morris minor car

 i went out for a walk at lunchtime and saw a car i didn't recognize when passing by a repair shop. it had a collector plate on it and from a distance i said it looked like a VW beetle. i got 2 pictures of it and searched for the name on it, the morris minor 1000. it is a british car, according to wikipedia it was made until 1972. the 1000 model isn't the only one that was made apparently. i am pleased with the classic cars i am seeing because of working near this repair shop. one doesn't hear much about british cars being sold in america, aside from a few luxury or sports cars. 

work went fine until the end of the day, as the envelope stuffer stopped a lot during the afternoon run. i am ready to call service about it. cleaning the sensors seemed to help a little, but not a lot. two boxes arrived at the branch that were supply orders for me- air cans and the envelopes for the lockbox. in the evening i went on a walk and found 99 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when alex hit on leonard and the friends were all called into HR. it was followed by the one where amy rebuffs being seduced by sheldon, who she calls a 'rat pack pee wee herman'. raj tries to date the janitor. i also liked reading about team USA winning a qualifying baseball tournament for the olympic games. it was over the weekend, and they won all four games they played. there was a fifth apparently, against puerto rico, but it was rained out twice and this is why one article listed it as 'canceled'. although the US team was leading in the 4th when it was called off, so it was close to becoming an official game. the team is led by former angels manager mike scioscia, who i also recall as a player with the dodgers. many of the players listed on the roster are either free agents or triple-A (minor league) players, as major league baseball has restrictions on who can play for the national team when the olympic games is during baseball's regular season. it remains to be seen as to if there will be an olympic games, as there are many that are calling for it to be canceled as the pandemic still rages on in japan. but at this point, the games are still on for starting in late july, less than two months away, after a one-year delay of course.