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BlogThe current tablet craze (both iOS and Android) has me feeling like a cranky old man. Between my phone and my laptop, I have all the sizes I need covered. Seeing an
HP Slate 500 on eBay for $200 though, I decided to take the plunge and see if it did something for me I wasn't expecting. Having tried the other tablets I thought Win7 might offer something more along my line of interest. While the OS was well adjusted for tablet (on screen keyboard, tilt, etc) I found myself defaulting to my phone before reaching for it. The consumer preview of Windows 8 provided better eye candy, and a better on screen keyboard but again fell by the side when in competition with my phone. When Lisa still preferred her phone over the tablet for reading kindle books I knew it was time to sell it. The only one who
really got excited about it was Lila, but to be fair she also gets excited about cardboard boxes. I might try again when Windows 8 tablets are out, as this one
wasn't a spectacular performer but for now I'm fine being a cranky old man.
With my dad out of town and Lisa sick enough to request a trip to the emergency room, Lila had no place to go. After driving home to drop off Lisa, she tagged along with me back to work where she was
instantly cooed over and abducted for almost an hour. Who knew free babysitting was so easy to find. She eventually came back to me and after 5 minutes of crawling I learned the floor at work is more disgusting than I ever imagined. She spent the rest of the day in her playpen with only a few complaints toward the end, a successful first day at work.
With the temperature finally reaching my minimum 50° requirement, it was time to activate the motorcycle. Aversive to rush hour highway traffic, I decided to take Grand River all the way to Detroit which was an adventure in itself. Burned out and abandoned buildings were rampant, with little to no evidence of commerce existing beyond Southfield freeway. Aside from the view, the traffic lights were not prohibitive and I didn't hear a single gunshot or witness any murders to my surprise, plus it was only 5 minutes longer than my typical commute. I managed to confuse the parking structure management who eventually told me to just pull into an electric car spot while they decided my fate. Having never heard their decision I plan to continue parking there.
I wasn't going to do it, but
this deal forced my hand. I'm now on the Mass Effect bandwagon despite having skipped the first and second installment. I'm told the multiplayer is some quality 4 player co-op and I'm hoping it’s worth the price in case I can’t stand the single player.
My first reaction to a 6 month birthday party for a baby was one of uncertainty. The immediate followup of "bring your Xbox for a BF3 LAN too" immediately removed any hesitation I had. What better way to celebrate a milestone than virtual killing. Lila of course had a blast showing off her cuteness while James and I had a blast with the baby mommas brother protecting and capturing map points.
The Senator held a "Lord of the Rings" marathon today featuring all 3 extended versions for a 12 hour odyssey. A prior engagement meant I had to kidnap Lila from the event for the first movie, but powered through the last two. Lisa simply could not take any more hobbits and left before the final movie concluded. Only the great TomTom can claim to actually have seen all 12 hours of madness.
Less than 2 weeks after
returning to duty, my
Cougar decided to
spew transmission fluid all over my parking space at work. After a momentary stun, I got back in the car and drove about halfway home before hearing the humm of a transmission with no transmission fluid. I did manage to get within the free 5 mile tow range of AAA so this return trip was much less expensive than the
original. I shouldn't be surprised, as everyone on the Cougar forums warned me the sheered bolt head would probably get lodged between the differential and the case and cut a hole through it (which I assume is what happened). Silly me and my faith in the magnet.
With the weather stations forecasting a
class 3 kill storm, I decided it was time to bust out the
HD DVD player for a showing of Blade Runner. I can't remember the last time I watched the movie but my post HD-DVD failure discounted
limited edition did not disappoint. As is typical with kill storm predictions, nothing actually happened and the mood was not as dark as it could have been.
The ultimate beer, at least in my opinion, is
Innis & Gunn. Unfortunately, it's only available outside the U.S, or rather it was until today. TomTom found
French landing liquor which actually stocks the liquid of the gods.
After sitting in my barn for 3 months following the
breakdown event, I decided it was time to
investigate what actually went wrong with my
Cougar. Knowing it was internal to the transmission, I took a chance and removed the shift tower where the most common issue of a
sheered bolt made itself known. A call to Jason from the Cougar club yielded a replacement tower for $50, which after a $150 fee to a local transmission shop to frankenstein the two into a workable one had it replaced and
back on the road.
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