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Velocity Cruz Tablet Update

I tried. A lockup/restart problem finally took it’s toll on me so I have returned the tablet computer that I described here (kind of a review). The Velocity Cruz T310 Google Android 2.2 7″ tablet pc (pictured here) was a pretty good deal considering the price. I knew it was not the best nor highest performing unit.  If it… [Read More]

Home Sale

The sale of my home continues to be a very frustrating experience. This is my third home sale and this one is far and away the most complicated, frustrating, and time consuming. The bank or underwriter (or someone) hired an appraiser to appraise the value. He did so and now they (the underwriter) is rejecting… [Read More]

Predictions…not

Apparently I am not a fortune teller – certainly not a sports forecaster. My NFL and college football predictions did not turn out. To make it even worse, my teams barely even made a showing…  🙁   Maybe next year I’ll go with the Indianapolis Colts and the Iowa Hawkeyes. 🙂 Thankfully, I could still make… [Read More]

The Plan

Planning is one of those things that my personality type enjoys, even demands.  I love a plan. That said; I’ve intentionally avoided stating my plan here. The last couple of years have been hard. One of the problems has been that every time I attempt to develop a plan, something is thrown in the way… [Read More]

Airbag Warning

I’ve never had great success with the parts and service departments of new car dealerships.  I generally feel guilty about this as I am a DIY kinda guy and that is NOT the type of person that the service departments cater to. I think they like the fat wallet types. My guilt was lessened the other day when… [Read More]

Zombies

If you love zombies, need a good laugh, and have some time to kill there is a GREAT thread on SailNet.com titled “Would a sailboat be a good place to be” Love the description of a two-stroke!! 🙂

Bad Vibrations

Next on the Nissan Murano repair marathon was the vibration. The behavior was very interesting.  Firstly, it was not really a vibration, it was more like an oscillation.  The wheel would spin or turn back and forth what felt like a quarter inch, but was really only about an eighth of an inch, at a… [Read More]

Oil Leak

Next on the Nissan Murano repair marathon was the oil leak.  This particular oil leak was a pretty good one. An oil leak is always a nuisance – I hate the mess on my driveway and garage floor. In days past, it seems like most cars leaked a bit and it was accepted.  Not anymore. Never mind… [Read More]

Overheating?

For reasons that still confuse even me, I have two cars.  My 2005 Nissan Murano was “returned” to me in less than perfect condition. It is now overheating every time it is operated, driver side window was mostly down and would not move, driver seat ‘frame’ broken, there is a pretty good vibration at highway speeds,… [Read More]

Happy Birthday Jesus!

There is always great debate in the United States over many things.  This time of year it is over the reason for the Christmas holiday. Too bad as this is a wonderful time of year but people instead choose to turn it into disagreement, argument, and even conflict. Thankfully, this is another of the topics that is very easy… [Read More]