Parting Out the Silver Volvo

The time has come to throw in the towel with the Silver Volvo — the 1999 XC70. It was a sweet ride while it lasted, the most comfortable and best handling car I’ve ever owned, but it’s time is at an end. I’m going to tear everything out of it to maximize the amount I […]

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2014-06-02 – 17:38 | By donzilla | Posted in Cars | Comments (0)

Loving the Lovetts

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2014-05-13 – 16:30 | By donzilla | Posted in Friends | Comments (0)

Saint Vincent Ferrer

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2014-04-07 – 12:34 | By donzilla | Posted in Saints & Mystics | Comments (0)

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It is the application of the Rule of Saint Benedict to the family that produces the agrarian homestead.

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2014-04-03 – 11:35 | By donzilla | Posted in Agrarian Life | Comments (0)

Hot start issue on Land Cruiser

I’ve been troubleshooting a hot start issue on the 1991 Land Cruiser FJ80. I did replace the OEM vapor canister with a newer purge pump (as detail on IH8MUD). The candidates for the problem right now are: vapor lock EFI relay issues fuel pump fuel filter These are my main two references for others having […]

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2014-03-29 – 06:53 | By donzilla | Posted in Cars, Land Cruiser | Tagged | Comments (0)

Beautiful Freak

Beautiful Freak I was on my way home at about 3 am one night, and in the town where I grew up, in California, there was one stop light. It was set so that in the middle of the night, it would be green, but as soon as any car approached, it would quickly switch […]

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2014-03-29 – 06:07 | By donzilla | Posted in Poetry & Prose | Comments (0)

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The fragility of the institutions of modern life are like the proverbial weapon in the movies… once you introduce a gun, at some point sooner or later it has to go off. The very advances that are the foundations of our modern communities create vulnerability. http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience/2014/01/28/314-years-ago-a-megathrust-earthquake-devastated-the-region-ready-for-another/

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2014-02-28 – 12:17 | By donzilla | Posted in Culture | Comments (0)

The Roman Breivary … in English and Latin

When I’m a millionaire… There’s also an ACP version (English only) that is reasonably less expensive:

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2014-02-14 – 09:53 | By donzilla | Posted in Divine Liturgy, Theology, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Aquarius Spring Box

If I were a water system contractor, I would be very excited about bringing this product to people:

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2014-02-14 – 09:52 | By donzilla | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Wish list add! Carvin BX250

Added to the wish list: Carvin BX250 Bass Head!

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2014-02-03 – 08:26 | By donzilla | Posted in Gear | Tagged , , | Comments (0)