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Spring and Safety

This is a public safety post: drive safely and wear your seatbelt. The photo shows the main reason this is on my mind at the moment. This is my parents’ Toyota Yaris. As you can see, it was in a crash. The crash was not caused by any problems with the Toyota. (I point this [...]

Inspection and Aviation

One of the hurdles involved in moving to Maryland is the auto safety inspection. This is not the first time I’ve blogged about this, but we had two cars to get inspected. For the second car, I had to bring my 3yo with. This presented a bit of a challenge, since the inspections take a [...]

Wheaton Indoor Tennis

A few hours ago, I played tennis for the first time in many years. I used to play regularly, and attained a level I might even describe as “not bad.” I signed up for a beginner-plus course at Wheaton Indoor Tennis. I wasn’t sure what level to restart at, so I picked the course running [...]

Maryland Auto Safety Inspection

Moving a car to MD involves a safety inspection. So I’m typing this in the waiting room of Rockville Automotive & Truck Service. Update: more than an hour later, I’m presented with a bill for $70 for the inspection and a list of things that need fixing before the car can pass it. So I’ll [...]