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to my son ian. happy birthday ian!

1770.2 total miles. for a while in the morning on sunday, we were getting 31.1 mpg. helped the last part of the trip as to saving fuel. however. the mountains of flagstaff dropped it down to 28.6. still not to shabby for a 75 mile per hour drive! it’s a good little car! yep. arizona [...]

in moriarty nm. have to do the stats tomorrow. i forgot to write them down. mileage sucked today. always a wind. strong at times. but otherwise a very nice ride. it’s 8:30 here, but it feels like 9:30 and so, bed is likely very soon. the car is holding up well. it’s not terribly uncomfortable. [...]

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my little black car and i have reached a milestone, and faster than in previous years. it’s a good little car.

vacation is almost here. woohoo!

out to the lake for memorial day weekend! back home last night. all set for work today! last night, the hawks – the mighty blackhawks took a 2-0 lead in the stanley cup! woohoo!!! not that i am a hockey fan, cause i’m not. but i am a chicago fan. hell, i even rooted for [...]

i felt sorry for the president as well as those that expected him to speak today in elmwood, il. the weather in illinois changes every 10 minutes, so to some extent it must have been expected. i hope that everyone had thoughts of the men and women that protect us 24x7x365. i know that i [...]

sucks. illinois approved a rate hike that started at the first of the year for home owners insurance, as well as others. i have had a home, and therefore, insurance for 15 years. in that time, i have never had a claim. i have certainly had the opportunity too, with a couple floods and the [...]