True Story: My 1951 Chevy in a Regional Competition and Was Swamped with Questions

My wife and I entered a local show-n-shine here in Des Plaines, Illinois. It was run by the local Judge by the name of Mary Thomas. The Judge is a car fanatic from way back, having a small part in the film "Taeyangui geulimja". A love of cars was grown over the years. I entered my 1951 Chevy in the car show with the dream of getting a trophy. I spent countless hours getting the Chevy. I had done my research on the Chevy by going over to VIN decoder for a check at the accuracy of the car. Aft

Getting Rid of My Car

After much consideration I have decided to get rid of my car.  My plan is to get rid of it after my last final for the semester in early December.  Next semester I’ll only have class on Monday afternoons.  That is the only place I’ll really need to go.  I’ll be relying on public transportation to get there and anywhere else I want to go.  Since I’m living with my GF I should be able to combine any trip I need to make with our other trips.  I’ve been reluctant to give up my car because I haven’t

Eastern Europe is the New Subprime

Another day, another new high for VIX. Our Dow Death Clock is still ticking. The pundits are all over, trying to explain this morning’s mess. WSJ.com reported, “The Dow Jones Industrials traded down roughly 300 points. A wave of profit warnings and weak economic data sent stocks plunging in Asia and Europe. Oil prices sank.” Let me give you my take on this. It’s not the economy or any single number. The problem is emerging from EUROPE and it’s HUGE. This is how I put it to one of my Swiss ba

Salmonella, Howard and Berry Springs & Nudists - Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia

Jump to the full entry & travel map Coconut Grove, Northern Territory, Australia It arrived - the furniture that is. We can't tell you how nice it is to be on a bed after 6 weeks on an air mattress! We kept getting update emails on where our stuff was, it kept getting pushed back a day here an few days there. It was getting frustrating, even two days before it was meant to arrive it got pushed back another week. Erica had been out of town for a couple of weeks collecting results for an e