Back to work this morning and back to Calgary Transit.  The transit system is a good one and it actually doesn’t take me too much longer to get downtown than when I drive, but, I hate the crowds.  The bus normally isn’t that full but the train is quite nuts.  It will be nice when they add on the fourth car – not sure when that is scheduled for though.

So, I have decided that I am going to apply for a loan for my Jeep now to pay for the new engine and I will hope that some or all of the cost will be covered once it goes to arbitration.  I am not sure how long that process is, but really, I can’t just have it sit for the next several months not doing anything.

Tomorrow is my birthday.  I will be 41.  A lot happened last year.  I should have had a mid-life crisis but I don’t think I did.  If I did, I didn’t buy anything cool like a sports car…

It will be a low-key event I think.  I have no plans but that’s ok.  All I really ever do for my birthday is go for dinner with friends and family.  In the past, I have had what I called a “Birthday Festival” – it started the Friday before my birthday and ended the Sunday after.  Last year, I decided it was the last festival that I would have – for myself.  Sort of a greedy event, but, what the hell.  So, this year, just my birthday.  Did I mention it’s tomorrow?