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Before we left for vacation, I had a weird experience with the fuel gauge in my car. I had filled it with a full tank of tasty 94-octane love, only to burn the first half of it in about 50 miles. Especially troubling was that the fuel gauge dipped a little over an […]

Good things:

Going to the beach with Liz to watch the sunset
Root beer floats
Liz taking my car to the shop on Friday
Car being under warranty; fixed for free!
Cooking with fresh herbs
A fresh coat of paint on the house
The Pianist
Planning the upcoming trip to San Francisco
Being happy for one’s friend’s happiness
Tinkering with Gentoo
Napping with Liz in the […]

I can understand why traffic stinks when it’s raining or snowing for the first time in months, but what is it about the arrival of clear spring days that causes the entire world’s population to drive like the biggest idiots? Yesterday’s drive home was miserable — everyone was on everyone else’s bumper, and no […]

Now, about the car weirdness… This is better as a list, so:

Back in late November, my traction control light came on a couple of times while I was driving, and not in a good way. It came on in a way that says, “Hi, I’m your traction control system, and I’ll be taking […]

In rather stark contrast to the vibe I am feeling about this coming week (thanks to my addiction to Google News), the weekend was most excellent.
Friday, the weather started to flirt with being nice, and on Saturday it decided to capitulate and be full-blown fabulous. We’re talking first-rate sunshine and blue skies here. […]

Yay, it’s my first live post from somewhere other than Cleveland — hooray for laptops and wireless LANs! We’re currently in Ann Arbor at Andy & Lauren’s house. We drove up last night, and will probably stay tonight as well. I let Liz drive my car, since I was feeling like crap […]

It’s time for an update, since I haven’t posted in a few days. Let’s see…Had a nice little early birthday party thing on Saturday night. There were twelve of us once everyone arrived — Jim, gieves, Mandy, Don, Liz’s friend Talitha (or however she spells it), AG.com’s Julie (sort of like “TV’s Julie”, […]

Reasons to be happier than usual:

I had actual useful stuff to do today at work! And I might even have enough to keep me busy tomorrow too!
It got above freezing yesterday AND today, and tomorrow should be even warmer!
Today was SUNNY!!
My car is clean and beautiful again!
Had a wine tasting dinner last night at […]

Today I…
…worked out (yay, it’s good to not be sick anymore!);…passed the time between 9 and 5 (when will I get something real to do at work?);…drove home on crazy slick roads, praising the heavens for ABS and traction control;…bumped Liz’s Powerbook back up to 10.2.3 after this weekend’s downgrade to 10.2.1, which somehow seems […]

When I am not coughing and sneezing, I am a god.Liz has given me a bit of a sniffle and cough, but it fades into the background when I am out and about doing things. Therefore, doing things is good, and today I have done good things!
We have another sunrise breakfast on the beach. […]