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Successes Both Mechanical and Technological

November 12, 2011December 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

The weekend isn’t even halfway over, and already I’ve achieved two significant project successes — or at least, I hope I have. (One of them has yet to be proven out). Since at least one of these has been something I’ve tried to achieve for a long time without any success, I thought I’d post how I got it done in case it helps others.

Keeping Busy (with New Problems)

November 6, 2011November 7, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Another busy weekend under the belt. Somehow, I guess I expected to have a few somewhat less hectic weekends between the conclusion of our Saturday childbirth classes and the birth of our baby, but as they say, nature abhors a vacuum.

Oddball Review: JVC KW-XR810 Car Stereo

November 6, 2011May 29, 2014 Chief Oddball 21 Comments

The JVC KW-XR810 is an apt replacement for the GTO's factory stereo and offers improved sound with a wider range of equalization options and two different (and very effective) loudness modes that the original system lacked.

Exorcising the Goat Gremlins

October 23, 2011October 25, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I’m never a happy camper when my car starts giving me crap. So I was none too pleased by my GTO’s behavior over the last few weeks, during which time it started displaying myriad symptoms of some unidentifiable illness or another, all of which seemed infuriatingly unrelated.

Neurotic Parkers

September 13, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

No, this post isn’t about a family of mentally unhealthy folks with the surname Parker. It’s about people parking. In lots. I recently decided to pony up the monthly fee to park my car in the covered deck next to our office building.

Out of the Frying Pan

August 31, 2011October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Finally got my car out of the hot Texas sun and into the office parking garage. $25 per month well spent.

Imagine a World Where People Actually Do As They’re Told

March 31, 2011September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could count on people to do their jobs properly? In the modern world, simply expecting people to do what they’re paid to do is, sadly, often expecting too much. What’s worse, sometimes this happens despite all of your careful and meticulous planning and research, the point of which was to avoid getting shafted by incompetence.

Photos: GTO at Sunset

August 1, 2010August 1, 2010 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I haven’t taken any new photos of my GTO since 2006, embarrassingly enough. After the recent oil leak problem was addressed, I had a renewed interest in taking the car out for a spin. After an early-morning car wash on Saturday, I decided that some new low-light photos were in order.

Whistlin’ Dixie

July 28, 2010September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Over the past decade that I’ve spent in southwest Florida, I’ve seen my share of ups and downs. One of the definite downs of my residence here has been the service offered by the local area’s Pontiac dealerships. From that fateful day in 2001 when Naples’ big-name Pontiac dealership of note first got its claws into my Trans Am, I’ve been on a roller coaster ride of poor workmanship, damaged parts, rude service writers and flat-out brainless employees of every conceivable position.

Stargazing (In The Metaphorical Sense)

June 25, 2010June 25, 2010 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

It was a fairly quiet week at work, though I don’t mean “quiet” as in “not busy.” With another product release out the door, plus a newsletter campaign and a variety of internal system upgrades, bug fixes and testing, there was plenty to do.

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