I wonder what’s up with this test mule.

I have a nice new Ford logo for the F-150.

... but this video popped up in my recommendations on YouTube, so I watched it. Then it got stuck in my head for a week. And then I downloaded it. Great song.

My ability to identify Toyota trucks isn’t that strong. I thought it was a T100, but now I think it’s a Tundra. Also, it’s quite a bit rougher than I thought it was.

Went on a little drive up in the mountains to see how it felt, and I love it even more now. One minor complaint... it wants to go down hills like a hyperactive, rambunctious puppy. I’m used to my ProMaster which is fantastic at engine braking without driver input. This one will take some getting used to. It’s the 4.6…

And also bear’d.

No more Cube. I found something with relatively low mileage that I could still afford while focusing most of my finances to pay off debt.

How many Opponauts have owned a minivan?

I’ll have been here for 44 years.

They’re probably still asking a bit too much, but it’s pretty low mileage. Link if kinja’d.

I’m sitting on my back porch with a cigar and some whisky (and a beer) enjoying the near 60 degree weather before we're destroyed by a blizzard. They say we're in for about 10 inches, but I'll believe it when I see it.

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I assembled a small batch of green chile chicken enchiladas from stuff on hand, and a package of shredded chicken from the grocery store’s deli. I’d rather use corn tortillas of course, but my partner doesn’t like them. They still turned out pretty good.

The raise is small but welcome. The bonus is quite large. I can pay what we owe in taxes and still have a lot left. Good times.

I started to put it together and got as far as step 3. See that red circled part G? Yeah, they didn’t put that in the box.

The commute home was a lot of fun, with people pretending the snow is the reason for their bad behavior. “No, I had to run the red light! There was no way I could have stopped! When it turned yellow I was 2000 feet away! I HAD NO CHOICE!” That and the whole “I’m gonna pretend I didn’t know this lane was a right turn…

The last few titanium wedding bands we’ve had weren’t great so I decided to get us some silicone rings. They just so happen to look like tires. I swear it's totally a coincidence.