March 29, 2017
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Ironically, on the very day our bat-brained Congress negates recently established rules to (nominally) protect our privacy on the Internet, along comes this proposal from my insurance broker: If I would like to cut this year’s $1,200+ tab for auto … Continue reading
March 18, 2017
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What is it? Yesh. I find myself grousing off and on — not to say incessantly — about the “new” car, a 2014 Toyota Venza, which in my petrified opinion seems to compare poorly to the much-lamented, ancient, 17-year-old Sienna. … Continue reading
January 16, 2017
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Okay, the dust has settled from this morning’s freneticism. Nothing has been decided about the bathtub drain, although I did determine, by poking around with an orange stick, that the exit hole in that drain is amazingly small. It may … Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Sometimes I feel like I’m swimming backwards: searching for retrograde items to replace commonplace tools that were once so functional you barely noticed they were there but that have been replaced with computerized junk so complicated you can’t even begin … Continue reading
January 10, 2017
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If you live in the big city that is: how much, really, do you need a car? And if you didn’t need one…how much would not having a car not cost you? Yesterday I realized there’s no way I can … Continue reading
December 21, 2016
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Well! Here’s something I wrote a couple months ago and blithely forgot to post. This was before the Fed decided to start raising interest rates. It’s an interesting idea, if you have a vehicle that’s getting old but still running…don’t … Continue reading