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One Final Silverado Accessory
As my time with this fantastic vehicle is coming to a close, I thought of another thing that I would upgrade on my Silverado. I was listening to one of my new favorite albums, Be My Thrill by The Weepies, and one particular song was causing the speaker’s bottom end to distort the top end…
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From “Heard It” to “PLAYIN’ It!”
One of my favorite features of the Chevy Silverado is the integration with the iPhone/iPod. The Bluetooth integration makes for safer driving with both hands on the wheel, and the audio is surprisingly good. Sure. the caller on the other end can tell you are in the car, and I wouldn’t use it for a…
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How Big is that Bed?
One of our missions as a Weekend Warrior is to load up the bed of the Chevy Silverado to see how much stuff we could fit into it. I headed off to Cabela’s to see just how much I could get in there. How Big is the Bed (part deux) from Branden Williams on Vimeo.…
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I lost my truck!
Whoops. It happens to the best of us, right? You rush to the airport and have every intention of writing down where you parked, or taking a picture, or making a song about your parking spot. (Sung to Beethoven’s Fifth): Here is my caaaaaaar! Â Near Gate C Eleveeeeeeeeeeeeen. And of course I have NEVER done…
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Talking about Trucks
As part of the weekend warrior fun, I got to go with one of my fellow warriors to the WFAA studios to record a quick segment on the Silverado! Here’s the clip: Some fun notes: Watching the hosts transform from their first cup of coffee to morning host was cool! When I arrived in the…
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How to Accessorize a Silverado
So far, I love having the Silverado to drive around town. It feels safe, comfortable, and the kids love it. While we didn’t get the crew cab to drive, it turns out that the extended cab gives us plenty of room for our family. The Silverado we have also has the Texas Edition package on…
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Off to the Fair!
Going to the Texas State Fair was a tradition in my wife’s family that she talks about every October. Ironically, we’ve known each other for more than ten years and this year was our first trip as a couple (with two kids in tow!) to visit Big Tex, the Midway, the auto show, the vendors,…
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Being a Good Samaritan
I like to believe, in general, that people want to help their fellow man. In stark contrast to this humane underpinning of our being, we’re in a hurry. Constantly rushing from place to place to check off all of the things on our To Do list. Add to that the number of good samaritans (or…
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The Silverado Extended Cab… uh… CAB!
Greetings everyone! This is my first post as a Chevy Weekend Warrior. Read my bio here, and check out my videos here. Now, on to the fun! When I got the Chevy Silverado Extended Cab, I must say I was a little worried. When I started this adventure, I wanted to make sure my family…
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AIF, 84.6 hours (1.1 hours last flight)
Just a short one this time, but that’s what currency requirements do to ya! My next flight will most likely be my biannual check, sometime in the next few months. For this flight, just Garrett & I went for a ride. It was extremely hot, so we just did a couple of rounds up at…
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AIF, 83.5 hours (2.1 hours last flight)
It was time to head back to Stephenville for some Hard 8 BBQ! Boy, it was a hot one on the ground on Saturday, but a pleasant 55 degrees at 8,500. I got to fly N12180, which while recently back from the paint shop, had some pretty significant electrical problems that didn’t fully make themselves…
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AIF, 81.4 hours (2.5 hours last flights)
Pretty lame of me to be flying and not posting! I got a little bored and decided to go flying a couple of times over the last few months. The first flight was with a friend on Feb 20 where we took 80508 up for a spin around the north end of Tarrant county. Had…
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Where’s the Moblog?
Been a while since I posted anything on the Mobile Blog, hasn’t it? Well, as per the usual, I was totally ahead of my time. Then Twitter and Facebook exploded in popularity and mobile usability. I don’t like doing things twice, so now all of my mobile pictures end up getting posted to my Twitter…
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AIF, 78.9 hours (.9 hours this flight)
Well, I’m kinda late posting this one. I didn’t fly today, I flew on December 10 with James! Had a fun time in the Diamond DA-20. After flying that one a few times, I really have come to love how easy and fun it is to fly. I’ve not been in a Cessna 172 in…
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AIF, 78 hours (1.3 hours this flight)
Today was a quickie to get checked out on North Texas Aero’s new DA-20! I went with an instructor to learn all about this fun little aircraft. It’s larger than the SportStar, but smaller and faster than the Cessna 172. It also has a center stick like the SportStar, but was much easier to fly. …
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AIF, 76.7 hours (1.8 hours this flight)
Yep, I’m late with this one. I actually did this flight on July 20 with Cayce! This flight included a run from 52F to KAFW then to KXBP (Bridgeport). Have a GREAT video below. Pay special attention to the 4 minute mark where a big ass bird goes flying probably 50 feet in front of…