There aren’t many movies that I get excited about so when I find one, or even two worthy of putting on my calendar before the year has even arrived. John Carter by Disney looks like it is covering all 3 books and may even do the story some justice… Many remember Edger Rice Borroughs from [...]
The TSA must be really desperate for some positive publicity!
Before going to see Eastwood’s lefty propaganda film J.Edger best take a little perspective with you.
Just what we need, but who didn’t know this was coming? Americans Face Double-Digit Hikes in Electricity Bills to Fund Upgrades I have stated point blank that utilities and corporations pay no taxes, their customers do – and been called a liar. Ok well this isn’t about taxes its about regulation of emissions which were considered [...]
Should we start a pool on how long it takes the EPA and other friends of Gaia to shut down this party? I’ll take October 2011….
Companies are constantly getting knocked for poor customer service and I’ll be the first to complain if the service or attitude is bad. But in the last couple of months I’ve had stellar customer service from a few companies so I have to acknowledge that as well. Verizon customer service has always been fairly good [...]
Pretty straight forward men - drink more coffee!
There is a circuit we ride almost weekly and here only recently did I discover that there is an exotic big cat rescue barely even off our path. It looks like they have close to a couple dozen big kitties there and will be worth a visit..
The troubles with Sweden’s Saab aren’t really a surprise but are disappointing. I’ve always been a fan of Saab and actually drove a 900 Turbo for many years. The Missus and I still talk about how great that car was even while having owned more capable vehicles since. But Saab’s originality was essentially destroyed by its [...]
The reach of Gold as a physical financial instrument since the economic death spiral started is interesting. As someone recently asked me, if the financial infrastructure goes down what good is gold? A good question since you can’t eat it and unless you’re planning on exchanging an entire bar or Krugerrand for a loaf of [...]
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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