Smokey Da Van

It seems I’ve been so focused on building up Smokey Da Van — the website, the YouTube channel, the Instagram, the Facebook page, the Twitter, and the cat’s Twitter — that I completely forgot to come back here and mention what I’ve been up to. Pretty much all of my creative efforts that haven’t been […]

Buyer’s Guide to the Best Car Tires

It’s been a minute since I posted anything here. I’ve been happily chugging along at FIXD, writing whatever needs to be written at the moment. I’ve spent the past week or two putting together a badly needed update for our tire buyer’s guide. I’m rather proud of it, so I’ll share it here.

The No-Build Van Build

I’m still reworking my personal website with regard to #vanlife. Before, I had a whole section about The Pirate Van, my 2003 Dodge Ram conversion van that I’d turned into a part-time home on wheels. I sold that van in late 2020 and bought Smokey Da Van to go full-time. We have an entire website […]

OBD2 Scanners: What Are They and What Do They Do?

So what exactly am I writing for FIXD? With the new blog up and running, my work is finally starting to get published to the world. Here’s a good example of the sort of work I’m doing these days. It’s an explainer about OBD2 scanners in general. Of course, FIXD features prominently in it, but […]

Sometimes You Have To Break a Few Eggs to Make Lemonade

Yes, I know I’ve mashed two sayings together quite badly here, but that’s the point. That’s pretty much been my life since March 24, when I woke up to a smoke alarm alerting me that my apartment was on fire. Nothing has gone according to my previous plan since that point. The funny thing is […]