A Little Bit of Christmas Magic

To our shock, the San Antonio police called GK this morning. They retrieved his Challenger. Apparently, the dumbass thief had left the expired temp tag on the car, and that's how he got pulled over.

We all thought we'd never see the vehicle again. That it had already been chopped or was in Mexico by Christmas night.

The Neteru answered my prayer, even though a car is not the end all/be all of the universe. But damn, my family needed something to go right this year, and it broke my heart seeing my baby so upset.

Christmas miracles really do exist.

A Miracle

This week's rant is interrupted by some spectacular news--they've rescued 17 of the 33 trapped Chilean miners!

Maybe this hits a little close to home since one of my grandfathers and one of my uncles were coal miners back in Ohio.  I stayed up until 1AM watching NBC's live feed at the site.  The miners moved me by cheering and clapping each time one of their comrades disappeared up the shaft in the tiny little transport tube.  The strength of these guys to stay alive for two months underground amazes me.

Unfortunately, the harder road of adapting to a new normal lies ahead of the them.