Wednesday, April 13, 2005
I STILL LIKE IT…
My 1996 Toyota Camry, I mean. I got it about March 1st to replace the Hyundai I totaled. It took two additional trips to “Tom, the Toyota Technician”. But now it runs like a sewing machine—like the “well-oiled machine” it is! I got 34 miles per gallon on the most recent tank. That’s good considering the price of gasoline right now!
It’s good to be able to drive something you enjoy. I enjoy driving the cars I own more than any of the rentals I drive for work. We also have a 2002 Honda Accord EX, which Karon drives most of the time. That’s a really nice car, too! It has sunroof, dual air bags and dual side air bags, a cassette tape player and a 6-CD changer, among other features.
I listen to a lot of books on tape when I am driving. My Camry has only a cassette tape player. It is a very good player though, and I really like the way it sounds and operates. But a lot of things I like to listen to are on CDs. For my birthday Karon gave me a CD player with car radio converter. It is a really nice one and has a radio as well as CD player. It is equipped with a remote control. This will make it safer for me to drive and listen and operate the CD player! Now I’m all set to listen to either cassette tape or CD when I’m driving my Camry!
Also for my birthday I received a recorded version of John Eldridge’s book, “Wild At Heart.” Several people have recommended it as excellent reading material. I am anxious to get started with the “reading”.
Today is another of our many “doctor days”. This time it is the Oncologist. Yesterday it was the dermatologist. Today we learn whether this most recent round of Chemo that Karon has undergone has reduced the cancer count. We’ll learn if she goes on another round of the oral Chemo. This has been her “week off” of the chemo. Her hands haven’t healed much and they are very raw and painful. This is just one of the side effects of this treatment. She’ll also have her infusion therapy today.
I guess that’s what’s on my mind right now. At least what I want to Post!
Jim
posted by jim 2:10 PM 4 comments
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I recently got John Eldridge's 'The Journey of Desire' from my brother's bpastor in Portland. I hope to show it to my friends because I think they might appreciate it.
I've been shopping for a 'new' car, and the car I'd like to get is a 2002 or 2003 manual Honda Accord EX. Sarah and I went car shopping on Saturday, and we really liked it. It's really nice! Kinda pricey, though. I need to figure out how much car my budget will allow.
~Jeremy~
It's good to hear that we have similar tastes :-D
~Jeremy~
It's good to hear that we have similar tastes :-D
# posted by 
: 8:44 AM
: 8:44 AM
Thames, what did you think of that Eldridge book, "The Journey of Desire"? Jim
# posted by : 10:11 AM
: 10:11 AM
Jeremy, let me know if you want to "test drive" my Honda and try out all the important stuff--like the CD player, Cassette player, sunroof, etc. :)
Jim
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# posted by : 10:12 AM
: 10:12 AM