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Every year a local car club puts on a car show in Tubac, a resort community halfway between Nogales and Tucson. I started to aim my camera at hood ornaments and grills, as I did at the Barrett-Jackson auction last week, but there were always people in the way, so I gave up and just […]
So how’s Barrett-Jackson? About like it is on TV, only keener. I was there all day Tuesday. That night in Phoenix I bored my daughter Polly to tears watching B-J live on Speed, saying “I saw that car,” and “Oh, that one too!” Wednesday night, back in Tucson, I did the same thing to Donna. […]
Speaking of cars (see previous entry), I’m riding my motorcycle up to Scottsdale tomorrow to see the Barrett-Jackson Auction. Judging by the prices people pay for cars at B-J, I figured it probably cost a couple of hundred just to get in the gate. This year I took the trouble to Google ticket prices, and […]
My September 2007 prediction on the upcoming Sirius/XM satellite radio merger: Okay, one more and then I’m done: the Blues Channel on Sirius Radio. How come they have such a restricted playlist? It’s the same old stuff, all the time, and never any new blues. Apparently they’d rather spend my subscription money on executive salaries, not […]
Note: there will be no photographs in this entry, for reasons that will soon become apparent. I decided to go for a bicycle ride this morning. Since it was chilly, I pulled on my new Spandex tights. Oh my God! One glance at the bedroom mirror and I fished out a pair of baggy shorts […]
Dropping ballast in anticipation of retirement: satellite radio. Talk about not living up to promises. When I listen to Sirius today, not only do I hear the exact same playlists of songs I heard five years ago (particularly on the Blues Channel, my one-time favorite), I hear commercials. Yeah, terrestrial radio is ten times worse, […]
Donna and I went riding with friends this morning in Green Valley, a retirement community 20 miles south of Tucson. I’m glad I had the digital camera in my fanny pack, because this sign cried out for documentation: This long shot doesn’t show it well, but when you’re looking at the “buttes” with your own […]
From Richard Wolpert’s Blog, something useful that also makes perfect sense. It’s my new rule, and — as requested — I’m passing it on: Rules To Follow When Cell Phones Drop Coverage You all know the drill and how annoying it is. You’re on a cell phone call with someone. the connection drops. You aren’t […]