Met this nice lady, from England, who suggested that I buy a Range Rover just like hers: She’s owned several Jaguars as well, and this is probably her eighth Land Rover. She says that her lawns are quite large, and the Rover is very nice for driving around your property, and has good space in …
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Celine Dion
Turns out, there’s nothing at all wrong with Celine Dion songs; it’s just a matter of who performs them. This is the creation of Scott Bradlee, who has a loosely-knit collection of musicians called Postmodern Jukebox, who take music from one genre, and perform it in a completely different one. (Others have started doing this …
Car Update
So the inspector came and checked out the car; it’s almost certainly a writeoff. The frame is bent, right where the rear wheels are; it’s designed to, so that it absorbs the impact and protects the occupants. But, that makes it pretty impractical to repair. It’s pretty amazing that all the glass was undamaged. Believe …
Ouch
Grrr….. tourists. I’m fine, just a little sore. The other car is pretty much a writeoff; clouds of smoke and a large puddle on the pavement are not good signs. Not sure what they’ll do about this one yet. I *almost* loaded my bike in the back just beforehand; happy now that I didn’t. Procrastination …
Pininfarina
Pininfarina is an old-school Italian design company. They’ve designed just about every Ferrari since I’ve been born; as well as other cars like Alfa Romeos, and when someone like Cadillac or Volvo need a car that looks good, that’s who they call. Basically, if you want a car to look good, you go to Pininfarina …