cyclopticgaze http://www.cyclopticgaze.com cyclopticgaze - brett szymik en-us Overhaul of the Shift Lever Support Bracket (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/17shift_mount.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/17shift_mount.html 10 Aug 2008 21:17:00 EST Fixing a Crooked Motor (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/16crooked_motor.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/16crooked_motor.html 13 Jul 2008 21:30:00 EST Brake Job (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/15brakes.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/15brakes.html 8 Jun 2008 11:40:00 EST Front Swaybar Replacement (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/14front_swaybar.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/14front_swaybar.html 26 May 2008 17:40:00 EST Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes! http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/ 24 May 2008 13:00:00 EST Bacchus Looks Kindly on Me http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_05_23_wine_label.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_05_23_wine_label.html 24 May 2008 13:00:00 EST Front Suspension Rebuild (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/13front_rebuild.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/13front_rebuild.html 29 Apr 2008 19:10:00 EST Little Dragon: Twice http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/ 17 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST Gas Tank Replacement/Refurb (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/12gastank.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/12gastank.html 23 Mar 2008 20:03:00 EST BOO HOO! http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/ 1 Mar 2008 11:24:00 EST Two of a Kind http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/ not trust me with a key chain that could be opened. Don't want me stealing their key chain or anything. Clearly, they didn't comprehend the consequences of their mistrust. So, I spent five days carrying around two monstrous keys that barely, awkwardly fit in my pocket. Almost as bad as driving a Sebring. ]]> 14 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST Good Help is Hard to Find http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_01_08_lugnuts.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_01_08_lugnuts.html 08 Jan 2008 13:21:00 EST The Biomechanics of Looking Hot http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_01_06_high_heels.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2008_01_06_high_heels.html 06 Jan 2008 13:34:00 EST Well excuuuse me, Princess! http://www.cyclopticgaze.com 04 Jan 2008 23:46:00 EST A Christmas Octopus http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2007_12_30_octopus.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2007_12_30_octopus.html 30 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST Front Suspension Teardown (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/11front_teardown.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/11front_teardown.html 13 Dec 2007 16:30:00 EST This Bloody House http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2007_12_13_blood.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/home/2007_12_13_blood.html 13 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST Low Rider (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/10spacers.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/10spacers.html 15 Jun 2007 20:05:00 MDT TNT (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/09TNT.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/09TNT.html 05 May 2007 23:26:00 MDT "Goodies, Goodies, Goodies", or "What You Can Score From Friendly '02 Owners and Garage Sales" (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/08goodies.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/08goodies.html 29 Apr 2007 12:01:00 MDT A few new pictures of the dogs http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/photography/dogs/index2.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/photography/dogs/index2.html 6 Nov 2006 12:01:00 MDT Rearranging Apple Powerbook/MacBook Pro Keyboard Keys http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/keyboard/index.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/keyboard/index.html 12 Oct 2006 12:00:00 MDT Looking at the Brakes, Moving Across Country (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/07brakesCT.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/07brakesCT.html 12 Oct 2006 12:00:00 MDT Lots of Shiny New Stuff (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/shiny.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/shiny.html 4 Aug 2006 12:00:00 MDT Hot as Hell on the Devil's Day (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/hot.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/hot.html 6 Jun 2006 12:00:00 MDT All Cleaned Up (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/cleanedup.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/cleanedup.html Restoration Guide and Haynes Manual finally arrived, so now I can get working on the mechanics with more confidence.  Damn Amazon and their slow-ass free shipping (I ordered them a few days after I got the car).  Update May 4:  Added photo of the front seat belts' center loop.]]> 4 May 2006 12:00:00 MDT Much Done, Not Much Done (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/muchnotmuch.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/muchnotmuch.html 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 MDT Gutted (BMW 2002) http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/gutted.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002/gutted.html 1 Apr 2006 12:00:00 MDT The Legend Continues http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002 http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/2002 the restoration of a 1971 BMW 2002 that I recently rescued from a slow, lonely death on a driveway under the Arizona sun.  There's lots of work to do, and I'll have plenty of pictures to share along the way.]]> 31 Mar 2006 16:09:00 MDT Feedtastic! http://www.cyclopticgaze.com RSS feed for the frontpage here. RSS is a way to check for new content in webpages without having to actually visit the page itself. Of course no one uses these things, but I think a feed is a worthwhile feature for any blog to have. I've been using RSS feeds for a while now to streamline my procrastination, to become more efficient at wasting my time. You'll find a link to the feed over on the left under the colored navigation links. It simply says "RSS". I'm not using any colorful buttons or cryptic icons to represent it. You'll need a news aggregator to use the feed (I use the free NetNewsWire Lite for the Mac). Alternatively, Firefox and Safari have handy built-in RSS capabilities. Update: The BMW 2002 section will also be a part of this feed now since it is the most active section on the site. ]]> 19 Mar 2006 13:36:00 MDT A Jam Jar Jet Engine http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/jet/index.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/jet/index.html MAKE Magazine on building a pulsejet engine from some Copper fittings, a glass mason jar, and some Methanol fuel. The result is some cool pictures of fire in a jar.]]> 11 Mar 2006 12:00:00 MDT My LED Keyboard Light http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/led/index.html http://www.cyclopticgaze.com/misc/led/index.html Miscellaneous section just got its first post. I've whipped up a walk-through of a nifty LED circuit that I'm using to light up my desktop computer's keyboard at night. Cheap, easy, and works like a charm.]]> 05 Mar 2006 12:00:00 MDT Big Update http://www.cyclopticgaze.com Photography section is chock full of content, piping hot, boiling over. Take your time and savor its abrosial flavor. After you've done that, click on through some of the many Links I've added.]]> 01 Mar 2006 12:00:00 MDT Your Patience is Appreciated http://www.cyclopticgaze.com About section is mostly full, and I've got a small start on the Research section. Expect more in the latter, including pictures, soon. The biggest addition comes to the Fractals section; I've added close to two dozen images there. If you really like what you see, be sure to click the Zazzle link and see if there's anything you like available as a print. Zazzle's print quality is pretty good, and all the fractals I have available there can be purchased in enormous sizes (as well as more manageable ones). I'll have the Photography section updated as soon as possible, but in the meantime, you can click the Flickr link there to see many of the photos that I'll be posting.]]> 30 Jan 2006 12:00:00 MDT The Site is Up http://www.cyclopticgaze.com Lorem ipsum, by the way.)

I've tested the site in Safari 2.0.3, Firefox 1.5 (Mac & Win), Opera 8.02 (Mac & Win), and IE 6 and it appears to render properly in all of those browsers. There may be some problems with the site in IE 5.5, but I don't have that version of IE laying around to test it on. Let me know if you notice something that doesn't look right, including what browser you're using and a screenshot if possible. Also, I haven't done any accessibility testing. So, for example, if you know that you're color blind and have problems reading a page, let me know about that.]]>
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