I did a little research about Europe’s ability for vehicles to see traffic and accident conditions in their car automatically (for example overlaid on a GPS map), and I’m a little more educated about it now. It’s called TMC (Traffic Message Channel), and most European countries support it now. It transmits info to […]

Of course I’m sure there are some nice and normal car salespeople, but this was just too funny… I started to inquire about a Hummer SUT to a few dealerships, and this was one of my conversations:
Me: I want this color and these options [boring stuff cut out]. If you have that exact vehicle […]

There are websites that can show live freeway speeds, accidents, etc. for US cities.
While doing some investigating into different navigation systems for a vehicle, I noticed something really neat that only European models have. They are able to display traffic and accidents on the navigation map magically (and reroute you to your destination to […]

I would just like to say that after been stuck with Zest soap for awhile before going back to Irish Spring soap, I truly appreciate what a superior soap Irish Spring is. I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else for the rest of my life. That’s terribly interesting, wouldn’t you say? […]

I found a corned beef recipe online (the Internet is pretty cool), and I’m sure everyone really cares about it… But too bad. I’m going to *try* to makes corned beef for dinner, so I’m off to the store. I’m not sure if I even have a pot big enough… […]

This is really the only joke I know, but I think it’s pretty damn funny. Allison (my friend’s girlfriend) told it to me like 2 years ago, and I still think it’s funny, so here goes…

A guy comes home from work to see his girlfriend crying and packing all her stuff. When he […]

The October 2004 issue of Playboy is going to be featuring video game characters. Some are going to be “posing seductively”, some topless and others with full nudity. Some of the characters being featured are BloodRayne, Mileena, Nina, Tala, etc.
Seems kind of strange (but funny) to me. Maybe I would be more […]

While it would be for no real reason, other than just to see if it could be done, I think I ruled out putting an Xbox in a Hummer 2. There just isn’t enough room to put it anywhere without loosing functional space.
Actually, now that I think about it, I guess it could serve […]

Went to the Pageant of the Masters last night in Laguna Beach, and it was pretty awesome (like it always is). The only really annoying thing with it is all the shows are sold out 9 months in advance every year (but I guess that’s a good thing, because if it was lame, no […]

I poked around a little bit, and found out Alpine has a touch-screen compatible navigation system after all (NVE-N099P), which is the one piece missing from the setup I want. The only problem is that it’s only available in Europe and comes with road maps of Europe. I can’t find any dimension specs […]

The issues I have with the factory stereo in the 2005 H2 really bothers me enough that the the first thing I would do with the truck (assuming I get one) will be replace the factory stereo.
I did a little research, and so far, the best option I can find is an Alpine based system, […]

After 6 weeks of jumping through hoops, I’m going to Russia next month for 5 days.
Russia is not a particularly easy country to travel to (most countries don’t require an American citizen to even get a Visa), but I got it all taken care of.

Got a US Passport

Got “sponsored” so I could apply for a […]

Sick of all my Hummer related entries in the blog yet? It’s just been on my mind lately I guess…
Anyway, I read an interview with one of the guys at GM, and he mentioned that they are working on a Hybrid H2. But it isn’t expected until the 2007 or 2008 […]

Did a little research on the stereo options for the Hummer 2 today. New for 2005 is the option for a touch-screen navigation system. Sounds cool, but check this out…

If you get the navigation system, you can’t have the CD changer.

The DVD that holds the maps goes in the normal CD/DVD slot on […]

While I don’t absolutely *need* a new car, the 2005 H2 SUT is making me put some serious consideration into it. So now I’m trying to justify what would end up being about $65,000 (when it’s all said and done) in my mind. So this is what I came up with… Starting […]

In case anyone is bored, you can find some funny reading over at my Winn and Sims site. It’s my dealings with a law firm that sometimes seems so ridiculous that I think I’m on a hidden camera show or something.

My personal website is so completely out dated (years old), that I decided to switch the whole thing over to a blog. It makes it easier to mange, and maybe I’ll actually put new stuff once in awhile because of it.
If you want to run a blog, Google’s Blogger service is […]