Monthly Archives: July 2008

Dark Night – One more thing…

Was pretty cool to see Keith Szarabajka playing one of the cops.  He was one of the antiheroes from the Angel TV series (I’ve seen him in other shows as well) but its always good to see one of the actors from … Continue reading

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The Dark Knight

It’s been some time since my jaw dropped at the theater – last night, watching “The Dark Knight.”  I don’t think my jaw un-dropped the other time.  It’s one thing to have a ton of hype for a big movie, … Continue reading

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No Country for Old Men

I don’t get it. Oscar winner. Rave reviews. I’ll admit some of it was mildly entertaining, but at the end – everything just seemed… pointless.

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I think I fixed it!

Won’t know till I get her all put back together, but I pulled the 2nd valve lifter for the #4 cylinder today and it was frozen, the plunger didn’t budge.  The spring had plenty to it but I’m hoping – … Continue reading

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33.5 MPG

So far I’ve cleared about 4 tanks of fuel at a steady 33.5MPG in my Volkswagen, the little tricks I’ve been using to bump up the mileage from an average of 28MPG have pretty much become second nature. 1. Slow … Continue reading

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Jumper / White Noise 2

Finally had a chance to see Jumper, starring Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Diane Lane, Samuel L Jackson, and Michael Rooker – I thought it’d be cool from the previews and I was right.  Basic plot, David Rice (Christensen) discovers he … Continue reading

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Truck Update

Got the intake manifold off today, but the lifters are stuck in the block.  Going to try and hunt down a removal tool so I can remove them without destroying them.  I’m only replacing them in that one cylinder (technically, … Continue reading

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Halfway to fixed…

The order is in for the new motor in the Chevy. In the interim, so I don’t have to risk it blowing up – or have to tow it to my cousin’s to install the new engine, I’m going to … Continue reading

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Frak Iran.

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Whoops!

Won’t see this reported in the MSM, despite being an AP story… US removes uranium from Iraq At this point, the US has lost the PR war in Iraq so there’s no real point in even having a press conference… … Continue reading

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