30 Jul
As most readers are probably aware, I was recently forced to buy a new car. I talked about it a bit after a couple of days and a few hundred miles, and at that point, I kinda liked it, but was still in the “getting used to it” stage. A couple of weeks in, and […]
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30 Jul
I really didn’t do much of anything, because of this damned summer cold I found myself saddled with. Laundry and rest, basically. I played some music with some people on Sunday, and couple of us parental types took our kids collectively bowling. That was kind of cool. In amongst that, I started hacking around with […]
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25 Jul
…Lego Marvel Superheroes has certainly become one now, especially after this announcement hit the ‘tubes: Waugh!
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23 Jul
Yes, I’ve been somewhat quiet lately – heck, I’ve posted little but the occasional song list and some silly pictures for most of the last year. You all know my schedule, so you know what life’s been like for me lately – something has to take the hit, and it seems it’s been the blogging. […]
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15 Jul
Picked it up Friday. Very nice. 2013 Toyota Yaris SE. Looks like this: (That one isn’t mine, but looks exactly like this.) Anyway, I like it so far, after only about 250 miles (we took a ride out to Williamsburg on Saturday for a shake-down). Glad this whole insurance claim business is over. It wasn’t […]
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08 Jul
Among other things, I got the second appraisal/estimate today. The other guy’s insurance seems to think it can be fixed. Of course, other guy’s insurance company spent maybe fifteen minutes looking at the car. The good news is that he cut me a check on the spot, which, according to my insurance company, means that […]
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