A dealer has verified that a RAV4s with side airbags are available only in combination with a bunch of options unless you order from the factory. Factory orders take three months.
I believe I saw a hummingbird today. That'll be a challenge to photograph.
Last night I dreamt that I had a profile that included the statement, "I will buy any book by Delta Burke."
In fact, I will not.
Update: no bluebird sightings this year.
I'm more excited about getting a RAV4. It has optional side airbags and curtain side airbags. It is available in silver.
Many distributorships do not order RAV4s with airbags. (A distributorship may cover several states.) The distributorships that order RAV4s with the airbags seem to include at least $2000 worth of other options. I do not need color-keyed door handles.
Custom orders may take three months. Soon I will contact dealers.
I also do not need a leather trimmed steering wheel and shift knob.
Today I passed a vision test and got a driver license. The clerk found my record from when I used to live in Wisconsin. Thus my new license is a renewal and doesn't expire until 2012.
You know that Atom CD and DVD I ordered? They haven't arrived yet!! They should have been sent on April 5.....
BTW, it's the "Beltline" not the "Beltway."
Today's quiz question: which car color is safest?
Today's quiz prize: a fantasy wilderness experience!
See comments for answer.
Back when I was the adviser for a college radio station, I learned a thing or two about the FCC's guidelines on indecent material. It's sometimes hard to determine what fits the FCC's definition of indecency. Instead of providing detailed guidance, the FCC would point to its body of decisions on specific cases.
The current FCC has changed course, openly overturning established precedents (the f-word) and using new methods of assessing fines (Howard Stern).
A coalition of Fox Entertainment, Viacom, the ACLU and others has challenged this new course saying, ""vague and overly broad regulation allows the FCC to engage in subjective enforcement and forces broadcasters to restrict their expression to that which is unquestionably safe."
Oh, yeah!
Fifty bucks says the coalition will eventually prevail.
Today two turkeys visited!
They pecked around for awhile then one of them found a pile of corn. He must have called to his brother because that one raced to join him. Turkeys cooperate. Squirrels do not.
Today was Outside Day with the dragging and the seeding and the raking. A frog stuck its nose out of the pond....not enough for a photo but perhaps soon.
President Bush: "That's what elections are about. They'll take a look at me and my opponent and say, let's see, which one of them can better win the war on terror? Who best can see to it that Iraq emerges as a free society?"
Thank you, Mr. President. I'm ready to vote now.
I test drove a used Lexus RX 300. It is a sweet ride! The sales consultant encouraged me to try a panic brake on a slight curve just to demonstrate the excellent control. The safety features are most appealing and the rest is gravy. There is much gravy.
Fleet Farm has good deals.
A flatbed tow truck came today to pick up my pickup truck for charity (public radio). After all these years it just wasn't worth fixing. I accurately described it when I called and they didn't hesitate about taking it.
Goodbye, truck!
14: number of my parents clocks that I adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.
294,000: hits on Google for "Daylight Saving Time."
314,000: hits on Google for "Daylight Savings Time."
3: number of times I listened to We Shall all be Healed by the Mountain Goats.
This song is for the rats
Who hurled themselves in to the ocean
When they saw that the explosives in the cargo hold
Were just about to blow
Today was errand day. The highlight was test driving a Ford Escape. I was under the mistaken impression that it might be available with stability control (aka, "skid control"). The salesperson told me this is not the case.
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