Apple released new iPad Pro models in early November 2018. I have had the original 12.9 inch iPad Pro for over three years so I was very curious about what Apple would release. They didn’t disappoint! By far the biggest change is the move to using Face ID, similar to the iPhone X series. By … Continue reading iPad Pros and Cons →

Over the last months I've acquired two "classic" Macs. The first is the Power Mac G4 Cube (with the matching Apple Studio Display) introduced way back 2000. The second is a 2003 iMac, the one with a white round base and flat monitor attached to the base via an articulating metal arm. I've always considered … Continue reading One More Thing… →

Motorcycles My first motorcycle, in fact my first brand new vehicle of any kind, was a 1980 Kawasaki KZ550. I’d owned several old used cars but this was my first new purchase. One my dad helped me with by co-signing the loan. The first time I saw this bike was in an ad in Cycle … Continue reading Motorcycles →

Fort Ord was an Army training base that closed in 1994. Today several communities are developing some of the land while other sections are still being used by the military for training or being scoured for old munitions. Finally, some of it has become a National Monument. This is the portion I want to talk … Continue reading Fort Ord →

I initially thought when I started this blog that one of the things I would do was give in depth reviews on products that I either own or have used on a regular basis or at least used long enough to give it a fair assessment. Over time, I came to the conclusion that there … Continue reading Thoughts on Apple Products →

Back in the early 1980s, I was a mechanic in a Military Police company in the Ohio National Guard. We were getting ready to attend summer camp near Lexington, KY. For those that don’t know, summer camp in the National Guard lasts for two weeks and can occur in state or out of state. This … Continue reading 57 →

Why do people hate other people? Why do they hate people they have never met? Why do they hate people they know little or nothing about? I am trying to figure out why we have to hate at all in light of an article my wife sent me a few days ago. You can find … Continue reading Hate →

Why, you may ask, do you now have your own url for your blog seeing how seldom you add to it? Good question! The answer is pretty simple though. I decided to do the whole “url thing” as a way to incentivize myself into writing more. We’ll see if it works in the coming months! … Continue reading That Dash →

Two subjects that folks seem to shy away from or feel should never be discussed in polite company are religion and politics. Well, I’m going to break with tradition and talk about both because, you see, I think they are or can be pretty much one and the same. First let me say I have … Continue reading Religion and Politics →

I arrived at the Echo Lake parking area, this past spring, a little before 7:30 am. The plan was to hike the Chicago Lakes trail part of the way to the first lake and then depart the trail once I arrived at what I like to call the “dead tree” zone which is really an … Continue reading Boulders and Valleys →