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The 2009 mileage report »

The arrival of a new year here at Hartnett headquarters can mean only one thing: Obsessive detailing of my 2001 1.8T manual transmission Volkswagen Jetta’s mileage performance. Check out the 2007 edition here and the 2008 installment here. Here’s a graph of my daily miles per gallon from mid-2001 to the end of 2009. Click the image for a bigger version:

Meet me after the jump for an insane amount of hot, sweaty chart action. Read the rest

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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 155 »

Paper View Monday: The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View:


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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 154 »

Paper View Monday: The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Mississippi. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle

And in Google Maps Street View:


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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 153 »

Paper View Monday, Special Tuesday Edition: Yakima Herald-Republic »

I’m pleased with this first of what I’m confident will become an annual Special Tuesday Edition of Paper View Monday. This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Yakima Herald-Republic of Yakima, Washington. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 152 »

Paper View Monday: Midland Reporter-Telegram »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Midland Reporter-Telegram of Midland, Texas. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View:


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Random picture of my cat, Vol. 151 »

Paper View Monday: Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania »

This week’s newspaper building as seen in Bing Maps is the Centre Daily Times of State College, Pennsylvania. Mash your mouse on the picture below to map-fiddle.

And in Google Maps Street View, on a particularly beautiful day:


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