(Guest Blogger: Erin Hunter)

Hallo! 2008 has been an incredibly exciting time for us, not just because we found out your choice for Ultimate Clan Leader☺, ... are the best ever! (That's YOU, by the way!) Writing about North American bears instead of feral ... are the most popular pets in America! Go, dogs, go! But when we sat down and thought about it, we felt [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:41:32

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My neighbor's daughter

I haven't posted much lately.  I have been mainly watching my diet, working out at the gym, and trying to deal with a tough real estate economy ... The woman involved in a serious accident on Interstate 15 near 800 North Tuesday morning is not likely ... . The freeway was closed for about 15 minutes while the chopper landed to transport the woman [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:14:02

Brilliant Finds From Across The Blogshops

At my size, one would be more of a blogshop stalker than an online shopaholic! I’ve bought stuff online up to about 7 times or so, and only 2 or more barely fits me. Sigh. Which is why I LOVE bazaars! I can try dresses from the boutiques directly. See my update sometime this week regarding Absolute Bazaar organized by Absolute Obsession last [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:43:54

Sammamish Forum - Letters to editor

Parkway does too little After attending an informational meeting about the East Lake Sammamish Parkway Nov ... watch the road. When a large truck or any other vehicle has a problem in a median section ... trouble, people lose their jobs and the city is raising taxes for every project they promote. How [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:38:48

Movie Review: Role Models

by Omar Mazariego Before I get into the movie itself, what’s really good with that National Guard “Citizen Soldier” recruitment music video they play before every movie these days? They even got Kid Rock to do his own National Guard recruitment video. I’m not surprised though. He risked his life by hittin’ those Pamela Anderson skins [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:46:03

Remembrance in the Naked Kingdom

This is Remembrance Day. Sometimes called Armistice, this day commemorates the War Dead. Through my progression of life, it has meant different things. As a child, it was simply a holiday from school; perhaps a day imbued with ritual dour parades and gatherings in the auditorium - something we all fidgeted and complained through, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:13:10

Daily Flog: Democrats go shopping for GM; Obama storms White House

Runnin' Scared From The Crap Archives: How to Be Happy Though Married by Alan Scherstuhl (2:29PM 11/11) Schizo Letter of the Day - Armageddon Alert! by Tony Ortega (1:39PM 11/11) New Yankee Stadium Will Make It Easier to Ignore the Game by Roy Edroso (1:12PM 11/11) Sound of the City Live: Conor Oberst at Terminal 5 (3:00PM 11/11) T.I [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:15:51

Spinning Like A Top

By Jen Dunnaway Editor There'll always be vehicles at SEMA that just kind of blow your mind, and for me, this spinning Chevy pickup was one of them. The guys at Z. Galena were nice enough to demo the tall truck's capabilities, even though they'd apparently already caught some flack for doing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:04:25

Heroes- Villains Episode Summary, trailers for next week

By Kate Blake- Admin MV Heroes got back to basics this week- by this I mean focus returned to our core characters and provided some solid linear narrative that connected this season’s disparate storylines to the very first season and some of our favorite moments from that season which was the one that people initially enjoyed and tuned in for [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:44:08

Feeling Droll and Updates

I feel like I'm not writing but ranting about half the time, not really writing. Other people's blogs seem funny and smart and mine seems droll ... ? One for commuting and one for hauling big things (I've done it once). I like my truck, I don't absolutely love my truck. I love my car but I wish it had more up-to-date features and wasn't so short - so [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:58:35

Armistice Day

There is as they say a first time for everything and so it proved today at City Hall ... this lunchtime concerning the progress of our Truth Truck. According to Paul Golding it's all going ... I don't think audio on its own is good enough on this particular occasion and since the truth truck [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:17:08

procrastinating again

i am so avoiding finishing my work tonight, I was so gung ho earlier but I stopped to eat dinner and watch tv, then thought hell, ... , I bought a new car, I traded in the car and the truck and only lost a little money on the deal - I knew that was going to happen since I just bought the truck 8 mos ago and truck values have gone down [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:58:35

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Tarps For The Industrial Truck Tarp Market. Wheel Wedge The Wheel Wedge prevents accidental rolling of cars, trucks, RVs, & Trailers ... is an Understatement. Doityourself construction. World Wide Shipping. Buildings for the Trucking ... , warehouses and shelters. And Durable. So is Brilliant Shine. accessories plug into lighter. Trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:41:37

A micro nuclear reactor in your garden?

A micro nuclear reactor in your garden? Posted by Roland Piquepaille @ 9:49 am Categories: Energy & Environment, Engineering & Innovation Tags: Plant, Roland Piquepaille, Hyperion Solutions Corp. Imagine a nuclear reactor small enough to be carried by truck and buried in a garden… According to The Guardian, a U.S. company based in New [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:49:54

A fantastic example of crap marketing

A blogger and entrepreneur I follow called Jeff Chavez of NorthStar Think Tank referenced a truck he’d seen recently: I was driving next to a truck that was transporting some portable bathrooms. The company was called “Port-O-John.” On the door of the truck were these words, “The Number One Company in a Number Two [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:52:02

Better Energy Systems announces expansion of “tread” line

As all things green become more and more mainstream, Better Energy Systems have announced an expansion to their tread line, ... which features cases and bags for tech products made from a super-material concocted out of South American truck tires. text-480x144 BES is currently best known for their Solio Hybrid Solar [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 19:52:25

Travelogue: Moving Gramma and Grampa from FL to RI

Ellyn, Gramma, Grampa and I flew to Florida a few weeks ago to pack up G+G's house and drive all the stuff back to RI ... was in RI already. Brad picked us up again Thursday morning so we could get the Penske rental truck and have a little tour of his business. The truck wasn't ready yet, though, so he let us borrow [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:57:29

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

Audrina Patridge in a bikini November 11th, 2008 With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side-by-side) between her breasts, but I’ll take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:40:58

More details on Toyota's coupe addition to new Prius family

It's been known for some time that Toyota is toying with the idea of a nearly-full-line Prius sub-brand. Expected to feature a wagon-like, or possible truck-like model and a coupe in addition to the next-gen Prius sedan, the range would offer a focal point for Toyota's serious fuel-efficiency efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:24:00

Tributes, Memories & Milestones

Flowery Tributes We honoured the 11th hour of this 11th day in this 11th month, as we have like clockwork, these past four years, by singing our national anthem, humming God Save the Queen and paying tearful, televised tribute to our war heroes, alive and dead for the annual and auspicious occasion of the 90th anniversary of Armistice this [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:43:37

Beginner’s Guide to Far Cry 2

Editor’s note: This is yet another in a long list of kick ass Sarcastic Gamer Survival Guides. If you want to check out the other ones in the series, click here for our list of guides for games like GTA IV, Call of Duty 4, Battlefield Bad Company and Burnout Paradise, among others [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:00:30

LONG OVERDUE transfer vacuum valve conversion writeup

Converting an FJ62’s 4WD Vacuum Shift from Electric to Manual By Dan Moeller a.k.a. Spook50 After 18 years and 217K miles, the electric solenoids that control my transfer case’s ability to shift into (and out of) 4WD had finally failed. Any electrical part will do this eventually, so why pay $300-$400 for a new part that will fail again ( [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 20:57:40

The Truth Truck is on the Road!

The BNP’s Truth Truck has left on its first national tour, promoting the Racism Cuts Both Ways initiative and White History month. Driven by British Pride website director Paul Golding, the Truth Truck is scheduled to stop ... Ways initiative is highlighted on the Truth Truck’s banners, which point out that media and police [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 16:42:09

Ruby the pig and the spitting llama - Willits, California, United States

Jump to the full entry & travel map Willits, California, United States Willit is a quaint little town that has the distinction of being known as a town with a strong focus on sustainability. It was really fun place. The weather was beautiful, the KOA wasn't crowded. The people there were very friendly and it was a great kid friendly place [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 14:55:59

Lawmakers prepare industry-aid bills for lame-duck session

Lawmakers prepare industry-aid bills for lame-duck session Pelosi to call for ‘emergency and limited financial assistance’ Harry Stoffer Automotive News | November 11, 2008 - 3:14 pm EST WASHINGTON — Key members of Congress said today they are preparing emergency legislation that would provide more federal aid to the auto industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:33:51

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

Audrina Patridge in a bikini With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side-by-side) between her breasts, but I’ll take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:28:20

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

Audrina Patridge in a bikini Written on November 11, 2008 – 6:41 pm | by With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:41:48

So a little birdie told me something...

There is a little rumor out there that Councilman Evans' car was stolen the other night.. ... ...Georgetown gets a little taste of Shaw.  But I would find it even funnier if some tow truck driver grabbed him for one of the infamous Council Parking Jobs...anyway. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:28:38

Driving styles and etiquette…

Chicago: One hand on wheel, one hand on horn. New York: One hand on wheel, one finger out window ... on the brake, throwing a McDonald’s bag out the window. West Virginia: Four-wheel drive pickup truck ... -up truck, right hand holding a Dunkin Donuts coffee, cigarette dangling from mouth, greasy hair shoved [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:39:39

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side-by-side) between her breasts, but I’ll take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:41:36

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side-by-side) between her breasts, but I’ll take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:35:10

Bombs kill 2 in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Two roadside bombs exploded within minutes of each other in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 17, an official with Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. One bomb exploded near a truck that was delivering newspapers, while the other exploded near vendors and laborers nearby, the official said [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 07:51:16

Small and Nuclear

Say the words “nuclear reactor” and you probably imagine a vast complex with cooling towers, radiation symbols plastered everywhere, ... to last. Every ten years or so, the idea goes, you ship your reactor back to Hyperion, which refurbishes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:21:28

Audrina Patridge in a bikini

With the winter months approaching, bikini posts are sadly few and far between. So, naturally, I jumped at these photos of Audrina Patridge filming an episode of The Hills today. Sure, I could probably drive a Mack truck (or two side-by-side) between her breasts, but I'll take [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:00:00

62 veers sharply to the right

;) Hey there, Just changed my front brake cylinders with brand-spanking new ones as the driver's side wheel seized on me. Well after spending 2 hours adjusting and tinkering with the brakes, the truck still veers the right. My mechanic said that the brakes on the drivers side are oil-soaked and advises to replace them [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:33:06

S.I. Freight Line Has Come Out of Retirement in Style

... , and four other cities in the Midwest and New England. NYC Economic Development Corporation officials ... to landfills in other parts of the country.) The rehabilitation of the freight line, which closed in 1991 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:27:23

Bridle Path, Christchurch NZ

I'd been doing my Christchurch city and Port Hills walks to coincide with school timing: finished home chores after Leah and Luke had left for school; ... . They looked hot. I walked past a bench commemorating the Cressy sailing ship bringing English settlers [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:33:00

Don’t chase the market; price ahead and let the market chase you!

The ability to lear faster than your competitors may be the onlyu sustainable competitive advantage - Arei De Geus When the market shifts, ... it may resemble something like a monster truck crushing the cars on its path in one of those monster truck rallies. It has a stream roller effect on the market. The survival instintcs kick ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:36:03

War, What Is It Good For?

I get annoyed when people say war never solved anything, or all those people died in vain. No matter which way you look at it, war is a catalyst ( ... another 2 minutes he would have missed that truck. What if I did not have to stop for a pee, the danger [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:38:09

The winners….and another update

I am SO sorry! You guys must have thought I fell of the face of the earth….. I suppose in a sense I did. Frankly though, it feels like I’ve been off the face of the earth since last April when we first bought this house and put our old house up for sale [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:57:14

dave thanks

just wanted to tell every one that dave is a great sponsor to have on this site he will help you out and do what he has to do keep up the good work and i am glad i have one of your products on my truck and i hope to be doing more with you soon thanks a bunch CTD03 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:20:17

Updated: The Truth Truck Whirlwinds across Southern England and Black Country!

The first day of the BNP’s nationwide Truth Truck tour has come to an end in the historic city of Bath in southern England ... , the BNP Truth Truck team visited London, Brighton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Salisbury, Corsham and Bath, before docking in for the night. Image below left: from left to right: Truth Truck driver Paul [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 13:26:23

A Career of Kids and Kindness

Continuing with the guest perspectives about what drives each of us in our work to protect animals, today I’ll give the floor to Dorothy Weller, ... the young “sabuesos” routinely ran alongside our truck in some of the roughest sections of town [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 22:00:54

We camped on the ridge at 10,900 feet right beside this really cool Bristle Cone. Andrew checked the thermometer throughout the night and the lowest the temperature got was 47 degrees. We expected it to be much cooler. It was colder than that in the back of our truck the week [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:45:38

President’s new state transport is definitely a class apart

The state seems to be preparing in a great way to cater to the needs and comforts of the new president Mr. Barack Obama. The Presidents state transport also promises to make a statement with GM working ... about the cars system and not entertaining any questions about the president’s new transport. Looks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 10:28:53

Donations to schools...and Donna arrives! - San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Jump to the full entry & travel map San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic As I mentioned in my last posting, ... to drive on.  The Rotary Club secretary recruited a friend who drives a police truck to drive ... 4 of us into the cab of the truck!    We did try to donate the supplies 2 weeks ago [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:11:25

The 38 Worst Judicial Travesties of the Michigan Supreme Court

Legacy of “Gang of Four” Haunts Accident Victims Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Cliff Taylor is now unemployed, having lost his re-election bid to Judge Diane Hathaway last week. Under Taylor’s reign, the Court devastated the rights of accident victims throughout Michigan [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:59:20

Veterans’ Day: Tasha Gerken and the IED

reprinted from May 16 2007 Ashely and Tasha’s mother sends the the following from May 10: I am OK! ... I do have some hearing loss in my right ear No…I did not do combat rolls out of the truck while still moving No…I did not hit it on purpose (i didn’t see it till last sec) Yes…My truck did catch on fire [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 21:00:12

The Elixirs of Love

If you ever needed a cheer-me-up, we heartily recommend a sip of Donizetti's Elixir of Love, the effervescent show at the SF Opera ... of enjoying both. Both share an attractive albeit simple set and a few props -- a cute ice-cream truck [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:36:46

Elderly Vehicles, Emergency Funds, and a Panic-Free Crisis

Elderly Vehicles, Emergency Funds, and a Panic-Free Crisis On a Monday evening in June this year, we owned two elderly but very dependable vehicles… a small car and truck that we had bought new and paid cash for. Our plan was to keep both vehicles for as long as possible… and to keep them [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:01:29

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