1 Car Family: At Last

Date February 13, 2007

The Walker Cleavelands are officially now a 1 Car family. We closed on the sale of Sarah’s car tonight, and now it’s just us and our fun little Yaris. We would both like to throw a huge party; I’d like to buy a few new Macs. But…we both know the money will just be going [...]

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I Want a Local Mechanic (or “Why I’m done with Pep Boys on Piedmont!”)

Date January 16, 2007

In the spirit of people getting terribly annoyed and upset with companies (DIRECTV for example) I’ve had it with Pep Boys.
First, let me say that I don’t think it’s just the fact that they’re one of those big one-stop car places. I grew up in the Northwest and used Les Schwab during high school, college [...]

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Photoshop Fun with “Cars”

Date January 1, 2007

Looking for a WordPress plugin, I ran across Sporadic Nonsense, and then I saw this post. So I thought I’d give it a whirl as well, and I came up with the above photo. If you want the tutorial on how to do this, go here.

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She

Date March 15, 2004

I have never named a car before. My last car was an ‘81 pea-green Honda Civic station wagon, and she really deserved a name, but I never picked one and stuck with it. So, today, on the 2004 Ides of March, I proclaim the name for my ‘92 Subaru Legacy. Her name is She. The [...]

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