I think at least some undecided voters may be undecided because they want to be able to make a “good” choice, and they have concerns about both candidates. Those concerns could simply be “the candidate hasn’t told me precisely how they are going to achieve their goals”. Which is, of
I bought some Darla lights, from Clearwater Lights, to improve the visibility of my FJR-1300ES motorcycle on the road1. I spent quite a bit of time seeking advice on which lights to get, how easy the Darlas were to install, etc., over on FJRForum.com. Thanx to all the people who
There were a lot of great videos showcased at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. But this one is by far my favorite: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: why in the world would you ever want to support, let alone follow, someone who spends almost all his
One of my favorite authors, Poul Anderson, made an observation about America I’ve cherished since I first read it. It was in the novel Orion Shall Rise, which recounted the struggles of humanity recovering from a global thermonuclear war that destroyed our civilization. It was just a single sentence, voiced
We had a great time at Angora this year, in large part because Caroline and Arthur were both able to join us, as did Barbara’s sister Robin for part of the time. We did have an unusual adventure, though. The local utility shut off the power the first couple of
I don’t normally attend or watch political rallies, preferring to read about them afterwards in articles produced by political analysts. But I decided this morning to take in at least part of the Harris/Walz rally speech in Philadelphia. I’m glad I did, for a number of reasons. Not because I
Notes on why and how I created this… Barbara remarked the other day that JD Vance always seems to look rather petulant in his photos. After Vice President Harris announced Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota would be her running mate, I was inspired to post something that contrasted what the
The horn on my FJR-1300 recently failed and had to be replaced. In a way that was a good thing, as I never really liked the stock horn. It sounded too dinky and was often ignored by car drivers. After doing some research I settled on the PIAA dual-tone horn.
All the images in this post, and many more, are available in this Google Photos album. We’ve lived in San Mateo County for over 25 years…but there are still large parts of it which we haven’t explored. Driven by, sure. But when you “live in” an area, you tend not
Yesterday His Rapist Fraudster Convicted Criminal Former Majesty told a bunch of fundamentalist Christians they really needed to vote for him this fall…but if they did so, they wouldn’t have to vote in 2028 because he would fix things up so perfectly to their liking there’d be no need to.