July 2009
The Great American Road Trip
Those of you who know me know that I am a hopeless petrolhead. I LOVE cars. I've written about the Mercedes of my past and the current Jetta, but I also have a 1966 Ford Galaxie Custom 500 that I've been tinkering with for the past couple of years. Before the jet age, everyone drove their car wherever they went. A road trip was an adventure. These days, it seems more like torture to most! I've never been on a true road trip, and I must resolve that one day. When the Galaxie is fully restored, I'm taking it on one. I think that I owe it that. We don't build machines like that any more, and they really are reminders of days gone by.
Theives
I hate theives. Period. Someone stole my dad's 9.9hp Johnson outboard motor. It was about a 95-96 model, back when OMC was an American company (pre Bombardier) and was one of the last great engines. Anyway, the sad thing is that it occurred at all. In days gone by, no one would have ever worried about someone taking something, but these days you can't trust your neighbors, or even your own family for that matter. It kills me to think such things, but I know that it's only a sign of things to come. I still believe that I am a citizen of and live in the best country in the world, but how much longer can we stay that way when our society can't trust itself. I don't know....maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic.
Wash, Wax, and Detail
Just got through washing and waxing my 2009 VW Jetta TDI. The weather today was TOO nice to stay inside. As with the Mercedes E420 I used all Meguiar's products. This was my first time to use NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0. It went on and off rather easy, but I don't know if it was the black paint of the car or what, but it looked to leave a smeared look of sorts that requried more than a few extra passes to remove. I've always used Gold Class Liquid Wax, and can not say a single negative thing about it. I may have had the same effect but since the Benz was white, I may have not noticed. Candy's Nissan Altima is white, and when we waxed it this morning I didn't notice it.
Anyway, before the wax went on the Jetta I put down a nice coat of No. 7 Show Car Glaze. Needless to say, the thing now looks like a mirror. VERY pleased overall. And no, I won't clean yours...;o)
On my wish list -- Porter Cable 7424 Orbital Polisher. Buy me one and I'll think about washing your car...lol
Making Drupal More Secure
This site is running in a CMS called Drupal. It, like most CMS systems, allows users to easily create, edit, and delete content and manage many features of a website. But, like most, it is not without a few security flaws. Me, being a geek, and having more than a passing interest in security, decided to try to make this site a little more secure, and possibly even PCI Compliant.
