Monthly Archives: May 2007

Review: Saab Roof Rack Load Bars

2007-05-13 – 16:05

Can a $95 Saab roof rack replace a $220 Thule rack?
Last week I sold one of the cars, but didn’t mention it was one I used to transport my bikes to mountain bike trails and to some longer road rides. It’s been six years since we bought the roof rack for the car we […]

By frank | Posted in Cycling | Comments (1)

No Impact Man’s Opaque Toilet Habits

2007-05-13 – 10:30

No Impact Man’s blog fascinated me when I read about it, and the fascination continued through reading the overview articles and a few of the daily posts. I mentioned I wasn’t trying to be critical as I made some comments on specific aspects of measuring impact. Now that I’ve been reading for several posts, I’ve […]

By frank | Posted in Parenting | Comments (0)

Why fly?

2007-05-10 – 07:23

Flying used to be fun. In the mid to late 1990’s and the early 2000’s, airlines were doing very well and seemed always to try to do better. For the most part whatever they could do to gain your repeat business, they did. Upgrades, increasingly decent meals on slightly longer flights, friendly staff, more room […]

By frank | Posted in Travel | Comments (0)

The Perfect Mess

2007-05-09 – 07:00

I’m not the neatest person alive, but I’m far from the messiest.
Elizabeth on the other hand is a one-girl Perfect Storm of clutter. She’s so messy, when she walks in to a clean room, the room will clutter itself up out of fear, or maybe it’s admiration; who can tell?
I’ve learned a few things […]

By frank | Posted in Parenting | Comments (0)

Walking in “downtown” Evans

2007-05-07 – 21:12

After a month of listings, phone calls, and meeting up with prospective buyers in various parking lots around town, I’ve traded the car Andrea and I bought when we returned from London in April 2001 for a counter check in to our bank account.
The guy who bought the car really likes it, which is […]

By frank | Posted in Columbia County, GA | Comments (2)