Schaadt in the Dark

Clearing the Air

All I need is the air that I breathe  -  Hollies.

A recent trip to an auto body shop for a routine inspection revealed a simple need.

My car needed, according to the mechanic, an auto cabin air filter.

Not really knowing that details of that piece of equipment , I deferred to the shop's judgement.

When it comes to cars, I'm no expert.

But what is this air filter all about?

Had I been inhaling dirty air all this while? Should I have not breathed air inside my vehicle?

More discussions revealed an air filter makes the heating and cooling system work better. Or so I am told.

At least I can breathe easier now...

 

 

Book 'Em!

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels  -  Jackson Browne

Driving while distracted is a growing concern, one sheriff's deputy told me.

Some motorists see no problem in texting or conversing on a cell phone while behind the wheel.

Full disclosure: I once talked to a friend on my cell phone while I was en route to work.

I know. Stupid.

At least I don't have the dexterity to text and drive. How is that even done? Don't bother telling me.

And I never have felt that I needed to talk to anyone right NOW.

Yet I am reminded of a trip years ago as I drove though Columbus.

It was very busy day, traffic wise.

I was stopped at a busy intersection when there was an incredible sight.

A motorist traveling through an intersection was driving with one hand. The other hand held a paperback book, perched against a steering wheel, that she was reading.

I gasped.

How does anyone have the attention span to comprehend a novel and manage to handle an automobile?

Stupid...    

 

 

Buckeyes!

Drive, Drive on down the field,
Men of the scarlet and gray;
Don't let them through that line,
We've got to win this game today,

If you would have told me at this season's start that my Ohio State Buckeyes would contend for the NCAA football playoffs, I would have scoffed.

Sure, we had a good lineup, but there were too many questions on my team.

Too many new faces, including a new head coach and a transfer quarterback.

We had lost too many players to the NFL draft.

A win this season at Nebraska was nice, but they may have revealed themselves to be pretenders.

Beating a staunch Michigan State squad with a stellar defense was sweet, but the Spartans, too, have faded.

My Buckeye defense has been tougher than an all-night diner steak.

The offense scores at will.

Recently, the Bucks dismantled a Wisconsin team in the rain in Columbus.

Still I tried not to get my hopes up.

A talented Penn State team soon will visit the Horseshoe.

We better be ready.