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Two Yellow Cars

Slowly, people are learning that I have two yellow cars. I have not really put it out there too much. Those who have seen my new yellow car simply assume that I sold my old one. Nope! Now here’s the … Continue reading

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My new car

I just bought another car today: a Ford Focus ST.  It’s yellow.  Maybe I’ll need to rename this blog “Yellow Cars Journal.”

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A trip to Sacramento

Wednesday this week, I had to drop Courtney off in Sacramento where Barbara is for a teacher conference: a perfect opportunity to take the Porsche out.  I wanted to get there fast, but there were a lot of police around … Continue reading

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Road Trip!

I think Barb and I have found a way to solve the Porsche’s low miles – Road Trips! On a whim, we decided to visit two of our god kids and Barbara’s cousin. The thing is, they are all in … Continue reading

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Becoming a part time driver

Now that I’m a full-time teacher, I don’t drive at all – c’mon, I live half a mile from work. It’s quicker and easier to walk and ride my bike. As a result, I have put very few miles on … Continue reading

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Porsche Parade

In a brief drive to the store and back, I saw three very nice looking Porsches, and all of them were followed by a police car. I wonder what this means? The Corvette that I also saw was not followed … Continue reading

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The cost of maintenance

Recently, I took the car in to get it smogged and because a little wrench showed up on the dash. Even though I have not driven the car much (I’m still under 40K), regularly scheduled maintenance still shows up because … Continue reading

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Not your average teacher’s car

I’ve been taking my car to school all week, since it’s my last week of a long-term sub assignment, and I’ve been parking it in the very prominent teacher parking section by the gym, a spot that can be seen … Continue reading

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Porsches like to be driven for longer periods

I’ve been using my trickle charger more and more just to keep the car going so I finally took it in to get checked out.  The problem: Porsches like to be driven a long time to charge the battery.  They … Continue reading

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A ride up Mt. Hamilton

Since it was my friend Ray’s birthday today, we decided to take a ride up to the top of Mt. Hamilton to see the Lick Observatory. The ride was a blast in my nimble little car and the views at … Continue reading

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