Message 678

Yesterday I spent most of the day at the Toyota dealer getting new tires and my 95k-miles service on the Sienna. It turns out that the check engine light that has been on for the past few months was because an oxygen sensor in my exhaust had gone bad. It had nothing to do with the engine, but if it stays on my car would not pass the smog check, which is due this year, so I had to replace it even though it cost a ridiculous $500. I got an entire new set of tires because the old set was six years old, and even though they still had a lot of tread they were starting to crack from age. My car still has only about 90k-miles on it (even though I have had it nearly eleven years) because I drive so little, in spite of frequent trips to San Mateo and Los Gatos.

In the evening Joshua brought in dinners from Boston Market and watched the double episodes of 24 with me. I thought it would be the end of the series, but it turns out there is another episode next Monday. In the meantime Jack still lives. During the ads in 24 we switched to watch the NCAA men's basketball finals between Duke and Butler. At the end, Duke was lucky to win by one point.