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Monthly Archives: October 2011
New favorite
Rocks she dug up
Experiment update
Not quite two weeks in to my little experiment, and my blood pressure has dropped from 155/91 to 120/71. Correlation!=Causation, and all, but that’s pretty stark.
Replacing the multifunction switch on a 1999 Jeep Cherokee
This was my process. Your mileage may vary. You can get this switch at Amazon. Tools needed: Phillips head screwdriver T-20 torx bit Flashlight Optional: Belgian Malinois Step 1: Remove the three Phillips head screws from the bottom of the steering column cover. Step 2: Realize you can’t quite get to the last screw while… Read More »
Things the Internet taught me
I went down to my FFL on Saturday to start my portion of the cluster that is NFA Paperwork. It took 65 days for the NFA branch to decide it was okay for Gemtech to send a .22 suppressor down to a shop that makes suppressors for .50s. Whatever. Since I am a total n00b… Read More »
Monetization
I’m playing around with some Amazon Affiliate stuff on the main site. Let me know if I screw up anything.
How to buy a cheap car
As a huge proponent of driving sub-$5000 cars, I often get asked to help people pick inexpensive cars. I have been involved in probably 30 car purchases in the last 8 years, so I have a lot of experience. This reminds me of a quote: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience? Well, that comes from… Read More »
They grow up so fast
Casey at 6 weeks vs Casey at 10 months
QOTD
“Well that was dumb. You should be resistant to change like the rest of us.” A trainer to a student, after the student relayed a conversation he had with a manager where the student said, “I love learning new things.” Student is now going to be learning so many products that there’s no way he’s… Read More »
Seriously?
It’s barely October!