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Sturdy.

The pickup turned over 143,000 miles this morning. That’s 230,136 kilometers. Not that far in terms of distance. It’s quite some distance in terms of time, reliability, and, well, companionship.

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It is a 1999 model year Mazda B2500. The 2500 denotes its 2.5 liter engine, which I learned many years ago is a little small to pull a 3000 pound vehicle. It has been a light duty truck best suited to hauling a few sheets of plywood or sheet rock, several 4×4 posts, what have you.

I had always wanted a pickup. This one fit my wants and wants, so I bought it – in 2000. It has almost always been the secondary vehicle which is why it has so few miles for its age. It still fits my needs.

It has some rust. A few dash lights are out, the a/c died years ago. And yet it has been a largely reliable partner for approaching 20 years. I might lift a glass and smoke a cigar to mark having such a sturdy vehicle for so long.

Frigid beauty

taken and posted with the PlayBook

Faye and I took a quick anniversary getaway to the sunny, warm south . . . all the way to Leamington, Ontario.  *grin* We stayed in a very good B&B, stopped at a winery, treated ourselves to an excellent dinner out.

We also did a little walking at Point Pelee National Park, walking to the southernmost point of mainland Canada. The Point, where this photo was taken, was jacketed in ice and snow. We did not linger, given the ~50 kph wind and ~minus 25C wind chill. Yet there is a stark, austere beauty here. A soltary, lonely beauty. We were there at about 3pm and saw only two sets of tracks left by people similarly hardy and adventurous.

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Love

For our first anniversary Faye and I rented part of a house overlooking Lake Travis, outside Austin. Because it was an off time we wound up having the entire place to ourselves. It was a lovely place to share with a woman, friend, partner, companion, as lovely then as she is today.

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