6/14/06: Good SAT class, a new car

I met with the five students in my SAT class last night. These young people are a fine group, and make up an especially good class. Their scores all fall within a fairly narrow range and are balanced, meaning no one is a LOT better in one area than another. This means that, hopefully, no one will be too bored during math, or writing, because he or she is already a high performer in that area. I’m going to enjoy this group.

My summer schedule is pleasantly busy. Each year, I expect it to drop to nearly nothing, but for the second time, I have several adult students and a few younger students staying through the summer for enrichment. The result is a nice blend of an acceptable number of working hours (giving me minimum income) and extra time to catch up on other tasks, especially writing. I’m making good progress on my memoir about my running life.

If all goes as planned, I’ll buy a new car on Friday. This may not sound like such a major event for those of you who change cars often, say every two or three years. I’m not like that. The car I’m currently driving is a 1986 Acura Legend. Yes, 1986. Twenty years old. In fact, it’s only the fourth car I’ve owned in my life. So, for me, buying a new car is very exciting. I’ve decided on the Honda CR-V, the small SUV. I don’t think of so much as an SUV, though, as a car, although I do like the versatility and hauling capacity. I expect I’ll be able to put by bike in it easily, which will be a convenience. Also, I like that the gear shift in on the lower dash, so that the space between the seats can be used for all the “stuff” I seem to take with me. Not only that, but there is hidden storage beneath the floor in the back which will be convenient for more stuff I always have in my car—jumper cables, quart of oil, bungy cords, etc. So I’m very excited.

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