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05/25/13: The 2013 Chevrolet Cruze diesel has arrived
I’m looking forward hearing more from owners/drivers of the new Chevrolet Cruze diesel that will be available in the U.S. It will primarily compete with the Volkswagen TDI diesel line when it comes to price,… »05/24/13: Cracked CCV hose: The MB smells like oil
05/24/13: An alligator/turtle relationship and an old Army airfield
Location: Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Townsend, GA, USA Photographer: Mary Ellen Urbanski was at Bluebill Pond when she saw what she thought was an alligator sunning itself on a stump. On a side note and as an… »05/23/13: Time to call Gary Gerber for lube and diesel oil advice
In keeping with a slow once-over on the new to me 1982 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel, it looked as if the previous oil change was not a diesel specific oil … meaning that it wasn’t designed for the additional soot… »05/23/13: The future is bright for science and super capacitors too
I love reading stories about bright young inventors exploring the world of science and remember with fondness the days of science fair projects. One that recently caught my eye was a scholarship winner from California… »05/22/13: Finally … we know how to pronounce GIF
Steve Wilhite, father of the Graphics Interchange Format, has ended the heated debate on how to pronounce "GIF." LINK… »05/22/13: Move along, nothing to see here.
Hmm, perhaps we are alone in having to make significant changes in our health care coverage this year … not to mention paying more for less? “If you already have health insurance through your job … nothing… »05/22/13: Is there enough outrage over IRS targeting conservatives?
I’m sure that I’m not the only one hesitant to voice my thoughts about the IRS targeting conservative groups like the Tea Party and pondering the wisdom of even chiming in. Normally I favor the “keep… »05/21/13: A few more updates on the 1982 Mercedes 300D
Learning, learning, learning. After spending the weekend putting a few things back together on the old Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel, after taking too much off, it is back on the road again with four new… »05/20/13: Major tornado damage in southern Oklahoma City
I’m not looking forward to watching the news tonight … my thoughts and prayers go out to those in the path of these deadly storms. USAToday LINK… »05/20/13: Spina Bifida lip dub effort at Lakota East #wewantellen
My son mentioned a video produced by his alma mater, Lakota East High School, and after first thinking it was just another goofy video, I realized that the community and student body effort was a lot of work – I even… »05/19/13: Hard to beat photos of aircraft landing in St. Maartin
Great series of 13 photos from St. Maartin’s Princess Juliana International Airport on Weather.com this month where Maho Beach-goers get up close and personal with landing aircraft (one of many posted short videos… »05/18/13: Removing too many parts from the Mercedes at one time
I’ve been taking too many things apart and not putting them back together fast enough, so before I go any further, I think I’ll put some new parts back on? (forgetting where all my parts are from and where… »05/17/13: ISS Chris Hadfield’s photo “A New Dawn” last week
05/17/13: Excellent information on the “cost” behind 401Ks
May 16, 2013 You could end up with a lot less savings at 65 than you ever anticipated because of fees charged by the financial institutions managing your retirement accounts. Robert Hiltonsmith, who researches… »05/16/13: Archive: A video project for a Planning class by Taylor
As Taylor wrapped up his senior year in college and reviewed his posted grades for the last time, he read me his 20-some page capstone paper and showed me a video he did for another class. I enjoyed the history lesson… »05/15/13: A popular 1st music video from space – Col. Chris Hadfield
The first Canadian to walk in space, who also was the first Canadian to command the International Space Station, is now the first human to shoot a music video in space on his last day on the job.… »05/15/13: Motley Fool Stock Advisor: The death of diesel …
A Motley Fool financial advisory email arrived in my email box this week which caught my eye with a subject line reading “The death of diesel.” While this seems to predict dire news for those of use who are… »05/14/13: Happy Birthday to Katelyn, my married daughter
Just saying “married” and seeing these photos is making me feel old! I’m posting a couple brother-sister photos from our family trip to Montana back in 1999 and this past weekend. That day was about Taylor so we… »05/12/13: Learning to manually shutdown my old Mercedes diesel
EDIT: Still working the bugs out of the WordPress plug-in Postie (missing the text?) when it comes to including images and video via email from my iPhone and iPad. The above is a short test video demonstrating shutting… »05/12/13: A Miami University graduation milestone for Taylor
We proudly celebrated my son Taylor’s Miami University’s college graduation this weekend at Yager Stadium in Oxford Ohio and later with more family downtown Cincinnati for dinner. Brenda and I enjoyed seeing our son… »05/11/13: Panorama of Miami Graduation (iPhone 5 attempt)
EDIT: Attempted an iPhone5 panorama photo on Saturday and assume the photo size was too larger for the limited Sprint 3G service?)… »05/10/13: Tech Friday: Reusing my OLD Blue Snowball microphone
After almost throwing away my older version of the Blue Snowball microphone, I decided to plug the USB mic into my new iMac running OSX 10.8.3 … and to my surprise it worked great for a couple VOIP connections. … »05/09/13: Flying with frequent flyer miles
An article in Thursday’s WSJ highlighted airline loyalty programs and just how easy it was to book a frequent flyer seat. The data collected by Switchfly Inc, looked for 2 seats on 14 round trip dates between June and… »05/08/13: Removing the crusted on rear brake calipers and rotor/drums
I was up late Tuesday night taking apart the well crusted rear brakes on the new to me 31 year old Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel. It was a slower than usual process as the quality brakes were nearly down to metal to… »05/07/13: Happy Birthday to me – A Mercedes diesel is parked in my garage
Hmm … it looks like some kind of ancient diesel is parking in my garage? It has been a long time since I’ve looked at one of these beastly relics. (our last was an ‘87 MB 560SEL) The overall condition looks… »05/06/13: SiriusXM Jam_ON with Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers
I’ve posted a few Van Session links in the past and figured why not at a SiriusXM Jam_ON session recording a “Little Too Late.” It has been fun watching the Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers expand their… »05/05/13: Desultory advice: Buy BIGGER bathroom bar soap
Once in a while the “post for the day” reaches desperation levels and inspiration comes to me in the shower … literally! So after reaching into the simpleton part of my brain – the majority of it, before I get a… »05/04/13: Video: Jay Leno talks about the B-17
Jay Leno does a great job shooting automotive videos in between his real job duties (aka: The Tonight Show) and occasionally detours into subjects that interest many of us. His recognition for aviation history and… »05/03/13: Looking good — well at least the bride and groom were!
The first 50 professional wedding photos from Shuey Mills Photography have trickled in to be reviewed. I know I’m not suppose to be sharing the previews, but can’t help myself and will include two, ok THREE since… »05/02/13: Sprint continues to expand their LTE 4G footprint
Looks like there might be LTE service at the boat? The speedy expansion of Sprint’s LTE network continues with a total of 21 cities with speeds of 6 to 8Mbps with peaks of up to 25Mbps. Here’s the list of… »05/02/13: A local connection in Discovery’s The Big Brain Theory
The Discovery Channel’s Big Brain Theory included one of our Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA284) chapter members as a competitor – Tom Johnson (@flyboytomj). The engineering reality show debuted with both… »05/01/13: Fixing the Debt: Unfortunately it is going to take another crisis
Erskine Bowles gave his pitch on CNBC’s Squawkbox Wednesday morning although doesn’t seem to be making much headway with the politicians who refuse to face reality. Neither Republicans or Democrats seem… »04/30/13: Video: Whatever you call this, it is impressive
Dance, ballet, juggling, rhythmic gymnastics? Whatever it is, this is impressive.… »04/30/13: Archive: Great tips on getting the most meat out of a lobster
I appreciated a video from America’s Test Kitchen on Lifehacker and thought it was worth archiving and sharing … not that I fix lobster everyday. Twist off the tail, split the shell on the back, pull… »04/29/13: Tinkering with the IPad app Uncrate
2014 Volkswagen GTI on Uncrate – link Volkswagen XL1 on Uncrate – link… »04/29/13: Stock market indices are in record territory
04/28/13: Visiting with Katelyn and Drew–the newlyweds
We drove Brenda’s parents home to western New York last week and opening the farmhouse after a week or so of staying with us in Cincinnati. They were glad to finally get home from Florida. Brenda and I then hitched up… »04/26/13: NYC 9/11 debris–aircraft part–found over a decade later
The part, which police believe came from one of the two commercial airliners destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, was discovered Wednesday by surveyors inspecting the rear of 51 Park Pl., several blocks from ground zero. The… »04/25/13: The I-71 Cleveland Ohio skyline
The trip driving into Cleveland Ohio never really gets old, although after winter the roadways could use a little cleaning up.… »04/25/13: Simple carburetor for Volkswagen aircraft conversions
This is really just an archive of a message to the guy who purchase my project. He indicated that the parts have successfully been permitted into China and inquired on what carburetor he should put on the engine. The… »04/24/13: A good phone, not a great phone–Walt Mossberg
The Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone … not a “must have” upgrade for Android users. It has a bigger screen, higher-resolution camera, and good battery life, but Walt Mossberg tells us that the new Samsung Galaxy S 4… »04/23/13: What was the biggest news from Apple
In Tuesday’s conference call Apple had reasonably positive news, or at least as expected news. The fact that they are increasing their dividend and hinted at something new in the second half of 2013 wasn’t… »04/23/13: Aerial slideshow from Katelyn and Drew’s Wedding day
After the big wedding weekend (4/13/2013), my daughter Katelyn and husband Drew, no longer fiancé Drew, left the Savannah Center in a helicopter for a short flight looping counter-clockwise from West Chester, Ohio.… »04/22/13: Spring as sprung and flowers are blossoming everywhere
Although we were hoping the tulips would be in bloom for Katelyn and Drew’s wedding (tulips for the “Dutch” Oostra … not that it mattered), they didn’t quite start blossoming until the other day. In fact… »04/21/13: Photo booth image, although the subjects are questionable
The photo booth at Katelyn and Drew’s wedding was a lot of fun … and very well done.… »04/21/13: Travel press for Cincinnati and Taylor’s upcoming graduation
I think we’ll spend some money for a meal downtown Cincinnati next month as a way to celebrate my son’s Geography and Urban and Regional Planning degree from Miami University. He will graduate next month and has… »04/20/13: Close accident call for me today – Liberty Township, Ohio
While stopping at our local Tractor Supply today I felt I had a somewhat close call to an accident at the corner of Liberty-Fairfield and Hamilton-Middletown (Rt 4) today in Liberty Township – a few minutes sooner. I… »04/19/13: Tech Friday: iOS apps stuck in updating mode
Sometimes the iPhone or iPad will get stuck in updating mode from the App Store and no matter how many “kills” of the app or rebooting of the device the app continues to show a stuck progress bar or “waiting”… »04/19/13: Drones over your home. Is there no privacy?
High-End Estates, Captured by Drone http://on.wsj.com/11mX3c0… »
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