Where HAVE I been!?

Apologies all around for the stunning lack of Volvo-related blogginess around these parts, but if you click over to my main site (or sty) at Possumblog you'll find out I have had precious little time to do much of anything car related, Volvo or otherwise.

But there is one thing that just slays me--I went to all the trouble to dig through junkers to pick up a glovebox lock cylinder that had an intact rubber ring on it, and @#$!%&##*!!, the silly thing succumbed to the same disease they ALL seem to go through, and now my glovebox is very secure. I.e., I can't open it for nuthin'! GRR!

Oh, well--a project for another day. The car itself continues to bravely soldier on--it's up to nearly 221,000 now. I have a running battle to fight with what I think is a taillamp circuit ground wire--I'm having to burn my rear fog lights instead of my taillights right now. And there's still that annoying short in the panel that futzes out the tach when I turn the dash lights up. Silly ol' Swede. As I said, though, all projects for another day(s).

In other news, I checked my CafePress store, and I want to thank everyone who has bought something! My good friend Francis told me she had gotten a mug, but I didn't realize anyone else had ordered anything until today--so, again, a belated thanks to you all.

(And for what it's worth--the "Cogito ergo volvo" shirt, the B230 shirts, and the "Cogito..." coffee mugs are the popular items. No thongs sold. Yet.)

ANYwho--that's all I have time to write at the moment. Please do drop me a note if you have a question or a comment (or leave a comment), and I'll try to get back to something that a bit more resembles a regular posting schedule.