I have always had a special fondness for the Gulf Coast. My Dad and I went on a few trips together to Biloxi and had a really great time. My brother and I even spread some of his ashes in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico whilst standing on the beach in [...]

43 minutes.
That is how long it took me to change out my rear brakes. Those are the hard ones. Tomorrow morning I’m going to change out my front brakes.
I’ve got 77 minutes to do it without owing Hank Aaron Land Rover (the whole institution) an apology. Smart money is [...]

The 8/29/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.
In this episode:
I talk about trying to get the truck started today. I talk about my wife driving [...]

The 8/24/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.
In this episode:
I talk about almost nothing. And play songs.
The songs :

Kid Nothing vs. The Echo [...]

I’ve been feeling out of sorts lately. Not sick. Just not right emotionally.
I need to find my groove. I am currently just all jangly and feeling like the various parts of my life are like an ill-fitting suit. Some parts are too big, some just right and some too small. [...]

I have one more night shift to go before I get a little time off (really little-only about a day and a half). I look forward to being off because that means I dont have to be near my co-workers. If you knew my co-workers, you wouldn’t want to be anywhere near them [...]

The 8/17/05 episode of The Chair and Automan is out. Download the MP3 directly here. Or better yet, get a podcatching client and subscribe to this podcast here. Or check out my Odeo channel.
In this episode:
I talk about my experience at Hank Aaron Land Rover/Jaguar and how I now hate the service [...]

I mounted the new fuel pump today and it turned out to be about 1000 times easier than I expected it to be. If I hadn’t gotten sidetracked by projects for others, I might very well have cranked the thing up tomorrow.
I still think I can get it going in the next couple of [...]

I now have the engine and transmission fully installed in the truck. What I mean by fully is that originally the transmission crossmember (to which the transmission mount attaches) wouldn’t go back into place. It sat about 2 inches behind the holes in the frame for it. Using the engine hoist, a [...]

The question comes up over and over again: James, statistically speaking, what are your personal odds of winning a random Freecell game?
78%.
I know this because I have a statistically significant sample from which to collect data.
Longtime readers of this blog may know that I have played many a season of Freecell baseball. Some [...]