Since my last post , I've put new tires and fender flares on Polar Bear. I started off with the notion of getting simple black steel rims. I ended up with teflon rims. They were nearly twice as expensive, but it's...
Read →After spending piles of money on paint and a rear diff rebuilt, I finally got a chance to re-install the spare tire mount. Before reinstalling, I ground the whole thing down a bit and put about 5 coats of black spray...
Read →The attached image is a photoshop Nino did that includes a lot of the cosmetic changes I want to make to Polar Bear. The cargo box and solar panel were not in my plans, but Nino just happened to find that particular...
Read →Let's start this blog post with a definition, the definition of virility. According to Wikipedia : Virility refers to any of a wide range of masculine characteristics viewed positively. It is not applicable to women...
Read →Last week, Nino, 3 skiers, and I headed up just northwest of Black Hawk city for what would be my first (and Nino's) backcountry trip. I had some of the gear I needed, but still dropped nearly $700 for 2 beacons,...
Read →On October 24th, I purchased a van from a fella in South Lake Tahoe. Nino and I named her "Polar Bear". The idea is to turn this van into a camper. To be honest, I'm not 100% confident that this is the van I want to...
Read →If you haven't followed the media noise over Lily Allen and filesharing lately... it's a lot to catch up on. The highlight came, for me, when Lily started an anti-filesharing blog, reposted another author's content...
Read →I created a handful of Wallpapers for my Palm Pre. I decided to post a handful of them on the Internet. I particularly like the Sayulita Flower and Keystone Snow. These were all snapped with a relatively inexpensive...
Read →Welcome to the next big thing: webOS. Palm's new smartphone, the Pre running their brand new operating system, webOS truly breaks new ground. webOS represents an evolutionary step that does to smartphones what Web...
Read →They say there are only two things that are for certain in life - death and taxes. Simple question. I live in the United States. For my most basic needs, I have to spend money. What if I don't want to have a job,...
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