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Here’s this year’s second annual Nachzen Letter: Yes, it’s that time of year again… The Best of 2005 Nachzen Letter The big news this year is that we’re in Colorado! But we suppose we should explain… The beginning of 2005 saw Berck becoming increasingly exasperated with his flight school in Norman, Oklahoma, as a combination of inclement weather and broken planes kept delaying his completion month after month…turns out there’s a reason it’s the cheapest flight school in the country. In the meantime, Joanna was still plodding away at her warehouse job. The hours were still too long and the…
Berck and I were switching out the master brake cylinder on the Miata today and had to run to the auto parts store for a wrap-around wrench. I noticed a pick-up truck parked across the street with its reverse lights on. Inside a man in his twenties or thirties was staring at the daycare center next door to our building. I thought that was weird and wondered what he was up to. Then I thought I’ve been watching too much Veronica Mars. When we returned, the pick-up was still there. A couple of Mexicans are putting together a new playground…
Last night we enjoyed the most expensive dinner I think I have ever eaten. We went to the Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs. Started off with some bottled Colorado spring water…you would think it would at least have bubbles in it. When we finished that bottle, we switched to regular tap water with ice cubes. Cynthia had a glass of pinot grigio, and Berck had a glass of Chivas. I was driving Arthur (the only one of our two cars all three of us could fit in at once) home, so I only participated in the sharing of an excellent…
“I’m up for new experiences. And that includes wearing sequins on my butt.” –Cynthia