Interesting article from the New York Times with some good tips for saving money on gas. The article primarily focuses on gas price tracking websites. Worth a quick look: click here for the article.
Years ago I was driving from Albany to Oswego NY late at night when I realized the rear end of my car was acting oddly – it felt loose, particularly when I went around turns. I pulled over and discovered that my left rear tire was almost completely flat. The good news: I had a [...]
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Just a few images from our trip this weekend. The hike up Crazy Horse was fun although a bit grueling. We made it to the top in an hour, and were among the first on the memorial. The first picture was actually taken on the walk down – I show it first as it gives [...]
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HDR image by alf186000 Off to the Black Hills of South Dakota for a weekend motorcycle trip… back on Monday. Happy weekend! -kc 6/5/08
“Just the necessities” by un4gtableann A buddy and I are riding our bikes up to Custer, SD this Friday to visit the Crazy Horse Memorial. Once a year the folks responsible for the Memorial allow visitors to hike up the mountain (the annual Volksmarch) and see the sculpture’s progress up close. Here’s an image of [...]
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“The Bobs” from Office Space Have you begun feeling as though someone’s painted a target on your back? Do you break out in a cold sweat when your boss schedules a Friday afternoon meeting with you? Or perhaps you’re just being paranoid… but maybe not?? There are a number of reliable indicators that things have [...]
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Our area was hit by 4-6 tornadoes last Thursday evening. The largest was estimated at about 100 yards wide, and the storm was characterized as an F1 – F2 (winds up to 135mph.) As the storm approached we began seeing some unusual cloud formations and the sky turned a peculiar bluish-green color:
