Eengstro on June 11th, 2005

While at the range today, I noticed that the left grip panel on my Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 had cracked across the top. The right grip panel is showing a smaller crack in the same general area. The pistol has less than 500 rounds through it, so I am quite annoyed at this failure.
I will be [...]

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Eengstro on April 27th, 2005

I’m not a Ford guy. In fact, I generally disdain American cars because, frankly, most of them suck. However, when I first saw the new 2005 Ford Mustang in Car and Driver, I was intrigued. “That’s a beautiful car,” I said. “Yeah, but how is Ford going to screw it up?” was my brother’s reply. [...]

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Eengstro on April 20th, 2005

If the power windows and sunroof on your BMW E36 suddenly stop working, there are a few things to check.
First, check the Child Protection Control–that’s the mysterious button behind the right side of the steering wheel. It’s actually a circuit breaker that is designed to trip when little Johnny tries to close the power [...]

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Eengstro on April 14th, 2005

You don’t realize how important your thumb is in your daily life until you can’t use it.
I somehow managed to jam my left thumb while going for a loose ball during the basketball game this morning. On my ride home this evening, shooting pain helped me identify the following actions which require my left thumb:

Pulling [...]

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Eengstro on March 18th, 2005

“Redesign shows mercy on everybody’s favorite car”
That’s the cover headline on April’s Car & Driver featuring the new BMW 3 series. This is the most succinct and damning indictment of Chris Bangle’s “flame surface” styling (starting with the current 7 series) that I have seen.
While back-handing BMW’s recent design direction, C/D is also expressing [...]

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Eengstro on March 11th, 2005

From CNN, we see this:

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — A defendant grabbed the pistol of a courtroom deputy, shot the deputy and fatally shot the judge and a court reporter Friday at a downtown Atlanta courthouse. The suspect then fled into the streets in a carjacked vehicle after killing another deputy outside the courthouse.

It sounds like [...]

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Eengstro on February 27th, 2005

I have just met my future Harley, and it is the 2006 Harley-Davidson Street Rod (press release here). Introduced as a mid-winter surprise, the Street Rod is the newest member of the V-Rod (VRSC) family. The Street Rod is Motorcyclist’s cover bike for March 2005. See their announcement here and their first ride here. [...]

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Eengstro on February 23rd, 2005

The California Blvd. entrance to Cal Poly gets clogged with traffic at the top of every hour during the morning. There are several side streets, driveways to apartment buildings, and vehicles parked on both sides. All of these factors make it a dangerous environment for motorcyclists (and bicyclists!). In my two years of riding, [...]

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