Given the insanity in the world right now with spiking energy costs, ill-conceived federal spending, and generally piss-poor state government timing, I’m once again cutting a lot of my usual expenses to weather the storm. This ranges from shutting down / cancelling fun stuff I do online to adjusting my…
I despise mayonnaise, and that goes double for the “Better Living Through Modern Chemistry” liquid fat analog that passes for mayo at a fast food place. So, you can imagine how often I’m disappointed by a drive-through – which is a contributing factor to how rarely I’ll stop at a…
I guess it was about 1980 or so, on one of my routine trips to the local book store on Main Street in Longmont, that I spotted my first Xanth novel. Back then towns actually had Main Streets and they were actually the main street through the town – as…
Given how bad the ‘imports’ are these days – and by import I mean someone from out of state who decided Colorado is the place to be – a dash cam is pretty much a necessity. So, I got myself a cheap little Garmin camera, hacked some 5volt USB from…
Just got the 300 back from the tint shop, and they did an amazing job. Xpel 15% ceramic tint all the way around. From inside it’s a bit like wearing sunglasses – which is nice as I wear glasses and don’t normally see a reason to invest in prescription shades.…
Been a couple of days now with the 300, and just passed 100 miles – and had the first trip to the gas station… One quarter of a tank of 91 octane: $27.76. Basically I spent more in gas in two days than the Kicks cost in two weeks, but…