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Dan Davis, a True Renaissance Man Remembered in Highlights (Obituary)
An extraordinarily valuable bright light in our world’s “civilization” blinked out last week with the death of Pacific Grove’s Daniel Davis. Dan was a genuine Polymath: a brilliant, but humble Math genius, distinguished Naval Postgraduate School Professor, ethical and successful … Continue reading
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Lightly Used Robot – 5 feet tall BradburyBot Humanoid – only 11 hours.
Lightly Used Robot – BradburyBot Humanoid. 5 feet tall – only 11 hours.
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Trump Judged Criminally Guilty of “Election Cheating” – Not just “Hush Money Payments”
Trump was found Guilty by a unanimous Jury of Felony Criminal “Election Cheating” – Not “Hush Money Payments.” Thirty four (34) times he got caught cheating for his own election. How did everyone water down Trump’s Guilt to something most … Continue reading
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Mutiny on the Colorado at 60,000 cfs
The Grand Canyon’s Colorado River was thundering . It was the renowned June 1983 season, gushing at one of its highest flows ever; 60,000+ cubic feet per second. That’s some serious roaring whitewater. It generated huge, towering, tumultuous, treacherous, rapids. But on the paddle … Continue reading
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DMV – Losing Its Reputation !
Fasten your seatbelts. Because I’m going to tell you a true story — that you simply won’t believe. For context, you may be familiar with the theme of how the California Department of Motor Vehicles (“The DMV”) has a reputation … Continue reading
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World’s Tallest Vertical Rock Faces
Tall vertical rock faces are simply – supremely powerful. I don’t mean a few hundred feet. I’m talking the world’s biggest vertical rock faces. Some more than a kilometer straight up. Any ordinary person can climb a mild grade trail, or … Continue reading
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Bet you wrongly believe you know the world’s tallest mountain :-)
Ok — What’s the world’s tallest mountain ? Did you know a correct answer to this depends on your definition ? 1. Do you want to know what point is father from the center of our Earth?
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Soaring Magnificence – Morning Glory Hang Gliding in Land of Oz
Had a marvelous flying adventure recently – two soaring flights on the magnificent, breathtaking, Morning Glory of Northern Australia. Morning Glories can be hundreds of miles long. They are the rarest of five types of soaring and only happen reliably in Northern … Continue reading
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“Smart”car Start Process wins Award for Most Vexatious Unwanted Puzzle at The Wrong Time
(c) Copyright 2018 David Dilworth I relish puzzles. My parents gave me books of them when I turned five, to keep me occupied while we drove cross-country. As they told it – I’d finished them all by the second day. … Continue reading
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First Wild Wolf in a Century seen in Carmel Valley, Monterey County ?
This is an exciting, sincere narration of an event by a captivating humorist: Daphne Wynne Nixon A very bright, outdoor painter, who has a track record of finding cool stuff no one else has noticed for centuries (she found California’s missing … Continue reading
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Parmesan Cheese Hard as Brick – Fixed: “Soft” Again
My enjoyment of Parmigiaheno-Reggiano cheese, more often known in America as “Parmesan,” is a bit above average. I’m slightly hesitant to admit how sometimes I enjoy it all by itself. Today I found a sizeable block of Italian Parmesan cheese … Continue reading
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Buying a Home in Pacific Grove? Beware of a Huge Secret Cost.
There’s a frighteningly large (and mostly secret) debt that you will have to pay to live in Pacific Grove due to years of horrible politics. This article about how it happened is researched and written by a Pacific Grove resident, a … Continue reading
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World’s Funniest Compass – a Tates Compass
Ever heard of a Tates Compass ? Originally alleged to work only in the Southern Hemisphere as it points South instead of North – it inspired the saying —
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A French Toast to Serendipitous Living
Some years ago, a splendid, incisive article about the French culture appeared in a coffee table magazine written by an American woman who’d lived in Paris for 20 years or so, having married a Parisian and raised children there. Having … Continue reading
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Improve – Not Change
You want to “change” the world? Whoa. That’s frightening. George W. Bush changed the world . . . acclaimed worldwide for making our world worse. In a horrible way.
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Everybody Loves Boobs
This is a scream – with a deadly serious message.
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Protected: Waterfalls, Rainbows and Bears – Oh my !!! Expedition to British Columbia’s Crown Jewel
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Protected: European Sojourn – Spontaneous Concinnity 2016
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Protected: Top 10 USA Insanely Evil, Deadly and Stupid Backfiring Acts
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Dave’s List – Shameless Promotion — for Pretty Good Products
To help make your life easier and maybe a bit more fun – here are some pretty good products that I use and recommend – that can help make your life better. If you buy something through this web page … Continue reading