Our car saga took a turn for the worse yesterday, as all attempts to remove the damaged axle proved futile. This left the possibility that forcing it would damage the transmission (sorry, Cutter, "tranny" has a different meaning in the big city), and replacing that would represent half the beaten up car's remaining value. So we found a gently used replacement, took a beating on our trade-in over the pending repair, and washed our hands of the whole situation. It's a shame, because I had fully planned on driving that car into the ground, and it hadn't quite gotten halfway to the 200K mile mark I hoped to eventually reach. Oh well, maybe I'll get there with this one.

R.I.P.: Ken Takakura Dead- Japanese Actor Was 83.

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