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mileage speed-wise

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

I thought this was a pretty good reason to drive 65 mph instead of 75 or even 70, going from home (L.A.) to school (SLO) and back (about 400 miles roundtrip).
“Peak Performance: A U.S. Department of Transportation study averaged the fuel-efficiency curve for eight cars and light trucks.”
It’s one thing for my brother to [...]

heard you say

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

I feel like writing here. I’m not really saying anything, but this is stuff I have on my mind. (A brain dump, I suppose.)
The Fanlistings.org has a listing for “Tommy February6 / Tommy Heavenly6 (Kawase, Tomoko)” but when I go to that site the website says it’s a fanlisting for Tommy February6 only. (Okay it [...]

thanks, All

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

I’d just like to thank All for thinking of the environment. In relation their product, at least. (3x more concentrated! Requires less plastic for smaller bottles! And less cardboard for shipping! And fewer trucks for transportation!)
They did not think of the environment, however, when they built their website. All-laundry.com, thank you for bringing my browser [...]

decomposition rates

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

This is from my old “binder reminder” (1995–1996), just wanted to save the info:
Length of time for items to decompose
hall pass: 2–4 weeks
cotton rag: 1–5 months
gym sock: 1 year
tin can: 100 years
aluminum can: 200–500 years
glass bottle: undetermined

audio and heat (not necessarily together)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Follow-up on previous post: went to car stereo store, got a Panasonic CQ-C3405U (that’s what the guy said to put in there) and managed to get my CDs back, all for $170 and some change. woot. It took only 45 minutes too. Take that, Carmax service shop!
Of course, the cons: no cassette player (used only [...]

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