Summertime memory
Here is a picture from months ago, when it was warm out. It is the old Coast Guard station at Wendy Park
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Tracking Inflation at Aftermarket News
I took a look at inflationary pressures in the automotive aftermarket. Even though the Consumer Price Index has been accelerating, the CPI for motor vehicle repair has been accelerating even faster. I look at some of the numbers over at …
Rolling With the Numbers
One data series I have been working on is Tire Review’s Rolling with the Numbers, a video series that examines data we have collected from tire dealers through regular surveys. Here is one of the latest videos. By the way, …
Shopowner’s Top Concerns
Here is something I wrote for the January issue of Aftermarket News. It is based on a survey of shopowners we did in 2021, asking them about their top concerns about their shop. Two things keeping them up at night …
My New MacBook
My circa-2011 MacBook finally decided to retire. It got replaced by a new MacBook Air with the new Apple M1 chip. I will give a couple of mini-reviews, but the first thing I want to talk about is its extreme …
How Long?
Wow, I haven’t updated this blog since April 2017. In a way, that makes sense because I started a new job in May 2017 (be sure to check out the wonderful content at babcox.com) and I was concentrating on that. …
Roman Blood – Ancient Rome Mixed with Raymond Chandler
What do you get when you mix ancient Roman history with a detective novel with the atmosphere of Raymond Chandler? You will get Roman Blood – A Novel of Ancient Rome, the first in a series of detective novels (Roma …
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North Ridgeville HS Class of 1976 Reunion
Bookmark this page to keep up-to-date on planning for our 40th high school reunion that will be held August 13th. Hope to see you there!
NRHS Class of 76 Song of the Week is Heartbreaker
The North Ridgeville High School Class of 76 Song of the Week is Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin. The headline says this is from 1976, although a commenter places it later (although still in the 70’s)
March 2015 And No Posts
Well, the only reason I came here was to install a whole bunch of Word Press updates.