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Senator Benjamin “Racing” Marchand – Obituary
My Favorite Marchand Generous Gentleman, Genetically-Happy Prankster, world class Writer, world traveler, leading edge Road racing and Flying afficianado, Career Electrician and lifelong bachelor Ben Marchand passed away bravely fighting Lung cancer this week – leaving behind a plethora of … Continue reading
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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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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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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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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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Protected: Waterfalls, Rainbows and Bears – Oh my !!! Expedition to British Columbia’s Crown Jewel
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Queen Elizabeth appreciates John Livingstone’s Photography
Before settling in a lovely Portland, Oregon suburb, bon vivant John Livingstone enjoyed an idyllic many-decades career in Carmel as a respected master photographer, author and restaurant reviewer. He had the pleasure of meeting and photographing many fascinating characters and … Continue reading
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Aflockalypse Solved
Blackbird Mass Deaths: New Years 2010 to 2014 – Solved (c) David Dilworth “Shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve (2010-2011) between 3,000 and 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in Beebe (Arkansas). Most were dead on the ground but … Continue reading
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