My parents and I recently said goodbye to our 2001 Ford Escape after a relatively catastrophic transmission failure. It gave us 92,000 mostly trouble-free miles, and even though it was “just a nine-year-old SUV,” I do miss it just a bit.
We collectively decided to avoid a transmission repair after discovering the cost of a new (not remanufactured) trans would be $4,200. On a vehicle valued at $4,500, it’s tough to justify the expense. Well, it’s cheaper than a new car… but there’s an underlying issue. The early Escape was very …
Those who know me well know that I essentially live and breathe cars/motorsports. I’ve decided to finally take my miscellaneous, rambling thoughts on the past and present happenings, and write them out to share with the world… or whoever it is reading what I write.
With college life being as it is, I can’t promise any frequency of writing. Hopefully what I do write will be interesting, though. Please feel free to comment on the posts!
For future reference, all car-related posts can be found here.
Scott Monty – the social media brain behind Ford Motor Company as of recent – just tweeted. He linked to an article about the new Ford Taurus account on Twitter, and how all the posts are currently automated until they find adequate staffing resources.
Should interns get the keys to the social media machine? Weigh in here: http://scottwesterman.com/?p=1288
The public reply by Scott Westerman makes perfect sense, and I have to agree with the points he makes. To make things more simple, I figured I’d outline my take on my own blog, versus a comment on Scott’s.
I’ve had …
Yes, that’s what the email from Yolanda, the college recruiter at AOL, said sometime this past week. The smattering of interns working with AOL this summer are all halfway through their jobs and thus, their summers – myself included.
I’ve neglected to keep my own website up-to-date this summer. Work really plays a part – when I get home, I don’t want to sit down in front of my computer after spending eight hours at a computer. Either way, I have a free weekend, so I’m posting this and doing some work tomorrow, too.
I want to upgrade to WordPress 3.0, and …
As I write this, my reel-to-reel conversions have finished and I am wrapping up my last two-hour session of lab help at 6. I get my first half of the two SMAD paychecks tomorrow, which will be a welcome addition to my bank account.
It’s time to pack up and clean up at Pheasant Run for the rest of the summer. Get rid of old food in the fridge and freezer, vacuum, do some laundry, and disconnect the internet among other things.
Working with newly-admitted SMAD students has been a lot of fun – kind of similar to my time at Apple …
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