I had my brakes done at the Schwab. They left a placard hanging from the mirror, which had this to say:
A Word About Your New Brakes
Break-In PeriodWhen New Brakes are installed, there is a break-in period designed to allow all of the new parts to properly seat and function smoothly. For this reason, you should try to avoid excessively hard stops ( Read more... )

I think my thoughts strayed this way because of the movie I'm watching right now at work ( Read more... )

I just changed my sign in name for MSN Messenger.
If you're on my contact list, sign on in and check it out.
I might have to be online when you sign in in order for the "new" name to show up.
But that's not hard. I'm online Wednesday through Saturday, 8 am to 6:30 pm.
Like clockwork.
Except I don't think clockwork gets bored of the routine.

1) Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you ( Read more... )

Bah - I was just going to drop a line about Monday, and here it is Thursday ( Read more... )

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Here's what's happening in my world ( Read more... )

Ok, a little background, you might want to read this:
Prior journal entry
(Incidentally, I have since re-learned that those word puzzles are called "rebuses".

So now you can read the following article, completely copied from The Onion at this linkThe article is behind the cut to help you dial up folks out there. Or to make more room on your ( Read more... )

We went bowling last night. That was awesome. Because bowling is awesome.
I think I did alright, considering how long it's been since I last rolled. A white russian and a Heineken helped things go well.

Now get this:
Remember Karen? How could you possibly forget Karen?
SHE FREAKING WALKED INTO THE BOWLING ALLEY TWO MINUTES AFTER WE GOT THERE!!!Oh ( Read more... )

Whoa! More than one entry in a single day, let alone a week?
Read on and you'll know why this warrants its own entry.

I promise am not making any of this up. This happened less than an hour ago.

So I'm in the pod (where we keep the computer - I'll explain another day) checking email, getting ready to play World of Warcraft, when KAREN bursts into ( Read more... )