Spencer Elliot

It is mild enough weather that Santa could take his bike out tonight. No snow, no ice. So, ride Santa, ride!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Not sure when I got away from reading books. I used to be a voracious reader. I would be in the library at least once a week, from the 4th grade on until . . . maybe about 4 or 5 years ago. Then I just stopped. That needs to change. I have read a lot of really good books – what do you think should be the next one that I pick up?

Last night I had the dogs out in the front yard for a late night walk. I like to walk them when it is close to midnight. The neighborhood is real quiet and there is almost no traffic on the road.

But last night I heard a car turn onto the street in front of my house and it slowed down, pulling over to the side. As I watched, the headlights grew really dim and then went out. So this guy had either a dead battery or a bad alternator. He got out of the car and saw me there with the dogs, so he called out and asked if I had any jumper cables and could I help him get the car started?

I told him that I have cables but I figured it wasn’t the battery – it was the alternator. A jump was not going to get that car started and running. I put the dogs in the house and drove across to hook up the cables. Sure enough, the car started but as soon as we pulled off the cables it died. It was the alternator, so he had to call for a tow truck after all.

Most of the time when I want a pizza I order one from Papa John’s or Dominoes. But the grocery store had the D’Giorno pizzas on sale for $5 each. That’s a pretty good price unless the pizza tastes like crap. So I decided to try one for $5 and stuck it in the freezer for the next time I crave a pepperoni pizza. That might be tonight – haven’t decided yet.