Archive for June, 2006
VW Stuck in Park
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life
I see from my server logs; I am starting to get hits on people searching for help with the same VW stuck in park problem I had. In hopes that this helps others out, I’m posting the steps I got from VW’s roadside assistance below. These instructions worked on my 2002 VW Golf GLS with […]
Tags: Automobile, Golf, park, problem, VW
Trying to lose my business? (Part 2)
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life, Rants
Perhaps I am old-fashioned but I feel when you say you are going to do something, then you should do it. Case in point, this morning I dropped the car off at the dealership to get that shifting problem fixed. I dropped it off at approximately 7:45 AM CST (-06:00 GMT). My appointment to have […]
Tags: email, home, problem, repair, Software, VW
Jon Stewart, Cynical Youth and Voting
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life, Politics
A Washington Post columnist posted an article last Friday covering a bit of research claiming that Jon Stewart’s popular comedy/news show on the Comedy Channel may cause people to stop voting. The report’s title was not given, nor was there any link to the results. So we have no way to read the report for […]
Tags: Links, quotes, voting, youth
Trying to lose my business?
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life, Rants
Back in April, we bought a new car from Carousel Motors. And until yesterday, it’s been great. I let me explain… Yesterday, I went home for my lunch hour. When my time was up, I went down to the car to get back to work. The car unlocked and started up without any problems. What […]
Tags: coffee, corporate, driving, home, park, problem, VW, youth
Father’s Day
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life
Americans have set aside today as the specific day of the year we honor the fathers among us. Though my own father passed away a couple of years ago, I thought I’d take a moment to share some of the things he taught me. No matter how hard you want it to, money does not […]
Tags: money
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