Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /virtual/users/e13904-13846/web/blog/header.php:12) in /virtual/users/e13904-13846/web/blog/wp-rss.php on line 8 http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog daily musings by the palindromeRACING.com crew Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:26:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My apologies for not posting anything now in over a month... I just haven't really been in the writing mood recently.So what's been going on since 10-4, good buddy?  Most notably, I'm now in a relationship with a great girl.  She's nice, caring, smart, and beautiful.  And the best thing ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=181 10-4, good buddy!!!Haha, that one never gets old.  Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I just haven't thought of any good topics.  Hopefully that will change soon. http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=180 I realized that I haven't written anything in quite a while, so I figure I should post something to let regular readers know that I'm still alive.The Corolla just went 230 miles on 10.8 gallons of gas.  So that's a measly 21.3mpg.  Not spectacular, but still better than the BMW's usual ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=179 Well, she finally made it: My BMW now has 150,000 miles on it! Appropriately enough, this photo was taken today right after lunch at my favorite restaurant Eats.For a BMW, 150K miles is still pretty early in life. I've heard of quite a few E36 M3's making it past ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=178 I was driving my car back from lunch just a little while ago... I had taken lunch at 1:00pm, and so I was heading back to the office at around 2:00pm.Out of nowhere, my car beeped at me three times... "beep beep beep".  What the hell?  It sounded just like ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=177 Yes, it's a rather arbitrary amount... but what would you do if you just happened to have an extra three grand lying around?  That's the question I've been asking myself for the past week.Every month, my printed bank statement arrives from Wachovia... it always shows my usual AT WORK REGULAR ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=176 This has been the talk of BMW internet forums for the last couple of weeks... BMW recently announced that they will be releasing its 1 Series Coupe next year in the US.What makes this car so exciting?  Well, BMW is finally releasing a "small" car again.  Although the 3-series is supposed ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=175 I woke up at 6:00am this morning because my right eye was very irritated. It was really pink, but I don't know if it actually qualifies as "pink eye" (conjunctivitis). The redness has gone down quite a bit in the last few hours, so that's promising.As a perk, ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=174 Yesterday I received something interesting in the mail: A promotional packet of Gas-X Thin Strips.  No, this wasn't a message from one of my friends... six months ago someone sent me a link to a Gas-X web site where you could register to receive a couple of the strips to ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=173 I got my BMW back last night from Wolfgang's.  Price-wise, the repair was pretty reasonable... I paid $280 to have two wheel speed sensors replaced.  The sensors themselves cost about $90 apiece... plus another $80 in labor... plus tax.As I was told, there were actually three ABS error codes being ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=171 I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July.A few people have asked how I did on the Peachtree Road Race... it went pretty well.  I ended up running with two of my friends that also had numbers.  They didn't plan to run very hard, so I decided to run ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=172 I'll be waking up in six hours, at 4:00am... that's definitely not my usual wake-up time.So why am I rising so early tomorrow?  I need to get some minor work done on the BMW before this weekend's evening autocross event.  The shop that I use, Wolfgang's Duluth Auto Repair, is ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=170 The Peachtree Road Race is exactly one week from today... for anyone not from Atlanta, this is the 10K that happens every year on July 4th.  As of three days ago, I didn't expect to run in it.  I didn't register, so I didn't receive a number for the race.Everything ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=169 July hasn't even started, and I already know that all of my disposable income for that month is gone.First is the $40 fee I'm paying for my Peachtree Road Race number.  I just found out yesterday that I'd be getting a number from a friend's friend.  Then I'm also buying ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=168 Generally I don't care so much about the quality of my beers... any cheap beer works for me, as long as it doesn't give me bitter beer face.  I'm fine drinking something as basic as Coors Light, Miller Light, or Bud Light.  When I feel like drinking something "classy", maybe ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=167 Today is the Summer Solstice... we'll have more sunlight available today than on any other day of the year.However, I'll probably get almost the exact same amount of sunlight that I get all other days of the year... roughly 10 minutes when I drive from home to work... 10 minutes ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=166 I had a really late lunch today, around 1:30pm.  At that point, I wasn't even sure where I wanted to eat, so I just started driving around.  I ended up at the Fellini's on Ponce De Leon.  For anyone who cares, I had their italian sausage pizza, and it was ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=165 Don't I already sound more intelligent, just by saying that I read The Economist?  Anyway, I came across this short article about the per-capita alcohol consumption in various countries:http://economist.com/daily/chartgallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9325487 Fascinating... our average consumption is well below European countries, because of our higher minimum drinking age.  We Americans apparently guzzle down a ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=164 Almost every Sunday for the past couple of months, I've been getting together with a bunch of old college friends to play in a kickball league.  Our team, the Kickin' Kids, finished the season with a 5-3 record.  That's actually four more wins than we had during the fall season!  ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=163 Contrary to what most people thought, I've survived to be 27 years of age. That's 50% older than 18-year-olds. Not that it stops 18-year-old girls from flirting with me.Given that though, being 27 isn't too bad. I have an awesome BMW M3 with which I can woo ... http://www.palindromeracing.com/blog/?p=161