Mark Denovich

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Reunited, and it feels so good

My '76 Alfa Romeo Spider returned from it's long exile in storage. Last time I drove it I picked up Deb for our first date. I'm glad to have it home again, even though it means a lot…

Garage Update

I finally bought my first roll-away tool chest this afternoon. I didn't want to spend a ton (no Snap-on or Matco, or whatever Griot's sells) but still wanted a good chest... something with…

Why men don't watch women's sports

This seems so obvious to me, but yet another columnist misses the essential point. Most of us (men), presumably also most of the men who care about sports, don't perceive other men in a sexual…

Stupidity Halflife

Less than a month after I got back from my last trip, and in sweltering heat, I recently caught myself thinking about another motorcycle roadtrip. I think it was my ass, Becoming aware of my…

Happiness is a cold gas tank

No A/C on a bike. In the heat of summer you learn to appreciate cooling whereever you find it. A nice cold gas tank, either fresh from the garage, or after a fill-up, is a few welcome minutes of…

Perspective

The following article claims that Americans spend $16B annually on matters related to incontinence: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/healthscience/2001562063_incontinence20.html That's more…

Scheduled Maintainence

I finally got around to working on the Triumph this weekend. First up was adjusting the chain slack. I really should have addressed this sooner. It's so easy on this bike. Next on the list was…

Courting Doom

I've been using some backup software (backup2l) for the last few months on this server. I finally got around to actually copying those backups off site. It was amazingly painless using rsync to…

Triple plus Whammy

On Friday the fan relay on the Milano stopped working while in heavy traffic. Shortly thereafter she puked her coolant all over the street... the lower radiator hose connection slipped enough to…

Physics and Food

This Periodic Table of Condiment Expiration is a handy resource. I'm a sucker for interesting condiments, and as a result the 'fridge is half full of barely used bottles of unknown vintage.…