Greetings from Dickinson College Library in lovely Carlisle Pennsylvania.
It is hotter than hell here, 94 degrees and at least 110 percent humidity.
I have no reports of debauching, buffoonery or arrests, but tonight, moi truly, will be playing, yes in this heat, ice hockey, eh.
My husbands best friend is not only a mild mannered biology professor (and fucking but humble genius), he is the college’s hockey coach.
So, since I know how to skate (apparently being born in Michigan is enough of a prereq. to have me lace up the blades even though I haven’t skated in about 6 years and it was -50 outside and we were mildly drunk at the time), I will be skating with the boys of the Dickinson Hockey Team.
I plan to announce my presense with authority and whack at them with my stick in a knuckle dragging fashion. That’s if the skates I am borrowing don’t make me kill myself as they are two sizes too big.
If I manage three minutes on the ice without hurling, I will have done my job.
So, I thought you all should be updated to the exciting existance of Shirley Ujest, Esq.
Ta
wow. will there be a video?
“Puttin’ on the foil, coach. Ya want some?”
Go get 'em, Shirl.
That sounds good. I need a vacation too. 
Is he single?
Mmmm. Humble genius biology professors. Mmmmm…
Sorry, Screech Owl, my friend is hopelessly married.
Back now from vacation.
The skating was fine.No fights, no penalty minutes. I had to wear all the (borrowed) protective gear so that I pretty much at the athleticism of a turtle on it’s back.
However, on our drive home , via WV, where hubby went white water rafting with a friend and I hiked with friend’s wife (had a great time, btw) our van ( the newer van) suffered a massive seizure on the highway and we had to overnight in Upper Sandusky ( which is about 2 hours south of regular Sandusky, so go figure) and my husband replaced the alternator and battery in the parking lot of a parts store for about $200 ( mostly for the tools he needed, which are now in the back of my van in my emergency roadside kit.)
**Shirley’s Car Tip of the Day **
So, if you are doing a shit load of driving in hot hot hot hot humid conditions for days and are running the air condition on full artic blast, you may want to keep the temperature down to medium fall like temps **because **off all the long haul driving we did, and a chunk of it was through mountians, the alternator died a natural death and the battery kicked in to cover for it until it just went kaput.
We were fortunate that as the guages were going haywire, we decided it might be prudent to pull in at the next rest stop. *as we did, I swear on all that is good and decent in this world * the engine finally died and we were able to coast into a parking spot. A perfect touch down landing.
I would also like to state that sex in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, is highly over rated. 