.

As did a pick up truck that came behind me awfully fast as I got off on route 10 to get a Frosty at Wendy’s.

And no idea why there was a construction speed on I-78 with no construction in New Jersey.

And I got to drive through a cloud burst too. Even saw a tree over a lane on 22 in Pennsylvania going east.

And go all the way to 84 with Merritt Turnpike accidents.

Woo!

Just exhausted today.

But I did nap.

Go to Big Y for kitty litter, coffee, milk and some ham.

And dump out both litterboxes, fold clothes and pack.

Lanna had a good idea to leave early so the drive would be cooler. But I think I need to sleep in a little then cook a nice breakfast.

Going to be good to see my mom and sister and go to Musikfest. Although as Pennsic fans know Pennsylvania in early August is awfully hot.

But, it wasn’t money to invest in air conditioning right now. Especially with my current if not necessarily future auto mechanic wanting to charge me a hour and a half diagnostic fee before he did anything. I think it’s past time for a new mechanic. Him trying to sell me a car is also super slimy. So it goes.

It wouldn’t go yesterday.

Spent a small fortune today on a starter and muffler.

It goes now and is a bit quieter.

Cars are extremely expensive beasts.

So I saw the psychiatrist, then bowled and had lunch. And then went to the library before I was going to get the oil change.

Then, the car radio turned on and the lights worked but it didn’t start. So got a tow for less than a mile.

It’s probably the starter but still super frustrating and a few hundred more bucks.

Wooo! Tempted to fix the air conditioning and the muffler too then use the Care Credit and pay it off over a few months. Yaaaay!