Last year I went to my first high school reunion, only because my best friend insisted that I go with her because she didn’t want to go alone. It was more fun then I expected and I’m looking forward to the next one that will be coming up in a few years.
We first all met at the school and attended the football game against our biggest rival. It was fun but my rear end got really cold sitting on those darned aluminum bleachers. We had to use the bathroom and decided to go into the school and find the bathrooms and see all the changes that have taken place through out the years that have been done to the place since our last time being in there. Funny how much smaller those steel lockers looked after such a long time. but then again from what I understand most schools are now installing the small locker to accommodate the larger population of students that they are now teaching. I don’t see how anyone can fit all the things necessary to put in your locker, especially come winter when you have so many extra things that you have to wear and then store in your locker. But then we didn’t use back packs back then so I’m guessing a lot of the stuff that we used to store in our lockers are now being carried in their back packs.
It’s too bad that we lost the football game, but that didn’t hamper our spirits for very long. It ended up being a really great time and now I have re kindled several old friendships, most of them are on Facebook which is so cool!
I love seeing more and more of the cars that I grew up around coming back in style. My first car was a 1967 Ford Mustang, so I have always had a soft spot for the Mustang and I can’t believe how many of them (old and new) I am seeing on the roads. I would love to own another Ford Mustang, of course it would have to be a used model since a new one is totally out of my financial reach at this point.
Because we are all staying close to home due to the hurricane threat I’m sure a lot of folks will be spending time online this weekend, just like me. I have just finished reading a most interesting blog that I found at http://www.tampa-used-cars.com. Since I have had my own blog for some time now I can relate to how important a well written blog can be and I can appreciate how helpful they can be. Since I haven’t owned a Mustang in a very long time I wanted to see what is being said about the newer Mustang models and their blog has been very informative as well as plenty of videos which is very cool.
I love how the Internet makes looking at new and used cars so much easier than running from dealership to dealership all around town. You can find everything that you need right here at this used car dealer in Tampa Florida and then trek on over there for the test drive, which is always the most exciting part for me. I don’t think many people will be heading out for test drives over the next couple of days until hurricane Irene is all over and done with, actually from what I hear the majority of businesses have temporarily shut down for the weekend.
Everyone is in a mad rush to get ready for the hurricane that is picking up speed and heading our way. The stores are having a hard time keeping the usual items stocked that people always rush in to purchase when something like this happens. I’m all set and ready to hunker down for the week end, but it looks like some of my neighbors are still at it. They are busy taking their lawn chairs, umbrellas and other pool related items and placing them in their pools, which I think is a pretty cool idea actually. After they load their pools up then they put their above ground pool covers on and everything should be safe and sound in there.
The first time I had heard of people doing that I thought it was pretty strange, but after it was explained to me I had to admit that it was a pretty good idea, something that I don’t think I would have thought of, but then again I don’t own a pool. Actually I am the only one on the block that doesn’t have pool, why should I when I have been invited to enjoy many of theirs if I want to, so I will spend my hard earned money on other things that I need and want instead.
The commercials for this new TV Reality show Hillbilly Hand Fishing have been interesting, to say the least, but I don’t think that I’ll be tuning in to the Animal Planet to see it any time soon. There is just too many weird, unknown, wacky, ugly things going on there for my taste to even just watch the darn thing, can’t imagine participating in such a thing.
Sometimes I really enjoy just losing myself online, just clicking here and there and landing who knows where. I have found some of the most interesting websites that way, as I’m sure so many of us do. As a tennis fan I run across some pretty cool sites that pertain to the game of tennis in various ways. Today I found myself looking at sportsurfaces.com which is the website of a company that specializes in sports court construction, repair, maintenance and resurfacing, which is something that I know so very little about and don’t know anyone in that profession.
I imagine it to be a pretty labor intensive process, but apretty lucrative one and rightfully so. Not only do they do tennis court resurfacing, but basketball courts, roller hockey rinks, handball courts, bocce ball courts, shuffleboard courts and numerous other sport surfaces that all need some type of upkeep and maintenance throughout the years in order to keep them not only looking good but safe for their players and other users as well. With so many people being suing at the drop of a hat, it is very important to be as safe as possible, am I right?
Check out this Before and After shot of a basketball court that they worked on to resurface. Pretty cool!
Now I’m getting antsy about getting in a game of tennis soon, before the July heat and humidity really kicks in and all I will want to do is stay inside and enjoy my big screen TV and my air conditioner!
