Okay, I’ve been working on this travelogue for the past few weeks. I have decided to publish these stories in a few sets, this way, I’ll be able to update more frequently and not have to worry about rushing the writing. So here is the first installment of our family trip to New York... »
After much consideration, we’ve driven off the lot a brand new 2009 Saturn Vue. It was time. A few years back my wife fell in love with the Sebring convertible. We bought a used one about 7 years ago. It was a 1999 forest green with a tan top and tan leather interior. It... »
Want to bypass the retarded telephone trees and talk to a human? Here’s a website that aims to solve that problem! http://www.gethuman.com/ »
It’s rare in this this day and age to receive customer service above and beyond what has become acceptable. Lately, the past few years, I’ve noticed how customer service has all but disappeared. I am writing from Southern California so I am not speaking for everyone in the country, I can only write about... »
Back in March of this year, I was driving through the Mojave to the Grand Canyon. Years earlier, my friend, George M. and I were shooting a highway student film out this way on Route 66 near the town on Amboy, California. We had hiked up the volcano with my old pal... »
In addition to the fingerprints, you can also get in via PIN number or mechanical key, which I guess is a fail-safe if you get amnesia and have your fingers chopped off. »
Earlier in March, my parents and my son had been following my Wife’s choir tour to the Grand Canyon. On our return home we decided to make a stop over at Oatman, Arizona. My wife and I have been there before on our waterskiing summers at Lake Mojave about 15 miles away north of... »
Well, much to my surprise, I was roaming around the house after I put my son to bed and came upon a door, the door looked familiar yet somehow different. Beyond the door I found my office. We have been using it as a storage room since our remodeling fiasco started. Improvements on the... »
So here is my plug for my wife’s choirs at Long Beach City College. <plug> A Mother’s Day Celebration in Song featuring Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem Sunday, May 10, 2009 2:00 PM Admission: $10 Students/Seniors: $5 Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 370 Junipero Ave. Long Beach, CA 90814 </plug> »
What’s up Mr. UPS driver man? I ordered a product from the Internet for my wife’s birthday, yeah, okay, her birthday’s in May but I thought I’d start early. I tracked the package yesterday, by the time I left work it said it was out for delivery. Great! When I got home I saw... »
Okay, after about two years, I’ve finally decided to install dimmer switches in the family room. Throughout the house I had been installing dimmers that are X-10 compatible so that they will all be networked through the house’s power-lines and ultimately be controlled by my computer one day. Slowly I am progressing to that,... »
Pulled from HummerXClub Forum March 30, 2009 HUMMER Announcement Could Be Delayed, Sale Still Likely On February 17th, then Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said GM “will make a final decision to sell or phase out HUMMER by March 31st of this year.” After the events in the last 48 hours, it’s possible the... »
Holy Crap! I didn’t realize how many pages I have that I need to up date and clean up. You’ve probably noticed the change in the website layout. It’s a long story but I’ve got this up and running again… My ultimate plan is to have one comprehensive site that will link to all... »
I’ve noticed, ever since having a baby, home projects have become harder to do in the waking hours of our 20 month old son. I have projects upon projects piled up and ready to go but in order for me to start them it is typically after 8:30pm. Lately, I’ve been too tired to... »
What the hell is this??? This shoe tree is located about 1/4 mile east of the famous (or infamous) Roy’s Diner in Amboy, California on a long forgotten stretch of Route 66. Before the completion of the Interstate 40, this was main route for the Needles/Kingman area from Southern California. There are many eclectic... »
