January 15, HealthyPlace.com Dieting, Weight Loss Community

January 15, 2000 --- 9:00 PM EST

This afternoon before we tried to go to the DMV to get our addresses updated on our driver's licenses we drove over to the Hyatt to pop in at the NCRS show. That's the National Corvette Restorer's Society annual swap meet. A family friend, Tyler, is the registrar at the event. He's really into that whole Corvette thing. Paul and Greg also love the cars, but Greg works helping out the judges every year with tabulation while Paul quit doing that once he moved to Orlando because it's a four day commitment to work the meet. They used to have it at Cypress Gardens, but the moved it to the Hyatt here in O-town this year so if they stick around with having them here then Paul might get into it again.

He ogled the '63 Sting Rays like he does every time we go to a swap meet and I just kind of enjoyed visiting with friends and oooohing over the big shiny cars I know absolutely nothing about. Paul yammers out statistics at me and his dreams of owning a '63 one day if he ever has the money and I nod obediently and think "Wow! SO much shiny chrome! Wow! That steel grey is a gorgeous color! Wow! Look at all these people! Wow! What the heck am I looking at? "

I am car clueless. What do I know about Corvettes? Or restoring them? Or judging and points? Zilch!

We waved goodbye as Tyler got his ZR-1 up on the dyno to see what there was too see about his Corvette's performance. Paul says even though he drives the ZR-1 for a "regular" car he secretly likes the other one we never see him drive.

"But then, look at him! Who else but Tyler is going to have a ZR-1 for his regular every day car?!"

His car is very impressive in terms of torque and horsepower and all that. Everyone hanging around the dyno was very pleased, and Tyler himself, at the wheel, was just like Dean, his son (one of Paul's best friends). Very quiet, but with that smug look.

I like to see people getting a big kick out of whatever it is they like. NO, Corvettes are not my bag, but I am glad to see people who do have Corvettes and restoration as their bag getting all excited and pleased with themselves.

Isn't that what life is about? Getting all excited about the things you love?

And I am misquoting but... that's the difference. The difference between the men and the boys? The price of their toys!

~Astrophe