Patrick O’Keefe

A couple days ago, I finished the final book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. No spoilers here right now, but it was good book and a good end to the series. With anything like this, there is definitely a bit of sadness that it’s over, but everything must eventually come to an end, I guess.

One thing that surprised me is that I didn’t finish it until August, yet I didn’t have a single detail spoiled for me. I was pretty lucky not to have anyone post spoilers on any of the sites that I run or have to visit.

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I took my driving test today and I failed. I didn’t even get to the driving portion of the test because I failed the written one, which was a little surprising. But, nonetheless, it happens. I’ll have a better chance next time, anyway.

There are 25 questions and you have to get 20 of them to pass. I got 18. :( Ouch. Like 4 of the questions I missed were things like “What happens if someone refuses a chemical test?” and “What percentage of highway deaths are caused by drunk drivers?” Penalties and statistics. I actually got most of the actual driving questions, but I missed a couple. 2 of them were a little tricky and the other one… I just missed. Only 1 test a day, but I can go back and test whenever. Not that big a deal.

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As an update, the situation with SFX Baseball has been resolved. For now, at least. Hopefully, forever.

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I’m taking the driving test tomorrow. I’ve read the North Carolina Driver’s Handbook (once - I’m going to review a little tonight), watched a corny, corny DVD (so corny, it was funny - “screw it, that’s my parallel parking job” says goofus to the much older driving instructor sitting next to him) and driven around a bit. The fastest I’ve gone is probably a few MPH over 60. But, that was rare. I still don’t feel very comfortable and when it comes to parking, I’m just not there. I’ll have to get a little lucky to pass that portion.

People that my parents/brother know say the place that we will be taking the tests doesn’t have a speed limit over 25 MPH… so, that could be helpful. But, we’ll see if it’s true. Wish me luck.

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