Friday, May 29, 2009
A pain in the gas
Gas prices are rising faster than the summer temperatures it seems. But what if you raced 1/10th scale radio control cars for a hobby? Would the cost of racing also then be scaled down? Well, yes, these cars are not cheap, but far cheaper than thier full sized counterparts. One thing that might seem...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Let the madness begin
Summer is bearing down on us, that inevitable run away freight train full of lawn chores, long weekends and projects best suited for sunny weather. Memorial Day weekend found us at one of the biggest RC car races in the northwest with nearly 300 entries. That’s a lot of racing. I was entered in the...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Blogging, the black hole of time
It’s hard to realize how much time one spends blogging until one spends time doing other things. We are approaching a re-model project of major proportions and getting ready for it has consumed much of my spare time. It is also the start of lawn season, RC racing season and all manner of things...
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
On Chrysler and Fiat
Well Daimler-Chrysler is no longer, so will the Italian maker of diminutive cars be able to pull the American giant’s fat from the fire? Ok, I haven’t owned a Chrysler but I did own a Fiat. It is commonly known that Fiat stands for Fix It Again Tomorrow, or Fix It Again Tony. Things Italian are...
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Nothing beats a live performance
Recorded music assails us at every turn. In elevators. On car radios. Cell phones. Yet, experiencing the music live is the way music is meant to be experienced. Another thing the live experience brings to the fore is that one might just learn to appreciate music that one might otherwise ignore. Such...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I’m tired
More than a song by Savoy Brown, I am paying for my weekend. Extended weekend really. My son and I went to a RC car race. The race went well and we were smiling as we left early Sunday evening for a four hour drive home. We stopped and ate, then hit the road again. We were zipping along when I...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
This is not a pirate movie
Avast, thar’ll be no yo ho-hoing in the real pirate world. Somali Pirates are getting bolder and threatening more violence. Ok, why not send ships through in a group with a military escort? Can that be so hard to do? Or else make sure all ships are armed and in constant communications with Navy...
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Death and taxes?
Two things we have been led to believe are certain, but I am not so certain. For instance, take care of your health and you can outrun death. Drive carefully and you should be able to stave off the grim reaper. Get regular medical checkups and stay ahead of death’s curve. Finally, to be sure, one...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
As I live and breathe
A declaration, usually of surprise. But today, as I live and breathe, my uncle has passed away. Yet another in a long line of uncles, I only have three left now. He was 88 and his health had deteriorated rapidly the past few months. While I am certain I will miss him, I am not saddened by his...
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Friday, April 3, 2009
TV review - Life On Mars
A strange story indeed. A policeman gets hit by a car in 2008 and wakes up in 1973. He doesn’t know how or why but he is still a policeman and tries to fit in while solving the mystery of why he is a time traveler. Along the way he meets his abusive father, his mother and himself. He falls in love...
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