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Some of you know I bought GoogleJuicer.com awhile back and started hosting it, though there’s nothing there, really… Well, I randomly Googled GoogleJuice and showed up on page 1!
GoogleJuice: #8 of 31,200
When there’s actually stuff there, I’m sure I’ll shoot up a bit in the rankings. The Google search ranking algorighm puts lots of weight [...]

This year, I have resumed a tradition I had observed only twice before. I suppose the “Pre-Thanksgiving Royal Gorge” is a fitting title; allow me to explain it in further detail.
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I feast upon the carcasses of dead livestock. That is, I gorge myself; mostly on meat. I stuff myself to the [...]

So, I was just moving a running video window from one screen to another, when I noticed a new feature in Windows Vista that nobody told me about.
Have you ever had a video stream running in a window and moved it from one monitor to another? Have you noticed how the video only appears on [...]

Among the toys I bought recently from ThinkGeek was a Palmsize Havoc Helicopter - Channel C (Blue). I don’t know why they put all that in the product name (at least on my order form), so I’ll just call it the “Palmsize Havoc Helicopter”. Here is my 61-second overview of a review:
Pros:
1. The helicopter half [...]

I just bought a load of stuff from ThinkGeek. Among them was the Nerf Maverick, which was really the only toy worth mentioning. The Maverick is a six-shooter style Nerf gun.
So here, in brief-overview fashion, is my review after 30 minutes of partially-continuous use.
Pros:
1. Accurate
2. Doesn’t break when I drop it repeatedly
3. Sometimes the darts [...]

Interesting. My recent Google search results include some unusual results:
Got the Glass: #2 of 85,900,000
Afterdark for Windows Vista: #1 of 27,000
Car Repair Estimates: #12 of 263,000
10 Most Recent Google Searches: #4 of 18,100,000
I just saw a few of these and did a double-take as I realized what obscure things are leading people here. Oh, and [...]

The car is finally completely running. I just paid $1100 for a bigass tuneup and new-car repairs (see previous entry), but it runs alot better now.
The thing I find amusing, of course, is that the “Check Engine” light came on after the mechanics at Meineke checked the engine. It wasn’t on before, but it [...]

Meineke finally finished inspecting my car and gave me the run-down on the initial repairs needed to get it up to a “reliable” position:
BRAKES: $557
($69*4) Rotors
$62 Front pads
$59 Rear pads
$160 Stuff I didn’t write down
ENGINE: $459
$74 Valve Cover Gasket
$20 Oil Change
$150 Plugs & Wires
$55 Coolant Flush w/new radiator cap
$160 External Drive Belts
There was more, which [...]

I registered the car today. It took two freaking hours, with 13 booths open. Other than the stagnant departmental progress, I was unexpectedly satisfied with the service. I walked in with a signed title and my DD 214, and had the proof of insurance faxed in; I walked out with a new title, registration, and [...]

So, I’m on my ninth car now. The Eclipse is fully paid off ($950) and I have the signed title in hand. Now, I must look into locations and hours of operation for the DMV (Which handles registrations here instead of the County Clerk). I have to remember to bring my DD 214 so I [...]