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    How karma caught the perp

    So I forgot to mention this, but the cops actually caught the guy who broke into the Modern Love Machine’s car. Color me shocked when we found out. The MLM…

    Posted on January 19, 2012 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars travel

    Baby, can I drive your car?

    I told myself maybe four years ago that I would allow myself to buy a new car in 2011. I put a crapload of miles on my Mazda in the…

    Posted on November 15, 2011 by themoderngal
    Posted in baseball books and magazines cars family fashion food and drink football friendship health and exercise lists marriage music sports

    Want something done? Ask a busy person who isn’t me

    So many things have happened in my personal life in the past few weeks in addition to the usual busy work season pain-in-the-assedness that I don’t even feel bad about…

    Posted on November 7, 2011 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars life personal experience religion and faith

    A broken window and a stronger back

    Thanks for all your nice comments on the last post. They’re what I love about blogging — you can feel like crap, write about it and there’s always someone reaching…

    Posted on September 3, 2011 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars

    I got your damage right here

    Modern gals, we have an excuse now to hit things. It’s because we’re soft and gentle, I think. Behold, a VW ad from does it really matter … I have…

    Posted on June 25, 2009 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars going green personal experience

    Fuelly revisited

    About three months ago, I mentioned I’d signed up for the gas-consumption tracking site Fuelly.com. Since then I’ve been meticulously tracking every one of Elvis One’s fillups to get a…

    Posted on December 3, 2008 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars power tools

    How to remove that out-of-date bumper sticker

    Who knew it was so easy?

    Posted on November 9, 2008 by themoderngal
    Posted in budgeting and finance cars personal experience

    Footloose and debt-free

    Speaking of finances and such, do you know what the following is? That would be a smudged-out photo of the title to Elvis One. Yes, modern gals and guys, I…

    Posted on September 30, 2008 by themoderngal
    Posted in budgeting and finance cars going green

    Tracking your footprint

    I’m trying out a new website called Fuelly.com that is supposed to help track your car’s fuel economy. The way it works is after you sign up, you input a…

    Posted on August 19, 2008 by themoderngal
    Posted in cars going green

    It’s electric, boogie woogie woogie

    The new Nissan North American headquarters building was dedicated yesterday in my old hometown, and the brass on hand for the celebration announced that the future of cars is in…

    Posted on July 23, 2008 by themoderngal
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