I guess I should have been more specific in my quote about the American Skiers. I should have said the American Mogul Skiers look like they are wearing their pajamas.

I think the thing I really enjoy about figure skating is the music. It is always amazing with the arrangement variations they come up with.

I saw a commercial I really liked last night, it was for McDonald's and the last frame showed a bobsled going through the drive thru!

I would rate that one with the Opra, David Letterman, and Jay Leno Super Bowl Ad.

I worked at the parts store today. It wasn't a very busy day. About mid morning I got a call from Pat telling me they were taking Pepa to the doctor or the E R. He was complaining about pain in his chest and his arm. His nurse and his physical therapist were there and they helped load him up in Pat's vehicle. Pat made the call to go to Dr. Akers instead of the E R. Once they were there they took all Pepa's vital signs and Pat said what she saw showed no evidence of any cardic stress. When the doctor saw Pepa, he agreed and told Pepa his pain was just arthritis, told him to get off the anti-inflamatory pain meds, limit the Lortab to three per day and increased his Lasix. Pat said she thought Pepa was really disappointed that they didn't put him in the hospital.

When Pepa got home he didn't want to sit at the table and eat lunch. Memama and I got to visit a little about his situation and how there is no one to blame but him and no one can change it but Pepa.

In the afternoon Pat called me and wanted to know how things were at Memama and Pepa's after she had left. I told her Memama thought she (meaning Pat) was cross at her for having to take Pepa. I told Memama I was sure that Pat was just frustrated because with her training she knows what is going on, but Pepa won't take what she says as a professional opinion, he has to hear it from someone else.

Pat made the observation that Pepa has suddenly realized that this weekend everyone is coming in and all the sudden he doesn't want to have the party because he doesn't want all of those that haven't seen him in a while see how his situation has degenerated.

With Pepa's little spell it knocked Memama out of going to Mary Lois's funeral. I didn't go either since I was working, but Jason told me it was a really nice funeral. Standing room only.

Ollie has gotten herself in another mess with the law. I asked her if they make you take Idiot 101 before you can graduate from Lake View or Central. I think they are going to have to lock her up and throw away the key before she understands. She was in Sweetwater last night and in Sweetwater and Roscoe all day. The most current mess cost her her job. Oh well, she kept this one long enough it was almost a record!

Late in the day Jason came by the parts store and we visited. He is leaving tonight to go to Oklahoma to move some fertilizer loads. As he was leaving I caught a ride and picked up the Explorer. This is the first time I have driven it since it came out of the shop. Its maiden voyage was a hundred miles to Lamesa and a hundred miles back. It seems to be running good, but I think the steering damper might have developed a problem during its down time. I will know more about this tomorrow.

I had planned on converting the Explorer back to cash, but now it appears there might be a need for it, especially if Brently doesn't make the payments of all of the vehicles. I doubt the is smart enough to realize their bank has cross collateralization. He can't just pay his payment, he has to pay all of them or he defaults on all of them.

I got to leave the parts store a little early. I needed to pick up some racing oil for a customer from one of our vendors in Abilene. It is getting to be that time of year where some of our competing customers are gearing up for competitions. I had one call today wanting me to re-order spark plugs for him but is asking for a spark plug we have never stocked or sold. I told him I would get them if that was what he wanted, but we had never sold that particular plug.

Before the day was out I received another call and added to his order.

No matter how hard it is, the customer is always right.

Hope you had a day! We'll have another one tomorrow! (GOD willing).

FATHER thank YOU for a good day!