August 2004

Posted on August 24, 2004 by

Going Green

I took the plunge! I put in my order for a 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid (in Titanium Green of course)! When I take delivery this October, I will have one of only 4,000 being built in North America, and one of about 50 in the Toronto area. Now that I am commuting significant distances for Read More

Posted on August 20, 2004 by

Better late than never

I’ve finally moved up to 2001 technology and got myself an iPod (well, actually my wife got one from work that I have confiscated)! Okay, as much as Apple sucks at marketing Operating Systems (Sorry JK, but its true), they do the hardware thing really well. The aftermarket community is thriving too. Griffin has many Read More

Posted on August 19, 2004 by

SPOTted

The SPOT Watch is a digital watch that can recieve information wirelessly. I got myself a Fossil SPOT watch. It recieves data through an FM Subcarrier signal to get News, Weather, Sports, and even real-time MSN messages right on your watch through MSN Direct. Each night you drop it onto a stand and it uses Read More

Posted on August 19, 2004 by

Year of the Hybrid

With gas prices high, and staying high, hybrid electric vehicles are coming into thier own. It started back in 1999 with the Honda Insight, followed closely by the Toyota Prius. Last year, Honda introduced a hybrid version of the Civic and this week, Ford began production on the Ford Escape Hybrid. This year looks like Read More

Posted on August 18, 2004 by

Back…

Back with a vengence! All settled in the new job, and loving it. It’s a fun, high growth group with a lot of energy and enthusiasm. All settled and married to my wonderful new wife. I never realized how much planning and juggling had to go into something as simple as a wedding. It was, Read More