tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288337572011-04-22T00:43:59.913-04:00One of the things I love most about the MINI Cooper is the automatic induction into the MINI Cult. Most respectable MINI owners either wink their lights or wave at other owners. Occasionally I can overlook a daydreamer or a nosepicker, but in general it's good MINI manners to wink or wave! Smidget always says hello to fellow MINIs. It's part of the MINI Way!teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-89513299455021725002009-02-15T21:10:00.000-05:002009-02-15T21:11:13.831-05:002009-02-15T21:11:13.831-05:00Here's a little more of Doc...the sun was just coming up and it was pouring outside, so it's kind of hard to see three black dogs in a MINI with a grey and black interior!!!<br /><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjLFW6c-KI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/TU6OMtqC0uw/s1600-h/CLIP0083.jpg'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjLFW6c-KI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/TU6OMtqC0uw/s400/CLIP0083.jpg' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a>&nbsp;<div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-8951329945502172500?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-55628147951876830882009-02-15T20:33:00.008-05:002009-02-15T21:11:02.275-05:002009-02-15T21:11:02.275-05:00<A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjDSjQKn8I/AAAAAAAAB4I/RnYzksjTG2I/s1600-h/DOC3-FEB-09.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303203284696866754 style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjDSjQKn8I/AAAAAAAAB4I/RnYzksjTG2I/s400/DOC3-FEB-09.JPG" border=0></A> <A href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjDNTfbOoI/AAAAAAAAB4A/XCbxXV-E8ck/s1600-h/DOC1-FEB-09.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303203194566556290 style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CdK6aRiwufk/SZjDNTfbOoI/AAAAAAAAB4A/XCbxXV-E8ck/s400/DOC1-FEB-09.JPG" border=0></A> I got to do another dog rescue transport this weekend. Three dogs...going from Memphis to New Jersey. One standard poodle, an adult lab mix, and a lab mix puppy. My leg of the transport was about 100 miles. It's nice when people send pictures of the dogs or cats after they get into their new homes. This picture is of Doc, the standard poodle who rode "shotgun" in the MINI. Fun! Very smart dog. <br /><br />Take a look at my wild attempt at trying to wrangle three dogs at potty time.<br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-1f8a34a70e3c1c51" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D1f8a34a70e3c1c51%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329834722%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6F4FDE2AB37E79981963AEA8AD27027425A197A3.57AA847694A1D51E857DAD18F180E3C5EE46ACC6%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1f8a34a70e3c1c51%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIP5NpXHumWlVtKucEwnxd_Id0C0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D1f8a34a70e3c1c51%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329834722%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6F4FDE2AB37E79981963AEA8AD27027425A197A3.57AA847694A1D51E857DAD18F180E3C5EE46ACC6%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1f8a34a70e3c1c51%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DIP5NpXHumWlVtKucEwnxd_Id0C0&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-5562814795187683088?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-72991944299084776582008-03-23T18:15:00.005-04:002008-03-23T18:31:41.480-04:002008-03-23T18:31:41.480-04:00Okay, so Knoxville, you've got some work to do. When I first got Smidget I was always greeted by a fellow happy-go-lucky-post-or-pre-hippie MINI owner. But now, as the MINI cat is out-of-the-bag, the group I used to wave to have been replaced by a surly group of people who do not deserve a long and ridiculous hyphenated description disguised as a really big adjective.<br /><br />Seven of 10 MINIs are not just distracted or picking their noses (I would accept both as valid reasons for not acknowledging a fellow MINI), they are looking at me and watching me wave and continuing to project surly, anti-MINI behavior.<br /><br /><strong>Surly, anti-MINI behavior.</strong> We have been infiltrated by grumpy-ass people. The gene pool has been peed in.<br /><br />Imposters, give up your MINIs! Of all the cities Smidget has been to, her hometown, sadly, is the most unfriendly habitat so far.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-7299194429908477658?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-22871710391164950782008-03-02T22:05:00.002-05:002008-03-02T22:07:13.388-05:002008-03-02T22:07:13.388-05:00It's time for new tires. Smidget is dreading such an expensive purchase. Run-flats are no small investment...<br /><br />I'll try to do a little better about keeping Smidget's story updated...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-2287171039116495078?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-1151461142046520552006-06-27T22:13:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:29:54.761-04:002008-03-23T18:29:54.761-04:00Smidget is a really lucky little MINI because she gets to go down this backroad to work every single day!<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSfh11oobwo"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSfh11oobwo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Petey is not as excited as I am to ride in the MINI.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HkF2K2FgrPc"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HkF2K2FgrPc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-115146114204652055?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-1149543008184581542006-06-05T17:21:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:30:20.371-04:002008-03-23T18:30:20.371-04:00<center><img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/medium/night6.jpg" border="2" width="400"><br />Smidget and I (and my mom) went on a cat rescue adventure June 4. We were part of a seven-cat rescue relay to Atlanta...all Persians! They are all stretched out, cleaned up and getting ready for new homes now! Smidget can put a lot of booty in her boot if she needs to! Oh, and the above pic was taken on the way home with the exposure set at 10 sec...warp speed!<br /><a href="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1293&ppuser=25315" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/thumbs/catstack.jpg"> <img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/thumbs/doubledecker.jpg"> <img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/thumbs/mrhandsome.jpg"> <img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/thumbs/sourpuss.jpg"> <img src="http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/gallery/data/1293/thumbs/speedo.jpg"></a><br /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-114954300818458154?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-1148950745330476592006-05-29T20:56:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:31:34.403-04:002008-03-23T18:31:34.403-04:00An officemate told me about this coaster...looks cute, but not nearly as much fun as riding around in a real one!<br /><center><a href="http://www.coasterbuzz.com/italianjobanimation.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.dandelionarts.com/blog/coaster.gif" border="2"></a><br /></center><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-114895074533047659?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-1148764921779555912006-05-27T17:07:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:31:06.151-04:002008-03-23T18:31:06.151-04:00I recently checkered Smidget and added driving lights. "Check" it out...<br />The rearview mirror cover is a new option, but the side mirrors have been available for a while. <br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/842/73/1600/sidemirror.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/842/73/400/sidemirror.jpg" border="0" alt="Smidget's new mirror covers" /></a><br />Though the driving lights are really <em>road-rally-cool</em>, I'll probably use them about once a year on a mountain road.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/842/73/1600/drivinglights.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/842/73/400/drivinglights.jpg" border="0" alt="Smidget's new driving lights" /></a><br />I also opted for the iPOD hook-up which has worked great, though you have to relearn iPOD navigation. It's much more limited than the clickwheel controls. I still give it a major thumbs-up, though.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-114876492177955591?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28833757.post-1148737131123630602006-05-27T09:38:00.000-04:002008-03-23T18:32:08.085-04:002008-03-23T18:32:08.085-04:00You'd better wink or you'd better wave or get out of that MINI!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/28833757-114873713112363060?l=realminiswink.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09433634185087330269noreply@blogger.com1