Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Today I found 41 cents . . .1 dime, 1 quarter, and 6 pennies.

On my way to work I checked in at a car wash on FM 1960 and found one penny. I also found a dime at a Taco-Bell drive-thru. At lunch my co-worker Jennifer and I took a scenic drive for her to do some clandestine surveillance on a location. As we drove through an undisclosed area of Houston I spied another car wash. Jennifer was slightly on edge as we were not in the best of areas, but she graciously agreed to stop as I checked for change. I’m glad she did, because I found 29 cents (one quarter & four pennies). As we drove back to the office Jennifer stopped for gas and I checked the inside of the Shell station. I found one penny on the ground by the door.

The Astros lost this evening, per their usual 2005 routine. It was sad as this was Andy Pettitte’s 300th career start. He got hammered and the Astros managed to end the 9th inning with the bases loaded and the go ahead run on 2nd base. Typical. On the autograph front I acquired seven Arizona Diamondbacks. Notable autographs for the day include Luis Gonzalez, Jose Cruz Jr, and Javier Vazquez. I also got Astros pitcher John “AARP” Franco to sign my team picture. I had asked him yesterday but it was too close to the start of the game. He told me he would sign for me if I came over to the bullpen before the game. I did and he did. At his age I was slightly worried that he might forget, but he did not.

Totals for the day: 41 cents
Race Totals: $61.50