With talk of a bailout of GM (General Motors) looming, I figured I had to make some kind of comment. In the past, I have commented several times in this blog about the poor management decisions of GM and other automakers. I noted that just about any person off the street would have seen the trends coming that have put …
Trixie Rides Again!
Just a quick update. Trixie spent a couple weeks in the shop getting all dried out, carpets cleaned, and enzyme treatments applied. I also changed all the fluids (transmission, differential, oil and filter, coolant, etc.) All seems fine now. Yay! It is great to have Trixie back, and we’re looking forward to more adventures. This summer, she might get to …
Got… a clue?
First, we hear that GM is having problems and cutting back. Now, about a month later, we hear the same or worse news from Ford. Huge cuts and changes affecting tens to hundreds of thousands of employees. I feel very bad for these folks. While in my field, IS/IT, jobs can be had just about anywhere, the same is not …
Dampened Holiday Spirits
Well Christmas and the Holiday season were going nicely this year… busy but I got some actual time off and I was really enjoying that. I’m certainly behind in my posting and editing the Intelligent Design article I had planned. But, 2005 went out in a bit of a wild way here in the Bay area. We got rain… lots …
Rabbit Tracking Tech! aka MP3 and ID3 tags
This topic, as the title states is somewhat of a rabbit track from what I was going to post. I WAS going to post the details of my stereo install this weekend in my Miata. I’m still going to do this, but it might take a while. To give you some idea how this all went, I’m debating between “Frankenstein …
Need a name for Miata…
It seems that most of the time when a Mazda Miata is being referred to, it usually has a name. I guess this must be because they are so much fun, that they just become members of the family. Well, here is my problem… my Miata has no name! It is a ’95 M Edition, Merlot Mica. I just love …