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Archive for May, 2008

29 May

Memorial Day: Did You Drive?

I took my boys camping over Memorial Day. It was a campground close by, so there wasn’t supposed to be a lot of driving involved. However, Friday night was so completely off-the-charts hot that I gave up trying to sleep in the tent for the rest of the weekend. Instead we drove home each night. [...]

27 May

Corvette Sited in Berlin, Germany

Last week I was in Berlin, Germany for a conference. I had some extra time that I used to wander around downtown or visit various areas that I could get to by train. As I was walking through one downtown area I happened to see a black C6 Corvette driving by.
Felt like a touch of [...]

15 May

Cleaning Your Car

I read an article recently on AOL’s service that contained car cleaning tips from the owner of McGuires cleaning products. It was a decent article. It contained some real tips and not just plugs for McGuire’s stuff. (For the record I don’t use them anyway, I use Zaino, or used to when I still had [...]

03 May

XBox Battery Worn Out in Six Months

Last fall I got an XBox360 for my birthday. Last month I had to buy two new battery packs. Do they really wear out that fast?
Most rechargable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. But I would think that they’re supposed to last more than six months. I’ve eliminated a cable or controller issue [...]

02 May

LSU Quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is Off Team

From an AP Wire story:
LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who had legal and disciplinary problems throughout his college career, was kicked off the defending national championship team.
Coach Les Miles said Perrilloux “didn’t fulfill his obligation as an LSU student-athlete.”
Unfortunately, I can’t say that this is too surprising. It’s better to do it now while you have [...]