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My Personal Beetlemania

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VW Beetle

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My road to Beetlemania began in 1957 in my small hometown of Redding, CA. That’s when the VW Beetle caught America’s attention, especially mine. That’s also the fateful year my dad traded in my mom’s favorite car ever, a beautiful 2-tone, flesh and white, 1956 Ford hardtop with a high-powered V8 engine, for a new VW Beetle with a soft-top sunroof. She never forgave him for that. [Read more…]

Mustangs?

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Ford Mustangs comparedThis classic car has morphed into something that doesn’t deserve the name. As far as I’m concerned that new Mustang EV isn’t really even a car. It’s a battery on wheels. It doesn’t deserve to be called a Mustang at all. [Read more…]

Mad Scientist Invents New Sausage?

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Sausage Lunatic Ahi Tuna Breakfast Sausage
Okay…I’m not really mad, just crazy about sausage making. At least, as imbued with it as I can be after my first two endeavors. The first was a nice cabbage pork sausage from a recipe modified from my new favorite cookbook: “Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing” by Rytek Kutas. The one main lack in that book, and everywhere online for that matter, is anything about fish sausage. I’ve corrected that glaring omission with my second endeavor – new recipe for what I call the Sausage Lunatic Ahi Tuna Breakfast Sausage. Any other adventurous folks out there who want to have at it? Let me know if you need any pointers. [Read more…]

Our Beloved Little Elsa, 2013-2018

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Elsa
Our sweet, gentle little girl took her final breath just after midnight on May 1st. We buried her, wrapped in her favorite pink blanket, in a beautiful place on a sunny, forested hill. Although she is no longer here physically, Elsa’s loving spirit remains deep in my heart, where I will treasure it for the rest of my life. [Read more…]

My Anti-Intervention Birthday

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birthday booze
Is this the opposite of an intervention? If an intervention is designed to get folks off the sauce, then my friends and family apparently did just the opposite. Somehow – I have no idea how – those closest to me see me as a boozer. This is a selection of the liquid gifts that I received for my 70th birthday. Personally, I think these beverages have anti-aging effects. I am certain that they will boost my longevity. Or just preserve me better. [Read more…]

Thoughts on Veterans Day 2017

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veterans day 2017
Just thinking about and appreciating all the veterans in my family today: grandfather, father, daughter, uncle, nephew. And classmates from the 1960s. And friends. And fellow Rotarians. And fellow Toastmasters. And former colleagues. The list is extensive. Today is a great day for celebrating them and their contributions to society. [Read more…]

New Neighborhood Weed for Depressed Mice

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Damianita daisy (Chysactinia mexicana) is all over my new neighborhood. It hadn’t yet made it into my old neighborhood, just 7 miles away in Tempe, AZ, so it was new to me. Once I saw it, I had to find out its name. First off, it is obviously a DYC (aka, Damn Yellow Composite – fellow botanists, you know what I mean). Thousands of these kinds of species dot the landscape, making it a bit of a challenge to nail down the correct identification. Now that I know what it is, C. mexicana turns out to be a pretty cool plant, especially if you are a sad little mouse. [Read more…]