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Yay! Spring is here!
Today I put summer tires back on my car and truck. The G35 is tight and responsive again. Snow tires are great for snow, but on dry pavement they’re a drag. It’s like floating along on big floppy sponges. Bought a bunch more tools today, to leave in the tool cabinet in the garage. Mostly…
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Murka: 1983-2007
My little cat Murka left us today, at the advanced age of 24 years. She had a good, long run for a cat. She was always the sweetest cat you could ever hope for, loved everyone she met. Except dogs… she would savagely attack any dog of any size, utterly without fear, while other, stronger…
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Brown crunchies
I was just getting coffee in the kitchen at work. The sugar bowl beside the coffee machine is, as always, full of brown crunchy nuggets. What is wrong with you people? There are stir sticks only inches away from the sugar bowl! Why must you use the @$%#$%^ spoon? Lazy-ass ignoramuses. This gave me an…
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Caribbean Cruise
Our 7-day honeymoon cruise in the Eastern Caribbean has come and gone, and was a quite a delight. I heartily recommend it to anyone. Some photos are up on my home-based photo-gallery. We’re already planning another cruise. We can get the Mariner’s Society platinum medallion if we cruise 700 days on Holland America… maybe someday.…
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UPS “Brokerage fee” class-action
Apparently a guy in British Columbia has filed a class-action lawsuit against UPS, for the ridiculous “brokerage” charges they demand from the recipient of any US->Canada shipment. Frequently the brokerage fees will be more than the shipment is worth. Unfortunately, the case is in BC only at this time, but if one starts up in…