This is a familiar problem at the supermarket. Everything has a scannable UPC code except the fruits and vegetables. So when you buy an apple the clerk, or you if you are using self checkout, has ...Read More
We are about to start a little remodel and so I’ve been thinking about contractors and how they work. I think this idea came up when I was talking to John Lyman, our very good contractor at the end ...Read More
A classic English phone booth is a beautiful thing. They are also an anachronism in this day of the cell phone and are being removed fairly rapidly from everywhere except the most touristy areas. They...Read More
The Problem: Your cooking, your hands are sticky and you need to throw something away. But you have to pull on the trash can door handle to do it. God knows what is already on the handle and after you...Read More
This one is for gardeners who have a little arthritis in there hands. When you are pruning your hands start to hurt and you just don’t have the strength to cut through the larger branches like y...Read More
It is rare that the global warming debate is influenced by data so I hope that I am not commiting a major faux paus by doing this. Bonaire Ocean 2006 + 2mm While speaking to my friend Phil C. at PJTC ...Read More
There has been more talk lately in the US about creating a national ID card. The congress has passed a bill that will over the next few years make the States issue drivers licenses that are more uni...Read More
Thinking outside the box sometimes isn’t good enough. This is thinking outside the ocean. A humpback whale in Alaska Whale oil was a major source of lamp oil in the 18th and early 19th centuries...Read More
Speaking of the Autry Museum. A very bright young lady we know works at the Autry in the fund raising area. After visiting the museum and Disneyland and talking to her about the difficulties of fund...Read More
We were at the Autry Museum for their exhibit of painting of Yosemite. In the parking lot we saw this lady loading a life size plaster deer into her brand new convertible Mini Cooper. With ingenuity y...Read More