10.20.2010 (oh what a lovely symmetrical set of numbers)

Raunt

Car problems. Geez I hate it when I have car problems. Could be a smallie: oil change; could be a biggie: sliced open the oil pan (yup! done that). But whatever it is, it's a pain in the tooshie. My current issue is a sunroof that doesn't stay closed. It's decided to have a mind of it's own, and springs back open *just* as it's closed. Irritating as all get-out (no, I don't really know what that expression means). And to fix it? Well, I read the manual and did what *they* say, but that didn't fix it. I Googled the issue, that helped with suggestions, but none of them worked. I made an appointment at the repair shop, but they were too busy. So now I wait for free time and no-drive time and loose a day or two of car-convenience to spend, no doubt, $200+ to get it fixed. Oooooo, I hate car problems!

Rave

Nephews who so very kindly point out that you are, in fact, wrong or well, mistaken. Oh yeah, it happens to every aunt. WE ARE WRONG. Granted, it rarely happens. But it just happened to me with an attitude I had about Twitter. I felt like it would be annoying and completely unhelpful in my work to be on Twitter. I monitor Facebook, I monitor a Blog. I have coworkers who not only could care less about either, but get a little angry that I spend any time on them at all (even though, HELLO!, I'm a marketing person!). So thinking about Twitter made me a-skitter. Had I ever really read about Twitter? No. Had I ever really seen a tweet? No. My ignorance was not bliss, and a nephew very calmly explained why it may behoove me to change-up on my Twitter-Ttude. He explained how it worked, and then (cue music) explained how it would help my business and help us establish a reputation for being 'on the cutting edge' of staying in touch. 

I was being rude. I was being stubborn. I WAS WRONG. Ooo, I now love my new TwitterTtude!

10.17.10

Raunt

People who speed up when you put on your blinker to change lanes. What IS that all about? Get a life people! Cars change lanes. It's a fact of life. Did you know that life changes lanes on you, too, sometimes? Yeah, it does. Deal with it. There will always be reasons to be polite and yield. Use traffic as a life metaphor for pete's sake: be nice, you'll live longer!

Rave

Car conversations. What is it about having a conversation in a car? Maybe it's the lack of eye contact, maybe it's the noise of the wind, maybe it's the spirit of ongoing movement. Whatever it is, it's amazing how you can have really great conversations with your passengers while driving. You can have THE talk and well, it's just easier. You can have a tender talk, and then they can't see'ya cry, or you can simply have an animated talk and use the steering wheel as a sounding board. Whatever you do, it's just a good way to exclaim . . . without being overwhelmed. Love those car conversations!