Sheesh. It's pretty cute though. It needs an option to start your Weemee going grey...

Do what you can. Read The Power of Green by Thomas L. Friedman

Make Green the next Red, White & Blue! (Video on the Discovery Channel)

Visit places like Acterra, Global Exchange, Treehugger, and many others.

Oh, and be kind and think good thoughts!
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Ok. It's been almost 1 week and I'm loving it so far. I find myself driving more calmly than before, but that's OK

One funny bit. The manuals and support documents (including PriusChat and other sites) have been great. With one exception. There were three small tags that were tucked away hanging from the wiper arm on the steering column. One of them reads:

• IN THOSE CASES SUCH AS THE TIME OF ENGINE STARTING AND A SHORT TRIP AFTER THE ENGINE IS STOPPED, MOTOR WATER PUMP WILL WORK FOR A MOMENT, BUT THIS IS NO PROBLEM.
• THIS IS FOR THE PREPARATION FOR GOOD EMISSION.

Good 'ol Engrish.

Super white touring edition Prius

Notice that the wheels are different and the bar in the grill is chrome. (the wing on the back is slightly larger too, but it can't be seen in this shot.)

Oh, the car pictured has tinted windows. Mine doesn't although I am considering light tinting on the rear (as per CA law).

How come there have been a bunch of ads about "redrosiD gnitaE" (read it backwards) on my site? I have written about anything that I can find that might trigger that. (I did several google searches within my site to check.

How very odd.


Maybe I should say something about HAPPY LOVE and Bonny Doon and KITTENS and PUPPIES

February.

already!

I wonder if iBlog v2 is coming out in a form that doesn't break this. ;)

I guess time flies while you're working commuting and playing World of Warcraft.

1. One book that changed your life - hardest question first.
Plato's Republic - It was not something that happened over night, but I think that the concepts therein have effected me in profound ways.

2. One Book That You've Read More Than Once.
Like Karl, I'm tempted to say The Lord of the Rings as I've read it through three times over the last thirty years. It's actually one of the few books that I have re-read. But Instead I'm going to say The Complete Calvin & Hobbes.

3. One Book That You'd Want On A Desert Island.
Am I allowed to use Calvin & Hobbes again? Hmmm. Maybe that Baroque Cycle that I'll mention in #9 or perhaps... Um Shogun or something from Michener??

4. One Book That Made You Laugh.
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. Laugh out loud. Read along, Guffaw! keep reading while smiling. Laugh some more. Grimace at the bad puns, then read more!

5. One Book That Made You Cry.
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch. Wow, that one pulls hard at the heart strings.

6. One Book That You Wish You Had Written.
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. From the first chapter it was a thrill ride. Any book by Tad Williams would probably be a second choice. Good Night Moon would have to be up there too


7. One Book You Wish Had Never Been Written.
Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard I won't go into why, other than to say it's way over the top

8. One Book That You Are Reading Right Now.
Dzur by Steven Brust Fun stuff that! Vlad Taltos gets into some serious trouble, but charms his way out.

9. One Book That You Have Been Meaning To Read.
The System of the World by Neal Stephenson. I've read the first two books of The Baroque Cycle but can't get myself to start the third one. Maybe I'll re-read the first two...

10. Tag five others that you would like to do this meme.
Nope. I'm with Karl on this one. I'll let you readers do it if you want. (all three of you).

That's how the phone call started. My mind started racing as I knew that Devin was on his way home. Alone. Via the county bus.

"Yes, this is me."

"Um, Hi. Devin is ok, but he's been hit by a car."

This coming from a business very near our house. Devin had gotten off the bus and walked around the front of the bus to cross the street... and been surprised to see a red pickup coming at him. He's only got banged up knees and a few scrapes, but I'll bet he never does that again. The rest of the story revolves around how he got home from the bus stop.

Home is only about 90 seconds away in a car or about a 5-7 minute walk. The person on the phone asked me if they could give him a ride home. I said that would be very kind, but could I talk to Devin to make sure he was OK? Well, unfortunately, the phone wasn't portable and Devin was still outside being treated by an EMT who happened to be there (remember that we live in a rural community). OK. I asked him to call me back when Devin was available. After about 5 minutes I called back. Devin was available and he said that he would rather get a ride and that he didn't feel up to walking unless he had to. I said that it would be fine and hung up.

So I called his Mom. Shawn happened to be about 20 minutes away watching Rory's soccer practice. She answered her phone and I broke the news gently. Letting her know that Devin was only scraped up a bit and that he was getting a lift home. She was worried, but not too much.

Then, I got another call.

"Hello, Mr. Hoover? This is the EMT who has treated your son. Since he is a minor, we can't just let him go; I'm legally obligated to turn him over to his parents, a Doctor or other emergency personnel." Oh bummer! "We want to transport him to the hospital in town."

Egads! That's about 40 minutes away from home! I thanked the EMT and let him know that I didn't want him transported and that his mom was only about 20 minutes away and that I just spoke with her. So I hung up and called Shawn.

Ring, ring, ring, voicemail.

Ring, ring, ring, voicemail.

Ring, ring, ring, voicemail.

erg!

Called the EMT back an let him know that I couldn't reach her and that I'd be there in an hour. He said that a CHP officer had arrived and that the officer was willing to transport Devin home and stay with him until one of his parents arrived. Okey dokey. I also talked to the driver of the truck who assured me that he had exchanged information with Devin and was very happy that he seemed to be alright.

The truth is that the EMT had handed Devin over to a local volunteer Fire Department who had transferred him to the Paramedic from the ambulance that had arrived and then they, in turn, had transferred him to the CHP officer.

About half-way home, I finally got in touch with Shawn, who then raced off to pick up Devin.

Whew.

All is well. He doesn't seem to have any back/neck or head trauma and the scrapes will heal. His book bag has a broken strap and his glasses got mangled (lucky we have spares!)

Devin insisted on wearing the same pants to school today so that he could show off the damage.

Whew again!

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