Daylight savings time makes me sleepy... *ZZZZZZ*

What an amazing weekend... had some fun, saw some family, saw some friends, felt discouraged, and enjoyed some good weather ( Read more... )

Last weekend, I ran into my mechanic... er... well, he was my mechanic back in the Subaru days. The conversation I had with him gave me a renewed confidence in the likely longevity of the Honda Insight, despite the trauma it has suffered. He said that he's seen Honda engines run for several minutes with no oil and suffer no ill effects. What ( Read more... )

It seems like Greg Ronneberger(my new boss) has a great deal of faith in my abilities- he said our goal is to get me into the contract phase of my employment by May 1, which is two weeks after I will have completed the certification process(I take the Series 7 April 8 and the Series 66 two weeks after that). The 'pre-contract' phase is over and ( Read more... )

I didn't know it was possible to have fog and snow occurring at the same time... kinda like lightning and snow. I guess I was mistaken. What strange weather we've been having, lately.

Here's the deal, kids ( Read more... )

Let's talk about the 'SUV craze'... Why have they become so popular? One reason is that they are perceived to be more capable and versatile that ordinary cars; which is true- having both axles driven and more ground clearance will get you into more places, all else being equal. Then again, have you ever seen a Cadillac Escalade out in a field ( Read more... )

Have you ever met someone and wondered if they just told you their real name? While reconciling the credit card transactions at work tonight, I came across a file with the name "Thongsy Domdeath" associated with it. I couldn't help but chuckle. Last week, I noticed a timecard with the name "Kandie Bried" written on it. I hope no one with an ( Read more... )

Here in Berkshire, we got a quite a bit of snowfall yesterday evening. I left for work at 10pm, after about 6 inches had fallen. The roads had not yet been plowed. Fortunately, my mother let me take her car(2001 Subaru Legacy) to work. Gotta love All-Wheel-Drive. :-) I'd have to guess that 6 inches is the upper limit for that particular ( Read more... )

After reading about the school shooting in Minnesota, I'm a bit disturbed. I'm disturbed because it's really sad that we need this kind of reminder to keep our kids from belittling and heckling their peers. When will these little shits learn that if you antagonize an individual year after year, he or she might just snap and bust a cap in your ass ( Read more... )