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Retrieving the Zero – Katy to Austin
This spring I noticed a decrease in the range of my Zero SR/F. Thanks to the internet, I realized I wasn’t alone. Most SR/F and SR/S from my model year suffered a similar issue. I contacted Zero HQ with my … Continue reading
2024 Top Eight
The top eight things from the last year. 7 good, 1 sad. I might come up with two more in a forehead slapper post “post”. But eight works for now. Cool hotels. Stayed at three cool hotels – the Magnolia … Continue reading
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Best of 2024 – Music and Related Events That I Was At and Have Pictures Of
For the music category, performances by family members are specifically excluded and ineligible for consideration. Although they were terrific and will likely be in the next post. Best Casual Dining with DJs: Kid Koala and DJ Jester at Chili’s at … Continue reading
Nettspend & Osamason in Dallas, November 4, 2023
e venue was a no name ballroom in a strip mall off yards away from an interstate, sharing the location with a Nigerian yoga studio for the homeless, an insurance office, and a storefront church. The Instagram flier just … Continue reading
Car Spotting – The Heatwave Years
Just seems like years, but the advanced persistent heat and drought puts the warp on my mind like the ill routed exhaust on my Jeep Commando put on my collection of select LPs back in 1989. (I’d still weep for … Continue reading
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In the garage: Three months with the 2018 Volvo S90
It’s been a while. And life with the Volvo has been as expected. I bought the Mussel Blue S90 Momentum on June 28, getting an extension of the warranty just under the wire. I’ve taken it on a couple to … Continue reading
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The frustration of trying to find a car
I can define my needs. Back seat room (more than 35″) – comfortable enough that I wouldn’t mind sitting behind myself on a long road trip. Modern safety – radar cruise, lane keep assist, full suite of airbags, good safety … Continue reading
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Automobiles of Goth Incompetence
In Season 2 Episode 10 of the CW series Superman and Lois, Superman blasts through an interdimensional portal to Bizarro world. I sighed in canonical relief when he discovered Bizarro world was a cube, not a sphere, and was only … Continue reading
Car Search Update
Began the car search in earnest by getting off my can and visiting deanships to see what the situation is. It’s not as grim as I thought it might be. I talked to sales folks at three Kia and two … Continue reading
Radwood Austin 2022
Went to the Radwood at COTA last Saturday, with the boy and his friend. They have little interest in cars, so went off to explore the rides at COTAland, while I perused the vintage machines. I didn’t haul my Mercedes … Continue reading
The One In Five 