Doesn't feel like a Saturday yet
Stacey got up this morning to go work at Walgreen's at 7:00 a.m., so today feels just like any other workday. Of course, I forgot to get my guitar out of the trunk of the car last night, so I had to make a short trek up there (with the kid entourage in tow) to remove my guitar from the trunk so I don't have "Fender Flambe" by the end of the day.
I really liked E's bass naming system (naming bass guitars he's owned or wants to own after past girlfriends/flings). Having already named the Univox "Jennifer" after the last girl...um, nightmare...I dated before I met Stacey, I've been pondering other possibilities:
- Allison M. - the Epiphone Les Paul - killer looks, a little shallow, though.
- Cindy M. - the Guild D4 - beautiful and great while it lasted (my guild is now in pieces).
- Joelle - the Seagull 12 strung - beautiful sounding guitar, but very difficult to keep in tune. Very exhausting to play. Demands too much energy :-).
- Elizabeth P. - Fender HSS Stratocaster - looks good, sounds good. I should've gotten the blonde color...heh...and this would be a good match.
- Stacey - I'd have to name the Taylor after Stacey, simply because it sounds good, looks good...and I still play it...heh.
Oh, well. Not as creative as E's list, but it's been fun to think about. Now I just wonder what Kyle would name his guitars. Hmm...Maybe he could name his Jem "Inflatable Suzy"...or something...LOL. Okay, I admit, that was a tasteless poke at him. I am SO kidding.
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I didn't realize how messed up the track tags are for all my .mp3s until I imported them into my Nomad. Now, instead of song titles, I get lots of songs called, "Track 01," "Track 02," etc. Looks like I'll be a bit busy fixing that in the short-term. Other than that, I'm pretty pleased with the device. The audio quality is amazing, and I still think it was a steal to get a 30GB player for the price I paid.
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It's pretty hot outside, but there seems to be much yard/outdoor work in my future, too. Our cars are filthy, and need to be washed. The back patio is a red-clay covered mess that needs to be pressure washed. Woohoo! Still, if I can get out there and do it, the time is actually pretty enjoyable because it's productive and doing tasks like that gives me time to think/reflect, etc.
Also have to meet up with Jack S. today to go over the songs, so that should be cool.
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We found some great news about Stacey's hospital bill for the labor/delivery of Zachary. Because of her lousy insurance, they were only going to cover 70% of our bill. The hospital pledged from day one that they usually write off a good portion of what insurance doesn't cover, because Parkway is seriously trying to promote that Pavilion women's center. Whatever the case, we got a bill this week for over $4000. I about passed out. Even if they did write off 'most' of it, I still expected to pay a thousand or more dollars. Fortunately, I was wrong, and they wrote off every penny except $127, which we will have to pay. But I will NOT complain. I'm just very impressed that the hospital did what they said they were going to do.
With some of the extra money we saved up, I can pay off more debt and - maybe - start that Mustang engine rebuild I've been hoping to do. Jack S. has offered to help, and if that's the case, I can actually get some work done on the car and keep the bill to a minumum. That way, I can either drive it or, one day, sell it for a profit (only possible if you do the work on the car yourself).
I really liked E's bass naming system (naming bass guitars he's owned or wants to own after past girlfriends/flings). Having already named the Univox "Jennifer" after the last girl...um, nightmare...I dated before I met Stacey, I've been pondering other possibilities:
- Allison M. - the Epiphone Les Paul - killer looks, a little shallow, though.
- Cindy M. - the Guild D4 - beautiful and great while it lasted (my guild is now in pieces).
- Joelle - the Seagull 12 strung - beautiful sounding guitar, but very difficult to keep in tune. Very exhausting to play. Demands too much energy :-).
- Elizabeth P. - Fender HSS Stratocaster - looks good, sounds good. I should've gotten the blonde color...heh...and this would be a good match.
- Stacey - I'd have to name the Taylor after Stacey, simply because it sounds good, looks good...and I still play it...heh.
Oh, well. Not as creative as E's list, but it's been fun to think about. Now I just wonder what Kyle would name his guitars. Hmm...Maybe he could name his Jem "Inflatable Suzy"...or something...LOL. Okay, I admit, that was a tasteless poke at him. I am SO kidding.
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I didn't realize how messed up the track tags are for all my .mp3s until I imported them into my Nomad. Now, instead of song titles, I get lots of songs called, "Track 01," "Track 02," etc. Looks like I'll be a bit busy fixing that in the short-term. Other than that, I'm pretty pleased with the device. The audio quality is amazing, and I still think it was a steal to get a 30GB player for the price I paid.
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It's pretty hot outside, but there seems to be much yard/outdoor work in my future, too. Our cars are filthy, and need to be washed. The back patio is a red-clay covered mess that needs to be pressure washed. Woohoo! Still, if I can get out there and do it, the time is actually pretty enjoyable because it's productive and doing tasks like that gives me time to think/reflect, etc.
Also have to meet up with Jack S. today to go over the songs, so that should be cool.
...
We found some great news about Stacey's hospital bill for the labor/delivery of Zachary. Because of her lousy insurance, they were only going to cover 70% of our bill. The hospital pledged from day one that they usually write off a good portion of what insurance doesn't cover, because Parkway is seriously trying to promote that Pavilion women's center. Whatever the case, we got a bill this week for over $4000. I about passed out. Even if they did write off 'most' of it, I still expected to pay a thousand or more dollars. Fortunately, I was wrong, and they wrote off every penny except $127, which we will have to pay. But I will NOT complain. I'm just very impressed that the hospital did what they said they were going to do.
With some of the extra money we saved up, I can pay off more debt and - maybe - start that Mustang engine rebuild I've been hoping to do. Jack S. has offered to help, and if that's the case, I can actually get some work done on the car and keep the bill to a minumum. That way, I can either drive it or, one day, sell it for a profit (only possible if you do the work on the car yourself).
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