Category Archives: Informational

Useful info about RE

A tale of two empires.

I’m not a doomer. Well, not exactly. But I occasionally read some of the doomer stuff, and one of the more interesting authors I have come across online is Dimitry Orlov. He was a citizen of both the US and … Continue reading

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Mr. and Mrs. Black Phoebe eat flies and have babies

An outdoor speaker under the pool shed eaves in our backyard has proven to be suitable housing for a family of Black Phoebes. I put a small videocamera on a stick and gently shoved it in the eaves to see … Continue reading

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H1N1 Flu coming soon to a neighborhood near you (probably)

I don’t have any better insight into this subject than you do, but I have been watching the CDC website. The numbers make it look pretty inevitable that flu is headed our way. At this point there are no reported … Continue reading

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Where the rubber meets the track on Kool April Nites

Hope to see you at Kool April Drags this evening, and over the rest of the weekend. The weather is supposed to be perfect. I’m only a casual fan, but I run their website. This event is their biggest of … Continue reading

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Where our taxes go

Yesterday was painful, but not as painful as it would be to live ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE PLANET. Still, this chart is worthy of your consideration. Be patient after clicking on it. It took a while to come up.

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We took the Bullet Train to San Diego

We spent a few days in San Diego after taking the Bullet Train out of Redding. It just took a few hours. I remember when it took all day on I-5 back in the bad old days. What a great … Continue reading

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Variety City offers alternative shopping and fun

The appropriately named Variety City at 1281 Lake Boulevard carries grocery items that may have been slightly damaged, or are blemished in some way. Dented cans are a good example. They also have regular grocery items along with various and … Continue reading

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How we didn't win $76m in the Lottery

By now you may have heard the news. We’ve been getting lots of calls. A group of teachers and staff at the school district where my wife has worked for nearly 30 years in Shasta Lake City won the lottery … Continue reading

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State of the City, our Mayor speaks at the Cascade

We attended the free version of the State of the City address at the Cascade yesterday evening. Mayor Rick Bosetti made references to Yogi Berra and Ronald Reagan. Ok, that was weird, but he did touch on some good points. … Continue reading

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Imagining 10 dimensions in 11 minutes

This was an interesting and fun video about how to conceptualize 10 dimensions, although we beings only seem to occupy 3 or 4 of them. At least, so it seems. Well worth your 11 minutes. Watch Imagining the ten dimensions … Continue reading

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