Turns out the trailer wiring harness on our F150 was butchered by the previous owner. So in trying to get trailer lights I needed to replace part of the harness. Tried a couple of trailer/hitch shops in the area, even tried the Ford dealer parts counter with no luck. Finally, Tillman’s suggested I try Waymire. [...]
Years ago I bought a hot new model Nokia phone (2160?) that allowed you to record a voice title in the contact card. Then you could press a button and say “call Joe” and it would dial Joe. Now sometimes, if you didn’t say it close enough for the phone to match you had to [...]
A few quick points on the HTC Touch Pro now that I’ve used it a couple of days. First, the HTC touch flow 3d software uses a lot of system resources, might be why Verizon ships the phone with this disabled. Second, the bluetooth works almost flawlessly!!! That may not seem like much to a [...]
I’m serious quaking in my molle gear waiting for the next Congressionally chartered Letter of Marque and Reprisal pleasure cruise to the waters of Somalia…
Not even a week after 20/20 ran their hit piece, a work of fiction attempting to illustrate gun owning citizens are unable to actually cope with the stress of a real life scenario a woman in Florida refutes their premise with real life. What 20/20 hid from viewers was the “perps” in their tests were [...]
“[April 15] is the last day for filing income tax returns — a day that reminds us that taxpayers pay too much of their earnings to the Federal Government. … While April 15 serves as a reminder, the people of the United States truly do not need to be reminded. They are victims of inflation, [...]
“The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. The wise and correct course to follow in taxation is not to destroy those who have already secured success, but to create conditions under which everyone will have [...]
So today was one of those infrequent occurrences where I received 2 packages from 2 different carriers on the same day. It also illustrated why one carrier is at the top of their food chain and the other is, well… not. One package was the tour pack for my VTX delivered by UPS. Not only [...]
After 3 years of the Treo I finally have something new, an HTC Touch Pro. I’ve only been considering the HTC phones for a year or so but being the cheap skate that I am I’ve resisted the upgrade even on the company’s dime. But another Treo failure at the office pushed me back to [...]
“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation.” John Marshall
Pointman is a Hoosier who works in the IT industry, is an amateur photographer an avid motorcycle rider, shooter and firearms collector.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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