Over at the Equinox blog I was writing about (in re library software, open source and all that) putting the dogma in the kennel… which I have been trying to do with car purchases as well.
I am realizing that I really just want someone to issue me a car. It’s a big purchase, it’s an important purchase, and yet on some level I secretly yearn for some major government authority to put a car in my driveway so I can just get it over.
Meanwhile I had an absolutely fabu visit with some librarians in Tifton yesterday morning and am now a proud owner of a PINES library card, and dearly want to share pictures with you, but my little fingers have been flying flying flying on the keyboard (and my not-so-little behind has been perched in chairs in various meetings), so I will try very hard to do that tonight.
Finally, I logged in to my blog to see an exhortation to upgrade to WordPress 2.6. Based on previous ready-fire-aim experiences with WordPress releases, all I can say is not on your life. As in the past, I’m waiting to see what happens when other people upgrade, and will then tiptoe out of my foxhole to attempt a WordPress upgrade on a test site. To paraphrase the great bard Bon Jovi, “Shot through the heart/And you’re to blame/You give open source/A bad name.” Well, that doesn’t scan, but you get the drift.
Posted on this day, other years:
- Upcoming talks and presentations - 2007
- Trying to find the subject in my consumer object - 2007
- Write-a-thon in progress - 2007
- This is a test - 2007
Karen:
For what it’s worth, Tom ordered a new Prius with all the options he wanted on it from Japan. New on the lots is about impossible, though I have found some used from our local Toyota dealer. We’ve test driven and love the fact that the MPG indicator sometimes soars to 75 MPG or more. There will be an issue with batteries in the future – cost, commodities required to manufacture – but we’re looking at being able to be mobile in a very mass-trans-unfriendly environment here in the midwest. Toyota is also coming out with plug-ins that run 40 mmiles or so without any gas at all, but lithium-ion batteries will be expensive to replace and will wear out more frequently than the Prius’ battery.
Just read an article in the Washington Post on the Smart Fortwo car – article was something like LIFE IN THE CUTE LANE – sorry to muddy the waters, I think there’s a yearlong waiting list … still sounded like your kind of car.
Robin, that sounds wonderful. With just one car in the family we need wheels now — with me on the road, sharing a car doesn’t work. Still, one can dream…
We bought a Prius 2 years ago, back when you could still get a deal on them. It is without a doubt the best car I have ever had … even better than my ’80 Honda wagon! Great gas mileage, very low CO2 emissions, lots of cool toys (continuously variable transmission, regenerative braking, Blue Tooth, etc.), and plenty of room. They are hard to find on dealer lots these days, and they’re certainly pricey, but if you have to buy a car anyway, well……