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 […]

Forged in Fire

A lot has happened since my last post, so let me summarize. We woke up to the smoke alarm on March 24 at 2:30am. Our apartment was filled with smoke, and there were flames at our back door. We grabbed the cat and a few essentials and got out. No one got hurt, but if […]

FIXD What Ails You

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve joined the team at FIXD, specifically writing automotive repair and diagnostic articles for their blog. They offer an OBD2 scanner and app, and my contribution will be toward documenting both general and specific issues and repairs related to that. Best of all, it’s fully remote, which will enable my […]