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“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.” Victor Hugo - poet

Attention loyal fans of “Thoughts for the Day” thread. I’ve not made the daily entries recently due to medical issues. This record will likely remain unchanged heading into October as I’m undergoing a full hip replacement in 4 days (Monday Sept 28). Expectation is a 4-to-5 day hospital stay, as surgery involves removal of titanium rod, 2 bolts and 2 screws installed 14 months ago, due to a fall at home. My healing has not tracked well, necessitating a full hip joint replacement. I encourage any and all to post your thoughts, ideas, feelings, quotes, etc to this thread. It can be a very cathartic experience. I hope to be back at a consistent pace in a couple of.weeks.

“Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends.” H. L. Mencken - journalist

“Love is metaphysical gravity.” R. Buckminster Fuller - architect

“Life is like a 10 speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” Charles M. Schulz

“I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.” Socrates

“Knowledge of means without knowledge of ends is animal training.” Steve Martin - actor / comedian

“If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.” C. S. Lewis - novelist

“The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.” Victor Hugo - poet

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” John W. Gardner - author

“if ignorance is bliss, why isn’t the world happier?” Mark Twain

“People have great things to say about you, but you first must be dead.” Fyodor Dostoevsky - novelist

“People don’t want truth; they want comfort dressed as truth.” Fyodor Dostoevsky - novelist

“There are never enough I Love You’s.” Lenny Bruce

“The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.” Doug Larson - author

“Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself.” Wayne Dyer - author

Took car in to Mr Freeze. Sounds specialized but it’s a full service auto repair shop. I show up for a/c service and, of course, it’s the hottest day of the year so far (34C) and he’s swamped. But he fits me right in partly due to the fact it’s a Smart car and his son drives an ‘06, partly due to the fact I have the front grill removed, partly due to the fact he knows Glenn quite well and partly due to my ability to look sorrowful and helpless. 🥺 This was a full evac/recharge of the system rather than a top up as I had in 2018. He also added dye to the coolant to make it easy to find a leak(s) should the need arise in the future. Now it’s like a meat locker in my car. Hasn’t been like this for several years as the refrigerant slowly faded/leaked. Many, many thanks to Bob, owner of Mr Freeze. He seemed quite knowledgeable in the eccentricities of Smarts, and I recommend anyone check him out. FYI… Glenn, everyone’s favourite Smart repair guy, will likely be out of the picture for a while with a hip replacement next week. Hope im not telling secrets, but this may be a service path in the short term for anyone with a problem. Stay cool everyone !! Oh and btw, my driver’s side front turn signal doesn’t work now. Loose bulb? Just another little problem.

Took car into Glenn’s shops so he could pop off the front grill. Needed to remove to have access to A/C. Taking car into a shop for a system recharge. It was ‘topped up’ in 2018, but weakened last year to nothing now. i hope it just needs charging. I’ll keep y’all posted. I tried for a hour+ sitting in a chair in my garage to remove grill. I have limited abilities due to broken hip. My efforts brought me as close to crying as when I was passing kidney stones years ago. 🥵

“We have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.” Michelle Obama

“A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.” Arthur Schopenhauer - philosopher

Nipped into Glenn’s shop this morning to swap the winter tires for my summer set. And returned the tools Glenn left in my car when he installed the new battery. Not putting many miles on the car as I’m still laid up with hip trouble. I should note that a Smart car is one of the easiest vehicles to get in and out of. i really don’t know what I’d replace it with today.

“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” George Bernard Shaw

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Socrates

“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” Victor Kiam - entrepreneur

“Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.” Friedrich Nietzsche