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Kia Motors: You’re doing it wrong - 134 days ago
I wrote previously about buying a 2008 Kia Rondo, a car that I am still happy with, now 7 months later. I get this e-mail from Kia this morning, asking if I am interested in buying THE EXACT SAME CAR I ALREADY BOUGHT. E-mail campaign fail. Topics: Fail, Kia

Book: Road Player–The Danny Diliberto Story - 137 days ago
Road Player by Jerry Forsyth My review rating: 4 of 5 starsBoy, this book gets right to it. Danny Diliberto is a gambler and a pool hustler whose sensational stories fill each of the 231 pages of this volume. Adhering somewhat to chronology, the book... Topics: Book, Books, Danny Diliberto, Hustler, Pool

Checking out Sherwood Island State Park - 287 days ago
I haven’t written in a while, work has kept me pretty busy. We did get a chance to get out for an afternoon, though, and checked out Sherwood Island State Park, a place I’ve wanted to visit since we moved into the Westchester area. It lived... Topics: KidWonder, MomWonder, Park, Sherwood

Fun on Propeller.com - 336 days ago
The new groups feature on Propeller.com is starting to get fun. The team is still adding functionality to it, such as RSS, but its already interesting. The power to join a group of like minded people in your favorite niche topic, and then being able to... Topics: Conversations, Geek, Groups, Propeller

Buying a new car - 339 days ago
I bought a 2008 Kia Rondo last weekend, at a Kia dealership in Westchester County, NY. I have to say, it was a decidedly old world and (at times) slimy experience. I started off by e-mailing their “Internet Sales” person, who e-mailed me a... Topics: Car, Cars, dealership, Kia, Rondo, shady


