Five O'Clock Somewhere

Welcome to Five O'Clock Somewhere, where it doesn't matter what time zone you're in; it's five o'clock somewhere. We'll look at rural life, especially as it happens in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, cats, sailing (particularly Etchells racing yachts), and bits of grammar and Victorian poetry.

Friday, February 04, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day?

A gift that goes vroom ...
Five years ago, Pat got me a sailboat for Valentine's Day. This year, it's something a bit different.
And it's RED!
And this, too, is better than flowers or chocolates.

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11 Comments:

Blogger Baydog said...

Is this car replacing the beloved Ford Expedition? Say it ain't so!

Fri Feb 04, 07:08:00 PM MST  
Blogger Carol Anne said...

No, it's replacing the dreaded Saturn, which was a less-than-adequate replacement for the Cavalier that got totaled when a Chinese tire blew and sent it playing pinball between freeway guardrails.

BTW, I'm now working on giving the car a name, and I'm open to suggestions.

Fri Feb 04, 08:51:00 PM MST  
Blogger bonnie said...

The Hot Tamale?

Fri Feb 04, 09:03:00 PM MST  
Blogger Baydog said...

El Chiltepe. The Guatemalan guys that worked for me would bring these intensely hot chiles in called Chiltepes. Knock your socks off. I loved the heat, but often they'd take my breath away and leave me hiccupping. No fun.

El Chiltepe Roja.

Fri Feb 04, 09:48:00 PM MST  
Blogger O Docker said...

Candy may be dandy, but there's a lot to be said for a Valentine's gift that comes with a bumper to bumper warranty.

Mon Feb 07, 12:01:00 AM MST  
Anonymous Sabahan Bloggers Club said...

Congratulations.
He really give you one great gift.
I wish i can get something similar this year.

Mon Feb 07, 07:54:00 AM MST  
Blogger Tillerman said...

Pat, my man, what are you thinking? You are setting the bar way too high for all of us other husbands. My wife really didn't want an Etchells for Valentines' Day... but a new car!!!! Come on, guy, show some solidarity with the masses of other husbands who will never hear the last of it if our wives hear of this extravagance.

Mon Feb 07, 05:13:00 PM MST  
Blogger Pat said...

So that's why the T-man kicked us out!

Mon Feb 07, 11:40:00 PM MST  
Blogger Tillerman said...

That's right Pat. In solidarity with husbands everywhere you have left me with no alternative but to delete this blog from my blogroll. Can you imagine what would happen if our wives saw this post? You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

Tue Feb 08, 07:50:00 AM MST  
Blogger Pat said...

Surely I'd wants lots of dollars for decency!

Besides, I could have done something much worse...

Thu Feb 10, 02:50:00 PM MST  
Blogger Pat said...

FINALLY went sailing for the first time this year, embarrassingly late into the season, sigh.

Tue Feb 15, 11:28:00 PM MST  

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