OK, so here’s a fact that makes you think:

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

How about that? And notice…?…both have to do with TRANSPORTATION. And both TAKE YOU BACK AND FORTH.  HmmmmMMM?

Just kidding about that being important.  You spell out either of those words in French or Spanish or Japanese and I bet you don’t get anything interesting from it. Racecars in Tokyo are probably something like kikimotuto and kayaks are watermakasaki.

Here’s something of meaning: money when you need it. I use my racecar (280Z classic) for loans at Car Title Loans in Talladega. It’s like a credit card, really.  You go online, give them your title information, and you get cash in two days. Doesn’t matter what you need it for. Pay back the loan and you can go back again. My buddies from all over do it too — including friends from Oak Grove, Talladega Springs, Vincent, Gantts Quarry, and Talladega — they all swear by it.

I have lived in Sylacauga all my life, but I’m fascinated with the outside world. My best friend in high school, who lives in California today, has been everywhere, and she knows all these facts.  Like, If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. Personally, I wonder about those people standing in line making babies, but I’ve never been there so maybe they would do things like that. I don’t judge.

I don’t necessarily agree with the way other people handle their money, but I’ve learned it doesn’t make sense to tsk tsk tsk just because someone runs short on cash. I say this because even though my car is paid for and I’m a hard worker, I ran into a cash shortage myself about a month ago. My son got into some trouble and I had to hire a lawyer for him. Turns out it cost me $2000. My son has a job and is going to to school, but he didn’t have the money either.

So I used my car and went to Car Title Loans in Sylacauga, a car pawn shop that’s online.  It was a perfect solution - we got the money and paid the lawyer on time for the court proceedings.

My friends from all over – in Childersburg, Lincoln, Oxford, Talladega, Bon Air, and Sylacauga – tell me they’ve had similar needs for cash, and that title loans are they way they manage it.