We have wildfires burning about five miles west of us and about ten miles east. The smoke is a bit irritating. It remind me of the smell of Bangkok. But there is a positive: The sunrises are spe...Read More
This week I helped Rebecca move out of her apartment in Budd Lake. We put most of her stuff in storage. One of my tasks was to replace a mini-blind in the kitchen that had been destroyed by the ca...Read More
When I started this post yesterday I was on an American Airlines flight from LA to Newark. It is now possible for $8.00 to connected via wifi to the internet. I couldn’t finish the post becaus...Read More
When we were in Charleston, SC in December we drove by a sign for the United Order of Tents. I insisted that we circle back and get a picture. Subsequently Rebecca did some research. The United Or...Read More
We have seen a Hooded Oriole several times recently. The bird book says it is common but we had never seen it before. Picture was taken from the local bird book, mine came out lousy Link to the book...Read More
Many years ago when we were in Hong Kong we visited our friends Jacky and Malcolm Andrews and they took us to see this Buddha. The Buddha near the HK airport in bad weather At the time it was new and ...Read More
On our trip to Colorado last month one of the things we went looking for was public art. We saw some very nice pieces in Grand Junction The fountain at our hotel in Grand Junction Denver The DAM and...Read More
Andrew P. challenged me to find out if Benjamin Franklin was an attorney. Simon and Ben chat in Santa Barbara I went to the source. Franklin was not a lawyer. Which brought up the question: How ma...Read More