1/2 price day at Turtle Bay

Last weekend was 1/2 price entry for Redding residents. I took a few shots of the Arboretum. There were a lot of folks out enjoying the sunny day.
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Turtle Bay Arboretum in Redding
Still early Spring, so not much in bloom there. Coming soon though, so don’t miss it. It’s Really Redding.

Avatar is all that

Hey, it’s Superbowl Sunday. Not much home selling biz going on. So I went to finally see Avatar 3D with my movie-going companion of 34 years, the lovely Karry. Wow. It was all that and more. Don’t miss it.

Movies 10 in Redding

Via iPhone.

Beermaking in Redding

A News Cafe ran the 3rd and final installment of my Homebrew series of articles. In case you missed it over there, you can link to it at the image below.

Filling bottles with homemade beer in Redding
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And no, it has not been tested yet. We have a few more weeks in bottle before sampling. Darn it.

What Matters Now, a free e-book here

Seth Godin publishes an always interesting blog. He’s just published a book of thoughts about What Matters Now. Each page is about 200 words consisting of a contribution by many other interesting authors. It’s available here. Just click on the image.
Book cover for What Matters Now
Read a few, and it leads to a few more. It seems the format is a good fit for online reading. It’s well worth your time. Go ahead and click, see if you agree. Save it, spread it around. Thanks Seth!
(if the link loads too slow off my server, try Seth’s HERE.)

Beermaking 101

I went to Redding new Brewstore across the street from the library, and bought supplies to make an India Pale Ale.
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A News Cafe has agreed to run my beermaking story on their website HERE. You can follow along in weekly posts as I attempt to make Igo Pale Ale.
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Making your own beer is Really Redding. Really fun too, so far…

Fiddling with Windows 7 today

Been messing with Micro$oft’s latest OS here the last few hours, trying to get my workstation back to useful. I like Windows 7 so far, but it’s the usual M$ nerd fest. This is appropriate:


I haven’t had an Apple computer in years, but lately I’ve been mighty tempted. We use a lot of computers around here, and gradually I have grown less patient with all the constant fiddly bits to keep Windows running. I could go on about it…..(and on and on today…)

Airshow 2009 features Blue Angels

Pre Redding airshow flight
This year Redding’s airshow features the Navy Blue Angels. They always put on a spectacular show. Today they were practicing, and even though I live many miles away from the airport, I took a couple shots from out back.
Pre Redding airshow flight
The show runs Saturday and Sunday. I understand the Saturday show is sold out. Pretty cool stuff, and a big community fund-raiser.

Summer Schappell plays the Asphalt Cowboys BBQ

Summer Schappell is the granddaughter of my colleague Bill Schappel at the real estate brokerage I worked with in 2009. She’s an up and coming singer who has performed here and recorded in Nashville. She and her band gave a terrific performance for an appreciative audience and I took some photos. We were told that many of the drive-thru customers heard the music and got out of their vehicles instead of just driving through for food. The weather was perfect, the food was really good, and there was lots of it.

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Redding man wants to barter car for wife

Folks you just can’t make this up. This is in Craigslist today under barter items. Not sure if he wants to trade a nice car or truck for a wife, or the other way around:
Redding Craigslist ad
Hmm, well if he’s trading his wife for a car, he ought to at least include a few pictures. Well, its a unique idea. Say, I wonder what I could get for…uh, nevermind.