Why didn’t anyone tell me…

Things I wish people would document, plus some original fiction. Weird, huh?

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Entries from June 2011

The Mazda Office Chair

June 27th, 2011 · No Comments

We’ve mentioned in the past that we’re preparing for the 24 Hours of Lemons, a much less pretentious racing series than that thing in France with the shining carbon fibers and titanium bolts and so on. Ours is more duct tape and welded steel. But one of the side effects is that you come across [...]

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The Ant Slayer Goes Mobile

June 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

So there’s no good way to say this. My car has acquired ants. Not hundreds of thousands, but just a couple hundred total. I don’t want ants in my car. Late last night I finally put ant poison around the rear windshield where they seemed most active and this morning they’re just gone. But what [...]

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Race Day Weekend

June 13th, 2011 · No Comments

Transcribed from an email to my family, but suitable here as well: Saturday, as I’m sure you all know, is/was the 24 Hours of LeMans (the real one, in LeMans, France), which is still running and will end in about 5 more hours. Audi has lost two cars to spectacularly devastating crashes, with both drivers [...]

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