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Making progress with building pantry & pass-through for recyclables. Got a lot done today, and around 6pm, realized I was out of soda. Quick trip to corner for fountain soda as a treat… except that at the stop sign heading out of the neighborhood, I heard the oddest sound — somewhat like when the muffler’s [...]

Actually, my dream car shouldn’t be too far off in the future: four-cylinder hybrid BMW. Preferably convertible.
The BMW element is solely because of the rear-wheel drive aspect, which I threatened TD I’d explain, because to have true duoistic tendencies, a certain level of gearheaded skill is required. Obviously one must first love machines — [...]

Let’s start with an older engine (less intricacy) and assume you’re sitting behind the wheel, key in the ignition, and you’re starting the car. The other reason for the ‘older car’ explaination is that a) it’s the kind I know, and b) a lot of stuff now is controlled by computer. This is what’s happening, [...]