We joined Thomas at Adventure Cove on the Oregon coast this afternoon and helped him lug his bags to the van. After that we dined and watched their last “campfire”, which is sort of their nightly show. Thomas had a great time all week. We’re all pretty tired from all the up-and-down hill walking in the camp. Thomas and Graham both fell asleep on the way home after they polished off their Blizzards. Tomorrow their Grandma Jan arrives and they are plenty excited about that, too. Isn’t it great to be a kid?<\/p>\n
Since there have been a few comments about our decision to buy the Scion, I thought I might tell you the specific criteria that we developed and how the xB fits them:<\/p>\n
In summary, the xB tested nearly perfectly for our criteria. What I hadn’t counted on was how much I would love driving it. Even though it’s got a tiny little motorcyle engine in it, it’s got tremendous get-up-and-go. The interior is totally Spartan but that also appeals to me because I hate having to pay for interior amenities. The amount of interior space is also pretty incredible, especially the amount of leg room in front and<\/strong> back.<\/p>\n If you’re really interested, you can go to the Scion xB showroom<\/span><\/span> to get all the details, but here’s a few of the standard options that we appreciate:<\/p>\n As you can probably tell, we couldn’t be happier. Tina wants one in Salsa Red (I don’t care about color) and we’re told one arrived in the Port of Portland. We’re calling tomorrow morning to reserve it. We’ll see how long it takes to get it.<\/p>\n Finally, lest it sound like I actually did anything aside from nodding my head occasionally, I have to give all the credit to Tina for finding this car. Not only did she find a great car for a great price, she resolved the conflict between us about what exactly we should do for our next car purchase. What a great wife she is.<\/p>\n Bike odometer:<\/strong> 59 miles We joined Thomas at Adventure Cove on the Oregon coast this afternoon and helped him lug his bags to the van. After that we dined and watched their last “campfire”, which is sort of their nightly show. Thomas had a great time all week. We’re all pretty tired from all the up-and-down hill walking in … Continue reading “Vital Statistics”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[1561,1566,252,41,379,155,277,122,1567,272,116,491,975,1559,1562,157,24,54,36],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vital-statistics","tag-biking","tag-books","tag-camping","tag-cars","tag-coast","tag-comedy","tag-commute","tag-computers","tag-games","tag-gifts","tag-graham","tag-jan","tag-links","tag-music","tag-politics","tag-scouts","tag-television","tag-thomas","tag-tina"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
\nCurrent reading:<\/strong> The Illuminatus! Trilogy<\/a> by Robert Shea<\/a> and Robert Anton Wilson<\/a>, The Prince by Machiavelli<\/a>
\nRecent listening:<\/strong> Rufus Wainright<\/a> by Rufus Wainright<\/a>, Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses<\/a> by Slipnot<\/a>, Abraxas<\/a> by Santana<\/a>, Stadium Arcadium<\/a> by Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/a>, Humpy’s Soul Show<\/a>
\nRecent viewing:<\/strong> The Daily Show
\nRecent playing:<\/strong> Zuma<\/a>
\nRecently accomplished:<\/strong> Got the boy back
\nImperative To Do:<\/strong> Setup Airport Express, install network in Graham’s room, labels for my sister’s CDs
\nCool link:<\/strong> zunafish<\/a>: Trade the stuff you’re done with for the stuff you want<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"