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  • Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow

    Found a good deal on a new filter and intake tube for the car the other night, so against my better judgement I purchased it… $400 later and I have…

  • Phreaky

    Phreaky

    In the early 80’s the phone system was kind of a passing interest of mine – specifically the rapidly developing digital switching systems that were replacing the very mechanical and…

  • Atari

    Atari

    Ages ago – 1985 / 1986 – I had an Atari 800XL computer that was my gateway to an online world through bulletin boards and things like Compuserve. Prior to…

  • 6000 miles

    6000 miles

    On Friday the car hit 6000 miles – so as I usually do here’s the record: I purchased the 300 on August 10th, 2022, which was approximately 600 days ago…

  • Objectively better

    I’ve been building a computer to load my old BBS on for giggles – a Dell E521 running Windows XP. The E521 is interesting because it’s one of the last…

  • TV Dinner

    TV Dinner

    Back in the 80’s I was what they called a “Latch Key Kid”, meaning I usually locked up when I left for school, and let myself back in when I…