Comments for Stephen Skory

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Stephen Skory

Stephen Skory — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:46:46 +0000

For history’s sake, one of my tires developed a fast flat spontaneously while parked a few days ago. I wanted to drive the car and the tire was completely flat, after not touching the car for a while. Things are falling apart!

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by steve

steve — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:09:44 +0000

keep it.
yours is the only car that will comfortably haul 4 idiots with mountain bikes to san juan or noble or elfin … and stone.
(not a serious comment)

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Jen

Jen — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:33 +0000

Kris and I have multiple cars but mainly just use the one. Melissa’s car is bigger than ours and we fit two bikes plus all of our camping stuff in it. I don’t think the hitch rack is that expensive (we haven’t installed it yet).
If you would end up with a second used car, it might be more hassle. You already know what the problems are with the volvo. The new car might have issues you don’t know about yet.
I also agree if you keep it, lose the collision.

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Mike T

Mike T — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:53:29 +0000

I’d say, keep it for now. Nothing seriously wrong, it’s paid for, and it’s solid. Having two vehicles gives you some flexibility. We got by with one car in early years but it was a nuisance, and I was constantly borrowing a truck from one friend or another for various chores.

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Stephen Skory

Stephen Skory — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:37:26 +0000

Yes, I would have to figure something about bikes and Melissa’s car. I could use some of the parts I already have on her car, but I’m not sure how much could be reused. Hrm…

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Ron Ruggles

Ron Ruggles — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:35:25 +0000

Hi Stephen, Since you asked. Keep the car. It’s paid for. Except for a few minor issues that are easily resolved it’s in good conditioin. Twelve years and less than 200K miles, it’s just broken in. Ditch the collision coverage. If you can stay collision free for a few years you will be money ahead. 12 years is NOT old. I drove the Chevy pick up from ‘65 to ‘97 and David drove it two more years beyond that. It’s a great vehicle for carring around a bunch of stuff, bikes, people, et al. When camping, and it rains, plenty of room to sleep in dry place What are you going to do with the $4K that’s going to give you more utils? That’s it IMHO. Take care, Ron

Comment on Sell My Volvo? by Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:18:02 +0000

You don’t mention how you will get your bikes into Melissa’s car. You and your dad put on that amazing rack on the Volvo — will you have to buy a hitch and rack for the back of Melissa’s (hundreds of dollars) or get new rack to the top (same cost)?

Why don’t you try living without your car for two weeks — only use Melissa’s and see how it works out.

I’m thinking of selling my little Volvo too. Z doesn’t need it at school — not the best car to use for long drives since it’s a ‘68. Rowan can drive my MDX and learn to drive a stick on Brent’s Boxster. It’s so cute though…. Still, I never drive it — maybe once a month. That is just silly!

Comment on Losing in Corvallis by Mike T

Mike T — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:17:10 +0000

ABC had the game in hi-def. We looked for you every time the TV focused on Cal fans in the stands, but no. As for the game and season, we’ll just have to wait for next year.

That reminds me. Once again, the Big Game isn’t the last game. What’s the matter with those people, don’t they understand tradition? The final game, after the Big Game, will be just about meaningless.

Comment on Content of Their Character by Stephen Skory

Stephen Skory — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:02:18 +0000

This will probably be the only time I link to a youtube video on my website…

Comment on Yes by Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:40:59 +0000

WAHOOO!!!!!!! Obama won big time. Florida, Ohio, Nevada and Virginia all went for him. Weeeee!

Total bummer that Prop 8 passed though.

Comment on Yes by Mike T

Mike T — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:15:57 +0000

I think Bush and Cheney should quit (or be instantly impeached) so Nancy Pelosi can be the 1st woman president, for a couple of months. She could be a “bad cop” mean Democrat, send some deserving neocons to Guantanamo for torture, then Obama would come on the job in January and be the “nice Democrat”. Win-win!

Comment on By Popular Demand by LLLL

LLLL — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:26:05 +0000

A cat fetching - that’s more confusing than The Crying Game.

Comment on By Popular Demand by hermana

hermana — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:38:13 +0000

STS, your cat is crazy. want another? just as skinny, just as neurotic, but all black. i will dehydrate her personally for the trip. i would write more but i have crazy paresthesias from my influenza vaccine.

Comment on By Popular Demand by Ron Ruggles

Ron Ruggles — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:26:47 +0000

Stephen, That is much better. Seeing Voltron in action is better than a thousand words. What a great cat

Comment on By Popular Demand by hermanoe

hermanoe — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:42:41 +0000

that would explain why voltron is so trim and the feline residents of shasta are “generously proportioned”…

Comment on By Popular Demand by Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:53:38 +0000

You have a VERY weird cat. Talented, but her inner dog in coming out!

Comment on By Popular Demand by Mike T

Mike T — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:47:04 +0000

Voltron is as dedicated and determined a retriever as Cara the Water Spaniel!

Comment on Work Buddy by Ron Ruggles

Ron Ruggles — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:57:35 +0000

I wanted to see some serious fetching. Are you sure this little kitty really retrieves?

Comment on Work Buddy by Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:22:38 +0000

Oh my! What a cutie! Tiger spends half her day outside my office under her favorite junkus grass, the other half asleep on my desk on a tangle of cables. Such a life….

Comment on Finally, a Triton by Mike T

Mike T — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:22:09 +0000

Judging from your photo, the UCSD Triton actually has the tail of a cetacean — horizontal flukes — not a fish. I suppose that makes some kind of evolutionary sense.

Comment on Finally, a Triton by another stephen

another stephen — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:45:18 +0000

i’m more excited about the eventual unveiling of uc merced’s mascot statue.

Comment on SDSC Optiportal by Stephen Skory

Stephen Skory — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:43:27 +0000

She is a cutie!

Comment on SDSC Optiportal by Jen

Jen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:13:40 +0000

Melissa looks so proud!

Comment on Poorer than a CEO by Stephen Skory

Stephen Skory — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:57:06 +0000

I meant ‘our’ and ‘parents’ in the grandest sense. ‘Our’ means everyone younger than about 35, and ‘parents’ means everyone older.

The fact that the people that lead our country, and vote in our country, have been unwilling to raise taxes to pay for wars and schools and infrastructure and social programs is undeniable. And they’re all older than me. Every one of Bush’s tax cuts, and, sadly, Obama’s or McCain’s will be paid off by ‘us.’ And they will have to be paid off.

So on the micro level, my statement isn’t operative, but on the macro level, people older than me have been incredibly selfish and short-sighted, damning my generation (and younger ones too) to picking this country up out of the mess older people made.

Comment on Poorer than a CEO by Beth

Beth — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:35:30 +0000

“bail out our selfish parents”

Stephen, I hope you didn’t really mean that. We selfish parents have been known to bail out our children now and then….