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All posts for the month May, 2011
Down Time
Posted by Gillies on May 30, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/30/down-time-2/
Tahoe
I put three-quarters of a tank of gas in a Chevy Tahoe this morning. $75.
Posted by Gillies on May 28, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/28/tahoe/
Bottomless
The Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock:
LaHood notes that the federal government has $900 million invested in the project [of building a Metro line to Dulles Airport]. He said he wants a solution that “respects the idea that we don’t have a bottomless pit of money.”
Well, maybe we don’t have a bottomless pit of money in this particular instance. Ah, but elsewhere there’s one such pit to be found. Another item I saw in the Washington Post:
The Obama administration has proposed a $553 billion budget for the Pentagon next year, excluding the cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Posted by Gillies on May 26, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/26/bottomless/
Apogee Jam
I haven’t used GarageBand on the iPad since my unfortunate first encounters with the app. But it looks like the Apogee Jam might make all the difference.
Posted by Gillies on May 25, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/25/apogee-jam/
Natural Science: One Riff Down, 3,000 to Go
The “Natural Science” quest is underway, although we’re a long way from Mt. Doom. I’ve learned one lick.
Posted by Gillies on May 24, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/24/natural-science-one-riff-down-3000-to-go/
Fine By Me
So long as a greyhound fits in the back. GreenCarReports.com:
So let’s get one thing straight: The 2012 Toyota Prius V is a station wagon. It’s not a minivan (no sliding doors, no third row) and it’s certainly not a sport utility vehicle or crossover (no all-wheel-drive, no jacked-up ride height).
Posted by Gillies on May 23, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/23/fine-by-me/
Not a Pretty View
Topher Mathews tweets from the Acela:
So, so many empty factories sitting among rows and rows of decrepit homes. #Amtrak—
Topher Mathews (@GeorgetownMet) May 22, 2011
Posted by Gillies on May 22, 2011
http://gilli.es/2011/05/22/not-a-pretty-view/
