Well....fuck. I got promoted to head of manufacturing at my company. I was already head of R&D (I’m the only member). The plant manager was escorted out today after one too many transgressions.

After the untimely demise of the altima rental car, I was out 500$ for the deductible on its accident (I’m somewhere in that shot above, the lady who hit me is in the ditch). So no biggie, I just took the cash out of “fun money” and called it good...Until Progressive called me yesterday and said the police report was…

Corporate came down from above and sold off the location that was also an oil change place. The manager now runs a stand alone car wash and he and I get along really well. I miss the discounts on the ultra platinum oil as well as filters. Ultra platinum oil change + intake air filter + cabin air filter = 80$. I don’t…

The focus ST got fixed. Banana express is more yellow than ever before! Also the ice storm makes the trees look cool.

Rental got beaned by a Buick SUV while driving home today. Highway traffic stopped suddenly in whiteout conditions. I got it slowed down in time. She didnt. Props to her for just grazing it and going in the ditch though.

900$ Fiero. 5-speed with the 4-banger. I know very little about it and it is 200+ miles away. My friends and I are figuring out how to get it home. Honestly, 900$ Fiero is all I needed to convince me to give it a go.

Hit the fattest raccoon I have ever seen while on the way in this morning. Thankfully I enrolled in the whole “vanishing deductible” thing with my insurance last year so my out of pocket will be next to nothing to get fixed. But wowza that was a hit! Car drives just fine though. Had to pop the fender liner back in to…

A sequel to their amazing film, turbos and temples, the MCM boys are back for a proper sequel. I’m spending the rest of tonight watching it before Christmas morning and I suggest you night owls do too.

Pretty good video overall, but the comments have some pure gold. My favorite being “KLR 650 - Flies like an eagle. Lands like a grand piano”

I got black ops 4 on the PC earlier tonight, expecting some good old fashioned COD deathmatch. Ironically,that was the only game mode that no one seemed to be playing. Everything else was battle royale based or had weird classes or something? Idfk. I wouldn’t mind so much if there was single player but there isn’t…

Well done up old Chevy truck. A neat find for the night. The owner wasn't at the bar, but all's good.

Playing overwatch and had some watered down whiskey and cokes with some old friends online. Turns out “Red Rain” is pretty much the ultimate song to play while mowing virtual avatars down and whiskey and coke is the best drink to keep you going. Kids these days with their fancy electronic music and energy drinks....…

AND SUDDENLY - SPIDERS! DOZENS OF THEM!!!!!

Was reminded today of the fact that me, captain dork of the dork squad, on the dorkcycle known as a KLR650, was about the only featured rider of an off road trail video put on by a powersports dealership. This means I have sweet footage of my bike sitting still on a dirt trail and sweet sweet footage of me grabbing a…

Was making dinner for the girl tonight and we got to talking about english phrases and stuff. I brought up how I was still struggling to review my KLR 650 and that I didn’t know how to put thoughts to words.

I have 4 Hankook Winter i*Pike tires in size 215/60/R16. These things are new/nearly new and I think one of the earlier tenants had an accord that used these. Or was going to use them. Anyways, no one claimed ownership so the landlord declared that all car parts are probably mine so here we are.

Back to snow tires/wheels. I did the swap on wednesday and my back is still a bit sore but we got snow all day today so I was happy to have them on.