<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE></DIV> <P>My sister-in-law gave me one of those inspirational page-a-day calendars for Christmas last year. She thinks I am a grouchy old German. </P> <P> Today's "5 things to be happy about" were:</P> <P>- rereading Jane Eyre</P> <P>- the creak of an old wood floor</P> <P>- a chin with a dimple</P> <P>- cobblestone streets</P> <P>- VW buses (with a cartoon next to it showing a guy driving a VW bus flashing a peace sign)</P> <P>Needless to say, this made my day. It also came at a very opportune moment, since the syncro blew a coolant hose on the interstate the other day. The westy is in the shop getting fine -tuned for our big Alaska trip this summer. Diagnosis so far: cracked u-joint in steering column, all new cv- joints. The bills were piling up, and I have to confess, we doubted the sanity of driving vanagons. Just for a few moments, though. Forgive us.<BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>Hermann de Boer </P> <DIV></DIV>Kansas City,Missouri <DIV></DIV>87 Westy "Eurospec" <DIV></DIV>89 Syncro GL <DIV></DIV>"...even if you win the rat race, you are still a rat..." <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2749??PS=47575">Get 200+ ad-free, high-fidelity stations and LIVE Major League Baseball Gameday Audio!</a> </html> |
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