Initially appeared on vox.com on 1/11/2009.
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Recently there seems to have been a series of "smash-and-grab" GPS thefts in our area (i.e. a friend in Ada and in our apartment complex on the southeast side), so we decided to take steps to minimize our chances of being victimized. Obviously, the best way to do this would be to simply NOT LEAVE THE GPS UNIT IN THE CAR, but Gianina has always worried that the imprint left by the suction cup on the windshield would be an invitation to thieves to break into the car anyway.
After much research, i decided to purchase the Bracketron UFM-100BL Nav-Mat GPS Friction Dash Pad (try to say that three times fast) for use with our Garmin c340. It's a fairly inexpensive thing that you can put on your dashboard and attach the suction mount to. The underside is rough enough to stick to the dashboard of our 2007 Honda CR-V and it's got a decent enough heft that it doesn't fall off when i accelerate (at least it hasn't yet).
Of course, like i said - the best way would be to just take the unit with you when you leave the car.
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Adrian seems to be developing into a picky eater, preferring his own limited menu to what his parents eat. We're trying our best to sway him from the dark side but sometimes it feels like a losing battle. So in an attempt to "consolidate" the food on our table, we combined his Organic Elmo Tomato Soup with some Wolfgang Puck Tomato Soup:
It actually wasn't half bad, but i can safely say that i prefer my tomato soup sans the elmo shaped pasta.
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I find it odd that i can't find any place to park in the gym nowadays, whereas three weeks ago the parking lot was almost always half-empty. I guess it's all the "resolution" folks. Although i think it's admirable that so many people are trying to better their health, i have the sneaking suspicion that three months from now it'll be easier to park again.
On a related note, i got 19 miles in this week (albeit on the treadmill). I know it's paltry compared to some, but it's a good start to the year.
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