‘Cause I’m trying to get caught up on a bunch o’ stuff, that’s why.
- Congrats to all parties involved in getting the Expedition 37 astronauts up to the ISS today. I’ll give a lot of credit to the Russians, they really have it down pat when it comes to simply getting the job done.
- While changing channels to get to NASA-TV I accidentally wound up on NBC Sports channel and some hunting show, heavily sponsored by the NRA. I had never seen any of the ads they’re running now to keep their faithful in line. Oh. My. God! I’m actually a big supporter of the Second Amendment, but in the Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly way. These NRA dudes are truly scary.
- I’m not a big fan of Chrysler vehicles after the problems they’ve given us in the last couple of years. On the other hand, the ads they’ve been running for the last year or so for the new Dart II have been fantastic. Very catchy, clever, amusing, and effective. Now I’m starting to see similar ads for the new Charger. Conclusion – their cars might be questionable, but they’ve got a great ad agency!
- Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.
- Do raccoons hibernate or do I have to put up with these critters running around on my roof all winter long?
- Does anyone know where I can get some of those old baseball-themed “No Fear” T-shirts still? I can find articles about them online and one or two on Ebay, but that’s it.
- I don’t normally do Facebook memes, but many of my fannish/filker friends are taking the “What Literary Character Are You?” test. So I answered their silly questions honestly, and got “Gandalf”. It’s so tempting to take it again and try to guess what answers will give the “Sauron” or “Darth Vader”.
- Speaking of busted Chryslers, I happened across a YouTube video that shows how to replace the part that’s broken in my daughter’s PT Cruiser. It’s a little box inside the steering column about the size of a pack of cards and the replacement looks pretty straightforward. Except that you need a couple of dealer-only “anti-theft” tools. And the part is only available to dealers. And two dealers have told me that the only way to fix it is to replace the entire steering column for $2,000+. I’m just about the furthest thing in the world from being a “car guy” or a “gear head”, but does anyone wanna bet that I can find that “dealer only” piece in a junkyard and get the “dealer only” tools somewhere on Ebay and fix the car for something on the order of $100 instead of something on the order of $2,000?
- I’ve upgraded all of my iCritters to iOS7 and I’m really happy with it for the most part. A couple of little glitches here and there on a couple of apps, but none of them are a big thing. Except for the redesigned WordPress app. Geez Louise! I tried to use it today to write this post and wanted to gouge my eyeballs out with a fork after about five minutes.
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