Robert Hall

Clean, pleasant enough. Side profile / greenhouse reminds me of the KL Cherokee... the rear w/ the taillights and how Honda is spelled out gives it a Dodge feel...with a different grille this could be a 2nd gen Journey appearance.

I haven’t been in an IKEA in years. I used to pass one on my commute in Chandler, AZ and would occasionally stop in for the meatballs or lingonberry somethings in their cafe. Liked their food.

I felt less crappy yesterday and felt fine today. Weather has been nice the last couple of days, been enjoying walking the dogs. Clambake season, going to try and go to one this weekend, lots of restaurants doing them.

Feeling seriously icky today…chills, aches and pains, really tired and washed out feeling the day after 2 vaccinations. Heard this is pretty common.

Got my flu shot and the upgraded Pfizer Covid booster today…still planning to wear a mask when I fly next week…first flights since Jan ‘20, going to my company HQ in Plano, Tx for engineering team meetings.

The Polestar 2 does look quite a bit like the small Volvo CUV (XC40?). It does, though have tiny badging that says Polestar 2 Battery Electric Vehicle spelled out on the doors...the ones I saw were both generic white w/ black badging on the doors.

On my vacation last week, I did see a fair number of EVs out and about, most on the freeways and near the freeways. Saw a couple Polestar 2s, a couple EV6 and Ionic 5s, the usual Teslas (my hotel in Erie had 6 superchargers in the lot, saw one Model S charging up)., a couple Bolts, one Lucid Air (first I'd seen in person, pretty slick). Once I got out into the backroads and wilds of PA, though, it was mostly all trucks, SUVs, and Camrys. Did see a very nice green/white late 70s K5 Blazer...

On vacation this week, rambling around NE Ohio, Western PA and Western NY. In Erie PA today, off to Lake Chautauqua and Jamestown, NY tomorrow, then the Allegheny National Forest and down to Pittsburgh Friday. Been rainy the last few days, but clearing today. Saw a few 30s Ford hot rods on Sunday, a clean ‘64 Corvette convertible today, a bright blue and a gray C8 today. Trying to relax and not think about work and real life and enjoy some hiking and beach time. Though I did bring my laptop just in case.

Looking forward to seeing it in person. I like the current generation. I like the red convertible w/ the red seat trim. A V8 convertible w/ a manual would go nicely w/ my '69 and '87.

Nice weather today. Went to the beach and saw a lot of Corvettes out and about, incl 3 C8s. The oldest I saw was this ‘68 convertible. snd

I'm sticking with my 2020 iPhone SE, even though the battery life is not good. I don't need face id, and I don't like the large form factor of the regular and Max iPhones. A small phone that fits in my pocket is fine for me.

Went to two concerts this weekend--The Fixx Friday night in Kent, and Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band in Pittsburgh last night. Great shows...lots of songs I grew up listening to in the 80s... Starr's band included Steve Luthaker of Toto (did 'Rosanna', 'Africa', 'All the Way'), Colin Hay of Men at Work (did 'Down Under, Overkill, Who Can it Be Now'), Edgar Winter, and others....lots of fun... lots of driving also. The gridlocked traffic after the show getting out of downtown Pittsburgh was tedious last night.

Haven't seen in that green...sharp. The Stinger is a good looking car...neighbor down the street has a battleship gray one w/ black wheels.

And note that they made both 4dr sedans and 4dr hardtops (like the blue Cutlass) in each of the 4 lines from '66-72 (the 4dr ht was added in '66). Pretty rare to see any of them today. That '71-72 Skylark looks familiar--when I was a kid circa 75-78 my next-door neighbor had a blue '71-72 Skylark 4dr sedan, and got a blue w/ white top '76 Regal. Both in a shade similar to that blue Cutlass. This '66 LeMans 4dr ht is clean...

I'm sure it would sell well here in the US...Americans love this generic CUV $h! as much as China.. Interesting that of the top 10 brands in China only 3 are home-grown brands..

So generic, could have any badging...nothing says 'Buick' about it..

Just another generic CUV appliance..nothing special.

^ early 50s something...so many cars looked so similar then, esp. from behind. A bit of googling leads me to believe it is a '50-51 Buick. A marque that had a very distinctive front end, but not so distinctive rear.

Taking it easy going to the weekend...doing some grilling and working w/ my laptop on the patio...looking forward to some rest and some beach time this weekend.

Will be getting my annual flu shot this month. Got my #2 booster of Pfizer for C19 a month or so ago.

Saw a pale blue MGA roadster, a clean medium blue ‘68 Mustang fastback, and a seriously rusted 2nd Gen Avalanche. The Av was black, paint was shiny and looked good on the hood and upper areas, but the front and rear fender arches and lower doors were crumbly and rusty, with fist-sized holes.

A buddy of min in AZ has 3 Land Cruisers--all bought used w/ high mileage..a mid '70s 2dr FJ40, an '84 FJ 60, and a '90s FJ 80. A few years ago when he was having trouble passing emissions tests w/ the '84 (finicky tuning), he took it to a shop in Seattle that retrofitted it with a GM LS e-rod crate engine... been very happy with it since then, takes it off roading and camping a lot in AZ.

I see them now...woo hoo

I noticed over the weekend that the reaction icons (like, agree, sad, etc) aren't rendering on Safari on my Mac or iPhone..not sure how it's showing on Chrome or other browsers.

Glad to see they are keeping the Chrysler brand...will be interesting to see what comes in the next few years.