Note: This posting will go to both of my active sites. Summertime finally hit at my home just about the beginning of August. The temperatures have finally made it into the 90s on a regular basis and as a result, my energy and enthusiasm have waned somewhat–though that doesn’t mean they’ve come to a full [...]
As many of you already know, I use a Nikon D60 for most of my shooting. It’s great for taking, shall we say, planned photographs. If you have the time to prepare the camera, it’s great! In fact, my wife used her D40 to good benefit when we took our 2008 Jeep Wrangler out for [...]
It’s been almost a month since I posted Part 2, a month where the car has sat out in the weather full time, though the bumper has been protected from direct sunlight by the body of the car itself. That really hasn’t protected the shoe polish. The bumper is back nearly to the same shade [...]
http://www.walletpop.com/economizer/most-worthless-pieces-of-junk Above, you’ll find the link to an interesting viewpoint of what the blogger finds useless in everyday life. In some cases I agree with him, in others, I don’t. Let’s see why. #20 Rice Cookers: I agree that the rice cooker is a (nearly) single-purpose device that is nearly useless to the average person. [...]
It’s been a little over a week since I applied liquid shoe polish to the back bumper of my Vue. It still looks a little ragged, very amateurish, but seems to be evening out somewhat to an overall black color. Note in the first image the bumper’s level of grey compared to the front tire [...]
How many of you have black plastic trim and bumpers on your car? In my own case, I have a 2002 Saturn Vue that sits out in the sun year round. As such, plastic and rubber tend to weather and age rather quickly and my bumpers are looking splotchy grey, clearly showing the flow of [...]
There is nothing so fine as to enjoy a dinner that doesn’t try to be pretentious while avoiding the many ‘chain’ restaurants that fill the cities and line the highways of our nation. Not for me are the many fast-food joints that flood the cities and towns. Not for me are the bistros and cafés [...]
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