Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve updated but when there’s not a lot to say, there’s not a lot to write about. It’s like I saw when I discuss communications: You can have the fastest car in the garage. If you haven’t gotten any gas, you aren’t going too far. Knock on wood, things are fairly quiet around the Milner homestead these days. I am helping my Mom where I can in making some adjustments to the house. We recently downsized the workshop and created what I hope will become my full-time writing room, as opposed to the NASCAR/TV/computer room next door. My plan – and it’s been my plan for several months – is to devote at least an hour or so every night to my current writing project. That hasn’t come to fruition as yet but I hope it will soon. Meanwhile, I am finally getting a handle of my infamous – at least to me – To Do List. I am moving the goalposts back a bit. Usually, I try to get everything done by the end of a weekend or the end of the month. This time, however, I am looking at having everything done by the end of the year. I figure that gives me a chance to do a couple of things every day and slowly work away on it, without putting too much on my plate at one time.
I made an addition to my NASCAR collection recently. A month or so ago, CanRacing.ca, was offering a 1:24 diecast of Tim Richmond’s 1986 Pocono Win car. Now, you don’t see a lot of Tim Richmond stuff out there so I was very interested in picking up this particular diecast. (I think it was released as part of their Hendrick MotorSports 40th anniversary series.) However, apparently, not interested enough to immediately order it. I kept putting it off and putting it off for about a week. Finally one Saturday afternoon, I said “As soon as I get up from my nap, I’m ordering it!” So I get onto the site and <BAM!> it’s gone. UGH! (I did get the Dale Earnhardt Sr. 1993 Coke 600 diecast as well as the 1:64 version of the Tim Richmond car.) Ever since, however, I’ve been hoping that they’d list the car again. And so, last Saturday, they did! This time I didn’t hesitate and I ordered it. As always with CanRacing, it came right on time!
At work, I have started listening to music via YouTube while I am working on things. (It makes the day go a little faster and more pleasantly.) It’s a variety of music that I listen to, depending on my mood. For a while, I was listening to a couple of medleys inspired by Daisy Jones and the Six (including music from the series as well as from the 1970s). Recently, however, I’ve started listening to 50s pop and rockabilly. I started listening to Eddie Cochrane’s Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie, and it became one of those songs that I just put on a loop for the better part of an hour or so.
As I said above, this is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. I’ve never been a huge fan simply because it’s just based around a meal. I’m a little hesitant this year because it will be the first Thanksgiving without my Dad. My sister and nephew will be coming down for Saturday night and part of Sunday so we’re going to try and focus on the four of us being together. Knowing the four of us, it will be a rambunctious time and I think that will be just what we need.
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