The Best April Fools Joke of all time

 One of the best jokes I ever played was on a very good friend of mine who was very protective over me and who I dated. She was afraid I'd find the wrong girl. She had married my roommate and wanted me to find someone as good as she had. 

So after she moved away I started a story that I'd met a girl at the mall and we hit it off and were dating. Everyone was in on the joke, even her mother. When she came back into town for a visit I told her to stop by and visit us at my apartment. 

At the time, I had a friend in college who played the part of my girlfriend to a tee. Ditzy, dumb and slightly annoying. She was perfect. We kept the joke going on for months leading up to April Fools when I called her and told her I was getting married. 

I then told her what day it was. But instead of saying "I'm not getting married" I told her there was no girl in the first place. 

Fun fact. Ran into that girl last year. For the life I me I couldn't remember her name until the next day. I wish I'd have said something to her when I saw her. I was just embarrassed I didn't know her name at the time. She has a kid a little older than my girls and I'm not sure she recognized me. To be fair, that joke was decades ago so I don't blame her. 

I don't play any good ones like that anymore. Playing for the long game just isn't in me anymore. 

April Fool's Day ya'll!

One regret

 I used to travel to Arizona all the time with my company back in the day. And every weekend I'd take a trip around the state checking it everything it had to offer. But there was one place I never got to see. 

Four Corners. Where all 4 states combine. The trip out there had nothing more to see along the way and traveling south that weekend did. I told myself I'd just go to four corners the next time I was in but by then I started making a lot of friends and hanging with them over the weekends instead. 

I never got to go. 

I'd love to someday. Looks pretty neat. Maybe someday I'll take a road trip and travel the country and see it along the way. But someday's going to be a long time from now. 

Still...it's a regret I have that I never got to see it. 

BC Powder RED

 Don't know what it's like today. But back in the day, if you wanted to kick a cold in the balls, this was the stuff you used. 

I remember back in my college days my cousin showed me how powerful this stuff was. Cleared me right up. It taste bitter but it worked like a charm. These are pills but it used to be in powder form and it worked like clockwork. 

Haven't tried it in years though so I don't know. I checked with my cousin to see if he still used it anymore and he said he didn't. Maybe next time I get a cold, I'll try it out.  

Car History (5)

 And finally we get to the car I just retired back in late September. 

Many good memories out of this one. From our first trip with it all the way to Disney World to my final trip with it to the Fan Meet Up in Dallas. Where I felt it slowly breaking down on the way back. Got it checked out by 2 mechanics who told me the same thing. "There's nothing wrong with it, it's just getting old and dying"

I swear it was the transmission and I was prepared to pay for it but they told me there was nothing I could do. So when it couldn't even get me to Ruston, I knew I had to turn it in. 

But I love my Sienna. Already I've made a few memories in it and I can't wait to make many more. 

Have a good weekend folks!

Car History (4)

 After the sad demise of my precious Nissan Sentra, I went into the arms of a Toyota Camry to drown my sorrows in....and a new relationship began. 

This car served me well and last into my married years for about the first 5 years when I had to finally trade it in for a better ride to take Megan to Disney World as a surprise for our 5 Anniversary. 

I wanted to keep the Camry but wasn't sure it could hold up to the trip. This car lasted a decade. It was with me as I started at DirecTV and ended into my run with Chase. Another good car that would serve me well. 

Side Note; I forgot to mention this was the first time I didn't name my car. I forgot to say it, but the last 2 Sentra's were named "Hound's Tooth" and "Hunter's Mist" after bounty hunters from Star Wars. But at this point, I didn't have friends naming their cars anymore, so no names for vehicles moving on. 

Car History (3)

 I bought another Nissan Sentra. 

This one lasted me for years. I LOVED this car. Many good memories together. And tons of money spent in repairs (but mainly they were my fault)

I bought new tires every couple of months, the penalty for spinning donuts in parking lots and gravel roads. I felt like the Dukes of Hazzzard in this vehicle. Even found a spot of Red Cut Loop Rd that would send your car flying up in the air for a second if you hit it just right...and I did every time. 

At the time I was working for appraisers as a runner and one of the last ones I worked for lived on that road so I was going up and down it all the time. 

Oh man....good memories with this car. 

I bought brand new shocks, an alternator and just about every cable and belt you could name to replace it. When it finally came to replacing the engine I was all for it and the mechanic pulled me aside and said "Son, for the amount you're going to have to pay, you may as well just get a new car"

He was right. My heart dropped because I knew it was time to finally say goodbye. So I left it with him for a few hundred bucks and moved on. 

The worst thing is, a few weeks later I realized I'd left my BB gun in the care....lost forever! Major bummer. 

Car History (2)

 After my Dodge Spirit failed me, the father of a friend of mine hooked me up with someone who was selling their Nissan Sentra. It had 188K miles on it, so I got it for cheap. 

I loved this car. It had ZERO problems and was red. (my favorite color at the time) But someone hit me and totaled the car. I was crushed. 

Thankfully when speaking to their insurance company about a settlement check a lawyer told me to say these magic words "I need to consult with my lawyer first"

Instantly, that amount rose a couple thousand dollars more and I took the deal. I actually made money off the wreck. Getting way more in return than what I'd paid for it. It paved the way to get me my second vehicle. 

I was still in college at the time and I remember thinking "How many cars is it going to take before I graduate?"

The answer would be one more...