Updated January 13, 2000

 Well, not much going on now. We got hit with a dusting of snow finally, so the car will stay in the garage until spring. Over Christmas I had received some car related gifts. I had admired them from the first time I saw them. Chromed Skull wheel valve caps and door lock knobs with ruby red eyes. They match the chromed license plate frame I bought during the summer.

 The only problem I have is the door lock knob for the driver's door I had cut down years ago when I bought some cheap aluminum knobs. They stood way too tall, so I trimmed down the rod a little to make the knobs sit lower. Yeah, yeah... rod...knob...trimmed... Hey get your filthy mind out of the gutter, I'm talking car stuff here! You want the other, go to pornking.com. Perverts!

 Anyway, I have to pull off the door panel and see if I can bend the rod so that it comes up higher through the panel hole. This way I can fit the new knob on and it will catch on the rod without falling off. I'll let you know how it goes. The weather is mighty chilly now, and yes, I do have a heater I can use in the garage. I figure, what's the hurry? Spring is still a few months away yet, I have plenty of time.

 I will be working on a new page here shortly devoted to the trip my wife and I will be going on to the Philippines. I plan to take a lot of pictures with my Olympus D400Z digital camera. Don't laugh... it WAS the top of the line model last year before the C2000 came out. I still think it was worth every penny.

 So, stay tuned here for the new page. It will debut after the trip and when I have time to set up the pictures the way I want to display them. These will be great photos to make wall hangings with, or backgrounds for your computer screen. They will be in JPEG format, so you'll have to use paint or something to convert them to BMP. I'm trying to save space here.

 That's all for now, and as always... get out of my way you driving wannabees!

UNTIL NEXT UPDATE Play the useless trivia game.

Below is a question or series of questions designed to make the brain housing group work. Answers will be published at the next update.

Q1. What class of starship are the following...  ( If you haven't guessed by now, I'm a big Star Trek fan )

        U.S.S. Enterprise  -  NCC 1701-D  and what was its maximum speed ever achieved?

        U.S.S. Voyager  -  NCC 74656    and  is second of how many of this class of vessel?

Q2. In the movie Army of Darkness, what was the make and model of car that dropped through the portal at the beginning of the movie and stripped down and used for an assault vehicle at the end?

Answers From January 11, 2000

1. What is the Starship USS Voyager's registration number from the TV series Star Trek: Voyager?

The registration number of the starship U.S.S. Voyager is NCC 74656

2. Who said (actor's name) from what movie, "This is my BOOMSTICK!"  

Hint: He is also seen periodically on the TV series Hercules the Legendary Journeys.

Bruce Campbell from Army of Darkness ( Evil Dead 3 )

3. What is "Chicago's Very Own" ?

Chicago's WGN TV Channel 9