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20190907 Initial Post | 20210502 Update

I had been to this park maybe 10 years ago and today we decided to visit the Cambodian street food vendors here. What irked me was that none of the articles I read had the exact location. So that is the reason for this post. If you go to https://goo.gl/maps/HZ4cQBy7ZbxdFu1P6, it takes you to the big parking lot in the middle of the park. You can either park there or on the side of the road near the entrance to the parking lot. The market is a short walk south of the parking lot, on the side of the main road in the park. This road is one-way and to leave the park you basically go in a big circle to get back to the main entrance/exit.

20210502 Update: I went today and the market is now on the opposite side of the park. Like before, they also sell toys, clothing, and misc. other things besides food. While there are some picnic tables and benches in the area, you should bring your own chairs or picnic blanket; you could easily spend several hours here between the market and other park activities. This new location appears to be more regulated by the city now (probably because of COVID-19) and there is an official parking lot for vendors and a sign with something like "vendor permit required."

2018-09-22 Initial Post

I recently purchased a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Limited. While it has xenon HID or white LEDs for most of the clear light bulbs; the high beam, reverse/backup, and visor vanity bulbs were still nasty yellow incandescent bulbs. The first two were standard sizes (9005 and 7440, respectively) and were easy to track down.

The visor vanity bulb was the one that required some research. I ordered an LED bulb from Amazon thinking it would fit but it was totally different. Then I contacted two LED sellers and got links to their products that would not have fit, but fortunately I didn't order them. The way I cracked this nut was by looking at the stock bulb and seeing a faint "74" written on it - this bulb is tiny so it's not easy to see the writing on it. I searched for that bulb size and found the Sylvania 74 bulb which looked exactly the same size as the stock bulb and I was very confident that it was.

Once I had the aftermarket bulb info and also the measurements of the stock bulb, I searched around and Amazon seemed to have an LED replacement that would fit. I was right! It was very tight, but the bulb fit and worked. You just have to angle it in with needle nose pliers and apply some pressure. When you take out the stock bulb be careful not to break it since it's glass, and very small and fragile.

Here is the LED replacement bulb from Amazon. The Mopar part number 6501966 should apply to Jeep and Dodge also.

Here is the Sylvania 74 bulb that looks like the stock one.

2016-07-03 Updated

2010-06-25 Initial Post

This is an interesting area that I looked into last year when I got a bike rack for my 2009 Subaru Tribeca. The term “roof rack” basically refers to the basic rail and cross bar system on a vehicle’s roof. In most cases, you need the rails and cross bars in place before you can install accessories such as a bike or ski carrier (these are generally referred to as “bike rack” and “ski rack,” respectively). (more…)

2015-02-03 Updated

2010-04-16 Initial Post

Within the last few months I renewed my interest in US military special operations, particularly from watching the Military Channel's Special Ops Mission and sniper shows, and the Discovery Channel's Two Weeks In Hell and Surviving the Cut. I’m writing this post to gather my notes on spec ops units in the US military.

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2015-01-11 Updated
2010-04-17 Initial Post

Note: 1 US cup = 8 US fluid ounces. (more…)