{"id":22956,"date":"2011-10-03T23:30:45","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T05:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/03\/unblogged-bits-mon-3-oct-11-2330.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T10:10:39","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T17:10:39","slug":"unblogged-bits-mon-3-oct-11-2330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/03\/unblogged-bits-mon-3-oct-11-2330.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Mon. 3-Oct-11 2330)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. <\/p>\n
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  1. sassythought:Justice League of Peanuts by ~corinoteclol,…<\/a> – Poor Charlie Brown …<\/li>\n
  2. Dear Emma B<\/a> – This is a fantastic “letter to a kid” on a scientific topic.<\/li>\n
  3. 2012 Subaru Impreza: First Drive<\/a> – Was noticing my current Impreza is 8 years old now … and the mileage on this thing looks pretty attractive, plus AWD. And the CVT on our Outback has worked just fine, thankyouverymuch.<\/li>\n
  4. The YachtPlus Fleet | A New Concept in Yachting | Yacht Plus<\/a> – Hey, I’ve figured out our next big family\/friends get-away! (Ginger! It sleeps 12!) (Yes, this is the Bond yacht we saw in Amalfi.)<\/li>\n
  5. Darth Vader\u2019s yacht in Greece \u2013 Boing Boing<\/a> – We saw this yacht (or one of the limited set) in Amalfi. It may or may not be telling that we attributed it to a Bond villain, rather than Darth Vader. ( http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/the-consortium\/5916817538\/<\/a> )<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. sassythought:Justice League of Peanuts by ~corinoteclol,… – Poor Charlie Brown … Dear Emma B – This is a fantastic “letter to a kid” on a scientific topic. 2012 Subaru Impreza: First Drive – Was noticing my current Impreza is … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits (Mon. 3-Oct-11 2330)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,372],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-potpourri","category-star-wars-media-movies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11531,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/08\/06\/milestones.html","url_meta":{"origin":22956,"position":0},"title":"Milestones","author":"***Dave","date":"Mon 6-Aug-07 10:02pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Apropos of not much, our 2000 Toyota Sienna recently rolled past 80K on the odometer -- and, within a week, our 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX rolled past 50K (the distance...","rel":"","context":"In "Cars"","block_context":{"text":"Cars","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/cars"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":128669,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/10\/on-driving-stick-for-now.html","url_meta":{"origin":22956,"position":1},"title":"On Driving Stick — for Now","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 10-Nov-15 9:21am","format":false,"excerpt":"I love the manual transmission in my Subaru Impreza. 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And, yes, it makes it much more likely I'll check out library books on the Kindle. 2012 Subaru Impreza drops power and weight\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Potpourri"","block_context":{"text":"Potpourri","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/potpourri"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12455,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/04\/29\/car_talk_4.html","url_meta":{"origin":22956,"position":3},"title":"Car talk","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 29-Apr-08 6:32am","format":false,"excerpt":"So not too long after the previous tune-up, the Impreza started getting an odd rattling noise when I didn't have my foot on the accelerator -- almost like something wasn't...","rel":"","context":"In "Cars"","block_context":{"text":"Cars","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/cars"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":132880,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/02\/18\/clutching-cargo.html","url_meta":{"origin":22956,"position":4},"title":"Clutching Cargo","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 18-Feb-17 3:11pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Took +Kay Hill out for her first lesson in manual transmission -- in a car that's really awful for the purpose (my Impreza has a touchy first gear, short shifting, and a narrow range on the clutch).She performed with much more patience than I would have in her shoes, dealing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "~PlusPosts"","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32828,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/19\/the-lights-are-on-even-when-someones-home.html","url_meta":{"origin":22956,"position":5},"title":"The Lights Are On, Even When Someone's Home","author":"***Dave","date":"Tue 19-Mar-13 8:30pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Note to self: if the parking\/running lights on my 2004 Subaru Impreza stay on \u00a0even after the car is turned off, it's because the little \"P\" button on top of the steering wheel shaft has gotten flipped on. 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