Technology & MSG

I don’t like putting stickers on my car. I don’t feel like I should be advertising my preferences on my windshield, if for no other reason than a police officer might not agree with my views when he’s considering whether to give a warning or write a ticket. My views might change, too… then I [...]

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I hate crossing the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, especially when there’s no other way to go. I was heading to Alexandria last night and got to sit in the mixing bowl for 20-30 minutes before crossing into Virginia. Took 20 minutes to go 25 miles on the Parkway and another hour in stop-and-go traffic for 3 [...]

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The slogan of Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP) is “Let’s Clear the Air!” I’m a tad confused about that. I’m clearly not an environmentally minded person, despite having a minored in environmental sciences. According to my studies, the machine age began back in the 1400’s, beginning a downward spiral of pollution and self-destruction that [...]

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I was at Lexus getting my car worked on last week and was reading the March 2007 issue of Spirtuality & Health magazine that a hip and happening new age owner had left behind. The magazine — printed entirely on recycled paper — is quite a load of crap, offering little in the way of [...]

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When I came back from running some errands today, I realized that I had driven home with the parking brake set. I must have spaced out or something. At least it’s an automatic. I don’t really need that parking brake, so long as I don’t park on any hills without curbs.
Damn.
Then I was driving westbound [...]

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I’ve been saying that I’m going to drive my SL2 into the ground, but recently I’ve been noodling with the idea of buying a new car. I’ve currently got my sights set on the TL. It’s a mid-size luxury sedan from Acura. A bit bigger than what I’m used to but with far nicer appointments. [...]

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Occassionally you see a bumper sticker that offends your sensibilities. “Fighting Terrorism Since 1861″ was emblazoned on the back of a white Chevy panel van, next to a confederate flag. The sticker wasn’t alone; a confederate flag was positioned between the two parts of the van’s license plate number, another in the back window. You [...]

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In the midst of running errands today a shopping cart decided to become unlodged from the sidewalk that it was perched on, falling over into my rear passenger-side door. There was a loud thump and a some cursing on my part. I parked my car and took a quick peek at the rear door; some [...]

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