Monthly Archives: February 2011

May of 2010 we are in the process of moving from Lansing to Grand Rapids. I have loaded up the Traverse I was driving at the time with boxes, kids and hooked up the camper to haul to the new … Continue reading →

This happened to my dad’s computer (with a genuine Intel motherboard).  He was just using it as he normally would, and smoke started billowing out of it.  I imagine there was a frantic struggle to turn the thing off, and … Continue reading →

My passenger side headlight went out on my 2001 GTI.  Headlight lamps are typically very easy to change because it’s something that has to be done frequently over the life of a car.  Volkswagen decided to make this a little … Continue reading →

That is a serious flat tire.

This is Erin.  This story is from December 31, 2010 (New Years Eve).  Do you remember how weird and awful the weather was that day?  39 degrees and raining!  Anyway, I wanted to go to the fitness center that morning, … Continue reading →

I’m going a bit further back in the archive, Dave – 2002.  Pretty simple task: go to the store and get some cat litter.  I went to the store and purchased cat litter.  I then came home.  As I yanked … Continue reading →

This is how Newegg treats two Xeon E5606 processors.  Nice!