Freaky Frugalite

It’s always a nail-biting white-knuckled purgatory an adventure when I drive around certain areas of Central New York State. Take this morning, for example. I was only out and about for two hours or so, as the son had an appointment. Within that brief two-hour span, however, I gained 50 additional gray hairs and the [...]

I love my GPS. I really do. But some days…. POW, right in the kisser! I used to wrangle with paper maps. And once I opened one of those things, I could NEVER fold it back up. NEVER. It was like the Rubik’s Cube to me. HOW THE HECK DO YOU DO THIS, AGAIN?!?! In [...]

Anybody remember those wacky pine-tree shaped “air fresheners” from the 70s? My parents hung them in the car, and man did they stink. Oh they did what they were intended to do- mask the smell of 6 stinky teenagers crammed into a summer of ’76 station wagon. The “pine” scent wasn’t too bad (the scent [...]

I was considering skipping the meme this week, due to all the craziness going on (I’m in the middle of transferring all my domain names- 9 of them!- and then there’s the flooding and cleanup still going on, and I’ve been very busy with freelance work…). But I think I need a little break from [...]

Have been doing a little driving this week (going to Home Depot, what, every other day right now :-p ), and I’m shocked at how aggressive the drivers are this time of year. I am not a slow driver, nor am I a fast driver. As a matter of fact, I tend to drive EXACTLY [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NAVTEQ. All opinions are 100% mine. Hoh boy, is this good news! It’s that time of the year, fellow travelers and map mavens, and it’s right before the summer traveling season starts. The month of May is NAVTEQ’s Map Update Month! Did you know [...]

I was searching my old posts for a photo to use for my latest post about the Subaru Outback, and found this post in my archives. I must have had a long day when I wrote this; I almost spit out my coffee, re-reading it. LOL! So I thought I’d re-post it. So you can [...]

While I am far from being a “car” girl, I appreciate a good set of tires and a loud horn as much as anybody. I’ve had a minivan for over a decade now, and… to be blunt.. I think I want a “real” car again, lol.