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Pick me for best man, I'm balding so the groom will look better, relatively. ;-)
But I do have a nice tan...
-juice
1) Susan recently started taking Femara, which is a post-chemo maintenance drug similar to Tamoxifen...it seems to tire her out, at least at this point...
2) with all the sight-seeing we did during the day, we were all pretty tired by 8:30 (DC is great for walking...we didn't take the Metro once, and left the car at the hotel)...by 9:00 PM, we were all in bed and ready to sleep.
Anyway, we had a great time on the trip...we rented a car here in Coral Springs (Alero), filled the trunk up with all of Michael's stuff for camp, drove up to Orlando, and took the auto-train to Lorton. For those who are nervous or hate driving on I-95, this is the way to go...no need to book a sleeper compartment as the coach seats recline with foot rests....dinner and a movie on the train, and breakfast in the morning. As luck would have it, we were practically the last ones to get our car, but we headed to the new Udvar-Hazy Air/Space Museum at Dulles; what an incredible place; an enormous hangar-like space with an incredible array of flying machines...the Enola Gay, an Air France Concorde, the space shuttle Enterprise, and tons of other stuff...while we were there, SUVS and Cars full of Secret Service Agents came in to do a training exercise (or perhaps a look-see at security weaknesses for a visit by some high-up govt Muckity-muck). interesting to see these guys at work.
As well as the usual sights and memorials, we hit the Holocaust Museum with Michael (he was too young the last time). Always a fascinating place...somber and insightful...I picked up a great educators package that they had...will be useful in class (this year, I did Holocaust education and special presentations re: my parents' experiences in Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz (my dad) and Stutthof (my mom)). We also looked up relatives in the survivors database...Susan found her mom, dad, and some othe relatives. I also found my dad, my uncle, and some possible relatives of my mom...gotta get in touch.
We saw some wonderful exhibits at the various art galeries, including the only Leonardo in the US at the Natl Gallery of Art.
Then on to Jersey to see my Mom, to Suffern to stay with friends...Michael and I went to Rockefeller Plaza to see the Today show, where Michael got Toby Maguire's autograph. We also met with Matt Lauer after the show as his father and Susan's father were at the same hospice in Plam Beach...they died days apart in '97. Matt was happy to meet with us and chat about it...he also autographed Michael's poster...nice gentleman.
We dropped Michael off at Camp in Milford PA...a beautiful area in the Poconos, and made our way locally back to Lorton thru hills and towns of PA. Being in DC and NY made us realize how much we miss living in a real city, and seeing hills and mountains other than the overpasses of the Florida turnpike ! I've been on;ine looking at various school systems in Virginia and Maryland, and will try to find a position up there.
Speak to all soon.
Sorry we didn't get to meet up, in fact I just e-mailed Bob about that.
Good luck with the job hunt, FWIW I think they need more teachers around here...
-juice
On another note, I took Susan's car in the other day for its 30K service($375). While I was there, I did the test drive for the $25 gift card...a red Legacy GT sedan (auto...it's all they had). I was thoroughly impressed; much nicer interior than Susan's Legacy, enjoyed the smell of leather (the perforated seats are nice looking and very comfortable...they feel like the seats in my wagon). Power delivery was very smooth and I hammered it once...seemed faster than my wagon. Controls are at hand naturally, and I liked the new design.
We also recently got tires for both cars...after a bunch of research on Tire Rack, we settled on Bridgestone Turanza LS's for both cars..400, AA temp, great reviews on Tire Rack. I got the LS-V's, Susan got the LS-H's, both in standard size (205-55). I had the opportunity to test the wet hold yesterday in one of our usual summer afternoon downpours...went around the corner with barely a drop in speed and they held extremely well. They also feel smoother and quieter than the RE92s. When we bought them (from Olsen locally) they were eligible for $50 rebates, which arrived the other day; nothing like getting $100 back from a manufacturer. So far, I also got the Audi Used car test-drive watch, the $25 Home depot card (already spent), and a cool pair of folding sunglasses for driving a BMW X3 (piece of.....).
I'll keep you all up to date.
Serge
Bob
-Dennis
Let's do a virtual handshake and call a truce. :-)
DaveM
Dog house? At least Hadji will feel at home.
-juice
Pat - glad the big hump is over, but sorry to hear about the complications. Still in our thoughts.
RE commissions - I've made $200 from my local dealer already for referals that resulted in sales. I'm working on my third, but his wife wants to get horses for his stepdaughters instead. That means a barn, fencing etc etc. As he says, 227 horses would be much cheaper than 3 horses.
Nicholas
Brenda...Mazel Tov (Good luck and congrats)
However on the last xray, pressure points on the retina showed up which were not on the earlier xrays, hense the appointment with the retina specialist.
If I have given the impression that she is almost blind,I apologise that is not the case, she does have significant impairment but she can still see, and if it gets no worse, with glasses she will be able to drive during the day but night driving will be out.
Cheers Pat.
I sat in a TT quattro and again realized I'm much too big for it.
-juice
Hot weather, cool water, lots of JetSki rides, probably more alcohol than necessary, but we were done driving by then. Saw lots of folks wtih Subies crammed full of camping gear - with the rooftop carrier, I'm continually impressed with how much stuff one can cram in cars the size of ours.
Pat: Continued best wishes & all our hopes for your daughter. Keep the faith.
Cheers!
Paul
-sal
Greg
Dennis...I always loved Rockefeller Center...I took Michael Around to various buildings with Art Deco in it; he especially liked the lobby of the Chrysler Bldg.
As for the Today show, Michael said " Katie is hot"...typical teenage boy!
<greg dancing in his cube>
Greg
And I agree to split the 'best man' job with you.
Steve
Looked brand new to me.
-juice
As for who I am, I am happily married (11years!) with two boys, I live in Seattle and am a doctor practicing pain management (Cancer patients especially, but also people who are in the hospital and people with chronic aches and pains). I don't have any pets, although I wish I had time to take care of a dog. I am quite active in my church which ministers mostly to hungry college students. I have always had a fascination with subarus ever since high school when my friend and I deliberately tried to kill his- and couldn't! (I think it was a GL-10 hatchback? does that sound right? It was the early 80s) I used to live in Boston and miss the east coast at times, especially driving in the snow (it only snows a few days a year here).
I think that's a mouthful, perhaps more than you'd like to know!
Six days and I still love taking my car out every morning!
tom
Does the STi have a front LSD?
I know these are technical questions but I didn't know who else to ask.
tom
clerks thought it was funny since we do NOT look like 'that type'
basically, the WRX STi with its DCCD and front helical LSD will perform on tarmac unlike any other Subaru even ignoring its power, suspension and tire advantages.
you have to drive extremely hard-- honestly, just about illegally hard-- on the street to notice and benefit from a helical front LSD. it is quite useful for autocross and track duty, though.
all that wasn't enough to convince me to buy an STi, though. again I thank all of you for keeping me around, anyway. :-D
~Colin
Jim
really I haven't heard too much grief about my latest choice in vehicles, which honestly has surprised me a bit since it's very similar to an STi. when I had an M3, I just got the notion that no one would wonder why I didn't buy a Subaru instead-- nothing comparable.
~c
PS for the profile challenged: it's an Evo.
By the way, why the Evo over the STi? I had a chance to get an Evo but passed it up (my wife didn't like the rear spoiler)
Thanks for putting up with me! (and for the encouragement Brenda!)
tom
I'm not sure an effective front LSD would be as transparent. and a front helical LSD like the STi has is pretty costly.
STi vs. Evo thoughts in more detail than I've ever previously posted in the SC Cafe are a few hours old here:
locke2c "Serious Machines, Evo vs STi" Jul 8, 2004 1:03am
~c
Colin: he's not a doctor of mechanical engineering! LOL
Non-technical short answer: no, the Legacy has an open front differential. The STi's front diffy is of the limited-slip variety.
The various AWD systems manage the power split front-to-rear. The LSD manages power side-to-side on one particular axle. So yeah, it gives you a little extra traction.
My Forester doesn't have an LSD on either axle, but still, it's great in the snow. So I'd say it's nice to have but not absolutely necessary.
-juice
Anyway, getting back to on-topic, I've been in a situation where a rear LSD helped. A few years ago, my buddy and I were driving the snowy backroads near Lake Tahoe and I accidentaly slid the whole right side of my friend's 2000 Forester S into a drainage ditch. The snow had filled in the ditch and it was completely invisible when I had moved over to the right to let a large snow plow equipped truck drive on the opposite side of the road.
We tried several methods to get ourselves out of the ditch but what eventually worked was giving it steady gas, letting the left tires spin and allowing the rear LSD kick in to give us enough forward momentum to pop back up on the road. I'm convinced that had it been my LSD-less 98 Forester S, I would have been stuck.
Ken
Brenda: You go, girl! Congrats! Let the celebration begin!
Perhaps I can sneak in to the chat tonight, but then it's Mr. Mom duty the rest of the weekend - mom-in-law is having some surgery dark & early tomorrow morning, and amazingrace goes to Colville for nurse duty.
The call for help you hear will be from me after the kids tie me up with duct tape, or something equally nefarious!
Cheers!
Paul
Tom - welcome. Pain management is always welcome here.
BTW- where has Ross been??
Greg
Greg
Our vacation in SF was the last big bang before we had kids, and I still remember it fondly.
-juice
As for proposals, in 1985, Susan and I had been going out for about a year, and I took her to Italy to visit my friend (I used to live in Bologna, he lived in Imola, sight of the San Marino Grand Prix). Susan and I went to Florence for a few days,and in the gardens of Palzzo Boboli, with a wonderful view of Florence, I proposed to her; she says she accepted because I had the plane tickets home!
Serge...saluti da Florida, dove e sempre caldo e humido
That's good, right? LOL
-juice
Paul- thank you, I will have to get over there sometime. I've never been very far east of the mountains.
Ken- I love the bay area- went to school out there- must have been a very nice drive.
Everyone- Thank you thank you for the warm welcome!
tom
Craig
Mark
Of course at the time she didn't understand why I so badly wanted to create a romantic setting...
10+ years for us.
-juice
well actually she said no but i gave her dad a nav system and let him do the rest
I ended up calling the front desk and asking them to bring more, which they did. But it took 2 hours by the time we actually had a fire. I had to fight to keep her awake!
-juice
Hidden Valley is in a dry town right? that was the last time i went there
-juice
-Brian
-juice
Tom: Wait til I start skiing again next winter. Put your pain management expertise to good use!
Cheers!
Paul