I dogsat my parents’ dog, Jack, the past week.
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Such nice weather this weekend.
Continue reading post "#3652"I went on another hike on the Dogwood. This time it was very icy and many branches and some trees had fallen on the trail.
Continue reading post "#3647"Goodbye, Google G Suite
When I registered my domain “tobymackenzie.com” in 2009, Dreamhost offered the then free Google Apps to provide email for the domain. Already having a normal Gmail account and preferring the labels system over folders, I went with it. For 12 some years, it provided my email service for that domain. It changed names and eventually became “G Suite legacy free edition” after they started charging all new accounts. But this summer they are finally killing off the free version, requiring me to pay up or leave. I chose to leave, migrating over to my existing Fastmail account being used for other domains.
Continue reading post "Goodbye, Google G Suite"I went on a hike around the Dogwood trail this morning. It was cold, blustery, and snowy, but overall pleasant once I warmed up.
Continue reading post "#3641"Impreza transmission replacement
After about a week and five days without my car (Subaru Impreza), I got it back with a “new” transmission.
Continue reading post "Impreza transmission replacement"Impreza transmission death
One of my larger fears when I bought my Subaru Impreza with a CVT transmission was that the transmission would fail early, but not early enough to be covered by warranty. I saw talk online about reliability problems with the tech, which was fairly new to cars, with the Impreza only being in its second year with them I believe. On last Wednesday, my transmission did fail, but luckily it is going to work out alright, as Subaru of America (SOA) is going to help me out.
Continue reading post "Impreza transmission death"I probably spent at least an hour and a half shoveling out a car-length spot in my drive plus a path to my front door.
Continue reading post "#3628"More snow. More shoveling.
Continue reading post "#3626"I was all ready to head off to work this morning when my Subaru Impreza’s transmission started acting up.
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