2. Learning to use an iPhone 14 is more difficult than I expected. It doesn’t have a push-button, and the whole swipe-thing just doesn’t work very well for my fat clumsy ever-so-slightly numb fingers. There is also a charging problem—the portable charger? the cord? Elevation? Sigh. And although the camera is far superior to what […]
FOURTEEN Things Learned in the first 1/2 of June
Last month I had my head in the sand or something. This month I did so much learning that I’m publishing this post 1/2-way through the month, with the (always reckless) assumption that there will be more to learn in the second half of the month. TECH 2. The new solve-all-your-problems iphone goes straight to […]
Learned (Little) in May
May isn’t over yet, but since tomorrow is Friday during Mineral King season, May’s learnings are a little early. Actually, I learned the first item in April, but since April’s Learned List was FOURTEEN ITEMS, I pushed it over onto May. May is a little lighter on learning than normal. Guess I read too many […]
Postal Thoughts
Are You Kidding Me?? I ordered a box of Springville’s Hospital books to be shipped to the author’s wife. When the notification of shipment came, it was shipping the books to MY BANK IN THREE RIVERS!! WHAT? HOW? WHY? I didn’t recognize the address so I looked it up on the internet. When I saw […]
REMEMBER
“Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, ‘What should be the reward of such sacrifices?’ … If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands, which […]
Two More Terminus Dam Questions Answered
After the tour of Terminus Dam, I had questions. Ranger Tim’s answers were posted yesterday. And as is usually the case, questions and answers beget more questions. Here are my further questions and Ranger Tim’s answers. 1. What is a “stilling basin”? Stilling Basins Behind Dams — USACE Design and Function A stilling basin is a critical […]
Random Unrelated Thoughts On Three Topics
Consolation Prize In talking with a friend recently, the connectedness of knowing people wherever I go came up. I told her that it was a consolation prize for living in the same county where I grew up. Reunion Thoughts As I was talking with one of those people that I encountered from my past (Redwood […]
Four Little Victories with Unpleasant Tasks
On an overcast and chilly morning with our final fire of the season in the wood stove, I sat with my laptop and tackled some unpleasant tasks. 2. My printer is one of those 4-way deals: print, scan, copy, and fax. (Fax?? Who does that any more besides medical offices, which I do my best […]
A Tour | Terminus Dam | Lake Kaweah
No more confusion* over “Lake Kaweah” or Kaweah Lake: here is an official sign. The Mineral King Preservation Society organized a tour of the dam that creates Lake Kaweah. I have been there, but it was before the new fusegates were built in 2004. The purpose of that previous trip was to get photos for […]
Many New Things Learned in April
FOURTEEN NEW THINGS LEARNED IN APRIL! 1.Actually, I learned this on March 31, thanks to Reader Marjie: those tiny tangerines are called “Pixie Tangerines”, and many (all? prolly not) grow in Ojai. 2. DO NOT BUY THINGS ON THE INTERNET IN A HURRY! I got swept away by a good offer from Photo Affections that […]