Posts from — September 2005
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September 25, 2005 5 Comments
Don't see that every day
Quick tip for those of you with little, bitty "purse" pooches, do not allow your small dog to EVER walk through a revolving door.
Today, I witnessed the wagging tail & torso of the little small dog on one side of the door and the head of the dog on the other side of the door. Not good.
In the end, the story ended happily, as both owner & pooch walked out just as dumb as they were when they walked in. Amazing.
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September 22, 2005 2 Comments
Welcome to your day
If there weren't days like this, how would you even recognize the good ones?
Now, if you really want to have some fun, set this as your desktop background and tile the image. 
image courtesy of Rob
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September 22, 2005 1 Comment
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September 21, 2005 1 Comment
Amazing
Houser has just an absoutely amazing photo up. Check it out.
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September 21, 2005 2 Comments
Better gas mileage: tailgate up or tailgate down?
It would stand to reason that you might be able to get better gas mileage with the tailgate down on a pickup truck, right? I mean, with the tailgate up (closed) it stops the wind and creates more drag, doesn't it?
In short, no.
Pickup trucks get better gas mileage with the tailgate up. Why?
Long story short, the with the tailgate closed, the air flowing over the truck enters the bed of the truck and the flows back towards the cab, creating a little vortex/tornado of air that stays in the bed. This wave of air in the bed creates a natural cover for the truck bed, allowing other air flowing over the cab of the truck to efficiently flow past the bed, past the tailgate and beyond the truck, thus lowering the truck's drag. Driving with the tailgate down actually INCREASES the drag because the air "cover" is never created - air escapes right out with the tailgate down.
And, all things equal, a lower drag coefficient will contribute to better gas mileage (less resistance, less friction, less power need to maintain velocity, etc).
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September 20, 2005 2 Comments
Fanblogs up to #62
Remember how thrilled I was when our college football blog rose to #228 back in July? Or when we spiked up to #150 a few days later?
Well, Fanblogs is the #62 trafficked blog. YAHOOTIE!
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September 18, 2005 1 Comment
links for 2005-09-18
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September 18, 2005 Comments Off
Or maybe I won't have to wait
Just talked to my good buddies at DirecTV and they have been nice enough to help me upgrade to HD with a HD Tivo and OTA antenna with free install next week. I got a considerable discount because we've been with DirecTV for 6+ years and have upgraded packages. Sweet!
When the new MPEG-4 format rolls out in a year or so, I will have the option to upgrade at no cost. Sweet sweet.
And six months free HD package & Showtime. Sweet sweet sweet.
If you are interested in DirecTV, please email me via the contact form. If we refer one another, we both get credits and package upgrades.
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links for 2005-09-17
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September 17, 2005 Comments Off
Dig it
If I start digging a hole in my back yard and never stop digging, where would I come out on the other side of the world? Hmmm…right in the Indian Ocean, huh? Well, now I know.
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