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Oldshurst: saying this under my breath in hush hush style in amazement, shock and with a twinkle in my eye "30 thousand big ones???!!!" Oldshurst to Robert: "Hey...come here!!!" Robert: Looking at my direction with a hand gesture of the index finger pointing at himself Oldshurst: "Yeah you! COME HERE!!!! "You look like an intelligent young man!!! I've got a proposition for you. A once in a lifetime business offer!!!"

Old house went on the market this past Tuesday (22nd) and by Thursday the 24th had 3 offers, incl. one for $30k over listing. It's sold. Closing will be in mid September. Happy happy joy joy... Car related content--drove down to Newark (east of Columbus) Monday night (about 150 miles) for a concert and Waze didn't get me the best route going there..winding back roads through Amish country and random farm equipment on the roads..at least it was sunny and not raining. Coming back drove an extra 25 miles so I could do it all freeway with a short bit of country road. (I enjoy winding country roads on a sunny afternoon leisure drive, but don't do them at night when deer and cows wander the roads). Newark has a downtown square and the Midland Theatre is a gem. (Columbus' 270 belt line is a nice freeway, wide w/ lots of lanes..I wish Cleveland's 480 was as nice...) Then Tuesday evening when commuting between the two houses drove through some of the heaviest rain I've driven in many years..reminded me of getting caught in an Arizona monsoon. Intense, heavy rain...couldn't see the markings on the road, had to follow people's flashing taillights on the fecal 480. In the construction zones often several inches of water pooling on the roadway...later heard that there were tornados in parts of Cleveland a few miles from me. Crazy wet summer... The Jeep has been great in the rain, with the Michelins and Bosch wipers. Hit 76k miles on Wednesday.

Parked next to this at the Barnes and Noble today. Never seen one with the body colored grille like this. I think it looks really sharp!

Last night, August 18, seen before heading in to Texas de Brazil. Love those pop-up headlamps, when they're working. I liked this Firebird much better than the Camaro in the same span of years. It's a Formula. However, I don't know which V8 would have gone into it.