... And Receding

Maybe it's still my birthday after all ...

I had to take the day off work as the Buick sounded like a screaming wolverine being dragged across a chalkboard whenever I stepped on the brakes, and the dash was lit up like the KC Country Club Plaza on Christmas eve. I took it in to my boys at Parkview Automotive (who fixed it up the last go round with the ABS) and in under an hour and a half they had it back in tip top shape. Well, nearly. The floors were still wet, so I made a run to a more high end car wash and had them super shop vac the carpets (and did a nice job scrubbing the exterior too!) I'm still a little suspicious that tomorrow morning the engine will drop out the bottom and I'll find a dead trout under my seat, but for the time being, I seem to be in the clear.

And as icing on the cake, I happened to stop by the Binny's in Hyde Park to see if they had the 2008 George T. Stagg yet. I was saddened to find out that my magical birthday bourbon had still not yet been released. However, the whiskey magnate of Hyde Park informed me, "we got a few bottles of the 2007 in the back." The celebration continues!