Hi all, It seems we had an unwelcome presence here on the website over the weekend. I don’t know how long the little bug has been around, but I first noticed it on Friday. When I started doing something about it, it seemed to trigger a bunch of emails being sent to people about posts, removed posts, and possibly even […]
My father was 52 years old when he died. He lived 19,256 days. Today, the 19th December 2022, is day number 19,257 for me. Today, I am older than my father ever got to be. It’s a strange thing, passing a milestone like that. And as you can probably tell from the mere fact that this post starts with such
Hey there. Last week’s post notwithstanding, it’s been a while. Given that this website was always intended to be a more personal site – rather than the Saab community sites of yore – and because I’ve made a few electronic friends over the years that I enjoy keeping in touch with when I can, I thought it indulgent appropriate to….
I often stand at the window of my sixth floor apartment with a cigarette and watch the people in the town square below. The reason for being there is the cigarette. The people-watching is just a fortunate byproduct. I like people more when I don’t have to interact with them or think about their acceptance. I’ve seen people moving into
I think we might have just learned exactly when you should quit what was once a good thing. Ken Block has released his Gymkhana 6 video, continuing a five year tradition of entertaining driving, copious amounts of tyre smoke and unabashed pre-Christmas product promotion. Here it is: — What do you think? I can remember when Block’s videos were jaw-dropping
This is just a quick note to let you know that I’ve added a couple of new pages to the site. I have a number of automotive theories and I’ve decided to document them on pages here so that I can refer back to them from time to time, with links to the theories that I’m working from. They’re my
Jason Castriota’s Saab 9-3 replacement has been all over the web for the last few weeks. It’s been good to see the images get out there and the quality has steadily improved. Here’s the latest gallery from Auto Motor and Sport I’ve got a few thoughts about the car and I hope to share them some time soon but I
It’s Christmas morning here in Australia – Merry Christmas to you all!! Christmas means a lot of different things to different people and it’s especially so here in Australia. Whilst many of you northern hemisphere types are either having, or dreaming of, a White Christmas, the day itself here in Australia generally means shorts, t-shirt and maybe a big family
I blacklisted my first Swadeology commenter this evening. Sad, but true. A few words about comments – what’s OK and what’s not. This is my personal site. It’s a hobby. I use this website to keep on writing in a post-Saab world because I enjoy the process. I enjoy the chance to catch up with friends in faraway places and
Earlier this week I interviewed Mikael Östlund from NEVS/Saab and I posted the text from that interview on this website. As has been my tradition since time immemorial, I also posted an accompanying piece with my thoughts on the substance of that interview. In the last 24 hours, I’ve copped a fair hosing for those pieces, mostly on Saabs United.
A friend posted this on Facebook and I was mesmerised. I just had to share it here. You might rattle on about someone having too much time on their hands, etc, etc, but deep down you know you wish that you could do this. ——
