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Well - I stayed home from work two days last week and I think I nipped the sickness in the bud. I spent last Wed. recuperating and sorting through old photos and throwing out many duplicates. The next day I relaxed and wrapped presents and cooked dinner. Suddenly about 6 pm I heard a loud bang that sounded like a gun shot. I ran to the dining room window and scanned the parking lot and heard no voices or cars driving away. So I went back to doing my thing and a few minutes later I heard another loud bang/pop. I looked out the window again and noticed nothing out of the ordinary except for a parked car in the other parking lot with the hazard lights on. Feeling a bit uneasy about the possibility of gunshots I didn't want to venture out and investigate. I then heard a few more pops but ignored the noises.

A few hours later after cleaning up dinner and showering I emptied the garbage and walked by my car. It's parked just a few feet from my dining room window. Anyway I noticed that my tailgate window was completely shattered but still intact. There was a small hole (I thought was a bullet hole) on the left. I was livid and also noticed small rocks around the ground and rock dust on the car roof. Upon closer inspection I noticed scratches on the drivers side windows. So the punks were pelting my car with rocks and using a b-b gun or slingshot!

Of course my car insurance paid for nothing as the deductible was $500.00 and the cost was $300.00. Geico recommended a mobile glass replacement company that replaced the window the following day. I waited five hours and had to practically watch the guy for fear of getting ripped off. He spoke little English and reported to his superiors in Spanish. The window is not an official Volvo one. So I'm bitter about it and the fact that it happened right out my god damned window!

I spent the last two weekends Christmas shopping and have some good presents but not as many good ones as last year. I bought an Everlast standing punching bag - it works pretty well! Darcy's party is this Saturday and we leave for home a week today! I submitted my article to the publisher last week and will wait for an answer. Very late now so I should head home. Happy Holidays!
posted by Michael at 10:37 PM