http://www.jessies.org/~car/ LIFF (n.) A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words, &#39;This book will change your life&#39;. en Copyright 1996 - 2010, Chris Reece Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:35:50 GMT Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:14:00 GMT car@jessies.org car@jessies.org 60 http://www.jessies.org/~car/img/crank_rss.png http://www.jessies.org/~car/ 48 48 LIFF (n.) A book, the contents of which are totally belied by its cover. For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words, &#39;This book will change your life&#39;. http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/20111122114-dear-tranzmetro.php <p>A short message on the concept of service. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/20111122114-dear-tranzmetro.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/20111122114-dear-tranzmetro.php Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:14:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201110291731-karcher-pressure-washer-micro-review.php <p>Owning a number of cars and motorcycles, and getting them quite, quite dirty now and then, I thought I&#39;d save myself some time, effort and money and buy myself a decent pressure washer. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201110291731-karcher-pressure-washer-micro-review.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201110291731-karcher-pressure-washer-micro-review.php Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:31:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201109201730-the-eighth-rule.php <p>I went to my rambling safety lecture, performed by an amusing old rambler who&#39;d been hunting for 50 years. He took almost as long to tell us so. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201109201730-the-eighth-rule.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201109201730-the-eighth-rule.php Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:30:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011648-xt660-first-dirt.php <p>Also, BEWARE OF THE LEOPARD! <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011648-xt660-first-dirt.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011648-xt660-first-dirt.php Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:48:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011200-what-i-did-on-my-holidays.php <p>I went back to Wanaka, and remembered what it was that made us fall in love with New Zealand in the first place. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011200-what-i-did-on-my-holidays.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201108011200-what-i-did-on-my-holidays.php Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107222014-abstinence-is-for-the-weak.php <p>Don&#39;t get me wrong, it is a form of self-control, but it&#39;s a degenerate form. An alcoholic who never drinks is still an alcoholic; he&#39;s just recovering. If he wasn&#39;t an alcoholic, he could have a drink of an evening. Just one. No more. In control. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107222014-abstinence-is-for-the-weak.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107222014-abstinence-is-for-the-weak.php Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:14:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107221110-project-xt250.php <p>Spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke, spoke... <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107221110-project-xt250.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201107221110-project-xt250.php Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:10:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105171942-hydro-whakatikei.php <p>With winter knocking on the door a couple of days&#39; good weather made it impossible not to drag the bike out of mothballs and hit a new trail in a familiar place. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105171942-hydro-whakatikei.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105171942-hydro-whakatikei.php Tue, 17 May 2011 07:42:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105071200-project-xt250.php <p>Featuring some Art, but not as much Zen as I&#39;d like. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105071200-project-xt250.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201105071200-project-xt250.php Sat, 07 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201101062138-project-xt250.php <p>Curing High-Temperature Paint: A Pictoral Guide for the Impatient and Stupid. <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201101062138-project-xt250.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201101062138-project-xt250.php Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:38:00 GMT http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201012041736-project-xt250.php <p>#Well the summer&#39;s here, and the ti-i-ime is ri-i-ight... <a href="http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201012041736-project-xt250.php">more...</a></p> car@jessies.org Chris Reece/Blog http://www.jessies.org/~car/blog/201012041736-project-xt250.php Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:36:00 GMT