Category Archives: Say What?

Miscellaneous stuff we can’t file anywhere else…

Zen and The Art of Honda Maintenance

Honda

Call me a cheap Serb (or quarter Serb), but I always get the inspiration to do a lot of household chores myself to save money.  images[1]In this case, maintenance on the CR-V was overdue, so I decided to bite the bullet and do the dreaded “90,000 Maintenance” that is legendary in Honda service departments around the world.  My own 90,000 mile mark passed…a long time ago…105,000 miles ago!

What is the 90,000 Maintenance?  The whole enchilada, baby!  This means the timing belt, water pump, all fluids (oil, trans fluid, rear transfer case fluid, coolant, etc.), new belts, and even new ignition components if needed.  Fortunately I have recent wires and distributor cap, but everything else was overdue.  Especially the timing belt.  The idea of the pistons crashing into the valves when the belt breaks is enough motivation to get it done.   (And yet, some don’t!  My buddy just lunched his ’95 Accord two months ago when the timing belt broke…and just sold it last week for $300.  I can’t say I didn’t warn him!)  I’ve just started on the project.  So, how is the ordeal going?

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The Internet Has Changed Everything

Computing, Say What?

Do you remember what life was like before we had the internet in our lives?  Internet graphicI certainly do.  As a somewhat heavy internet user, there isn’t any facet of my life that hasn’t been affected by it.  What I do on a day-to-day basis is enhanced by having access to so much information at my fingertips.

I can’t do everything on the internet, but there is plenty that I’ve found that has been helpful to me over the years.  Being an early adopter, I was a member of Compuserve back before the internet became an avenue of public access.  Compuserve’s information service was like a scaled-down version of the internet, but all contained in one place.   Things have grown by leaps and bounds since them, but the basic premise is the same.  How so?

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Bad Grammar Getting Worse??

Say What?

This just shocked me today: I visited a very well known online store that sells computer parts and electronics, and read a description of one of the items, which is a Pioneer CD/radio for the car.  I don’t know what is failing in society today, but check out how many grammatical errors there are:

A good CD receiver doesn’t have to break the bank. Pioneer’s DEH-11E proves how the point. The DEH-11E is a reasonably-priced, car audio CD receiver with a 200W MOSFET speaker system. It supports CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW formats for versatility. In addition, with Pioneer’s Supertuner IIID technology, the receiver also provides exceptional FM and AM performance — and it doesn’t scrimp on the sound quality. The receiver provides exceptional sound quality to match your taste.

With the built-in AUX input, plug in your portable media devices is easier. The DEH-11E is specially designed to expand your system and add stunningl sound quality! At such a low price, a good opportunity to check out!

Terrible. I left in the spelling error, the factual error (“200W MOSFET speaker system”–no such thing!), and the sentence fragments that make absolutely no sense.  The underlining is mine.  Did we skip grammar class, or is this how our kids are being taught today?

Not A Cruiser

Travel

About ten years ago, my father took all of us on a cruise to Cozumel.  It was part of a group of individuals he’d known from a restaurant/lounge that he frequented, and to him it sounded like fun.  And for us, it was a free trip.  Having said that, though, it was probably the least enjoyable trip I was ever on.  Why is that?

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