Yesterday was crazy busy. A run to a pumpkin path/apple orchard in Delano for maternity photos. Then we bought a metric ton of apple-based products (cider, salsa, butter, bread, and yes, apples) before heading back to the city. I did a basic clean-out of the car, and then we went and looked at Hondas. We … Read more
…and I am, uh, a material girl? Or something like that anyway. Ordered up a set of these this morning. Got to get back to pounding pavement, soon. Something to keep me motivated over the winter months ahead. The health/activity thing has been weighing on my mind a lot lately, what with Edwin due to … Read more
So the Subie hit 100,000 miles this morning on the way in to the office. You always hear that that’s the point when all the stuff on a car starts to break. The mechanic that handles my more-simple tasks (spark plugs, struts, etc.) scoffs at this and says that “until they hit 160,000 miles, Subarus … Read more
• I’m very happy that there’s going to be an NFL season this year. I’m not happy that the SportsCenter app keeps going off every two minutes with an NFL signing announcement, and so far all the Vikes have managed to do is cut some good players and sign a mediocre receiver away from Chicago. … Read more
Gas prices have already hit $4 per gallon , and the doom-n-gloomers say it could go as high as $5 this coming summer. That’s some serious ouch right there. And here I’d been looking at replacing the WRX in the next couple of years with something family-friendly-yet-sporty (I was looking at a Mini Countryman S … Read more
So based upon recent discussions surrounding finances and our priorities right now (savings, house, kid, workshop) and such, it’s more or less come down to having to keep this beast for another couple of years. She’s at the 94,000-mile mark, and they’ve been pretty hard miles. And I’ll be pouring some money into her for … Read more
So I took her in to the dealership this morning. First they told me that they had no loaners for me (and that they couldn’t loan an Acura to a Subaru driver), and that Enterprise wouldn’t be open until 0730. Then they only took about 45 minutes with the car, during which time they told … Read more
1. You may (or may not) have noticed that this site was suspended — along with my others. A2 Hosting claims that one of them was hacked, but couldn’t tell me which one or the symptoms. They re-instated me around 6:30 this morning (not long after I discovered it), and I’ve spent the last hour … Read more
As a typical American, my primary mode of transportation is a car. We’re a two-car family, of course. I’ll begin with describing mine. My personal car is a 2005 Subaru Impreza WRX. It’s the wagon variant, and it’s a nice blend between utility and fast-as-hell. It’s got a few aftermarket mods, like a catback exhaust, … Read more