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Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the American People – Google Video What Eisenhower warned us about has come to pass. Not specifically or only the companies illustrated in that video (with the cheesy music overlaid, sorry) but “special interests” have essentially taken complete control of the two dominant political parties of this country. Ike’s last thought … Continue reading “We Liked Ike (but didn’t listen to him.)”
It has obviously been edited, mostly I assume to show the “good stuff” and avoid the long monotony of vanishing point horizons that is coast to coast travel in this country, but I have to applaud this work. Very well done! Anyone who has read my work for a while knows I’m seriously into time-lapse … Continue reading “Awesome timelapse drive”
Above: Brian Medley and myself arrive in Monroe, WA, where Brian’s wife picked him up. The final day, September 11, 206 we woke up in Kalispell, Montana, and went to sleep in our own beds. Me in Arlington, WA, Brian in Sammamish, WA, and my Dad in Colorado. Mom & Dad drove their truck from … Continue reading “GTTSR: Arriving Home”
I’ve always wanted a vintage car rally to happen in the northwest. In 2004 I heard about the inaugural run of the Going To The Sun Rally in Montana, and I signed up that day. Finally here was a rally that wouldn’t involve jet lag or towing. I could drive to it. Add to that … Continue reading “The Going To The Sun Rally, 2006”
Today was a short driving day. We left Missoula bright and early, heading east on America’s Autobahn, I-90. It may be a potholed “turnpike” in places out east, and it even is a pair of floating bridges that are a commuter’s nadir at its western end, but here in Montana it is an illustration of … Continue reading “Day Two: Missoula – Bozeman – Big Sky”
I’ve always liked this photo, I have it framed on my office wall. Of course I have lost the original high-res version of it… I took it, did my editing for my website, and threw away the original – which was stupid… because only afterward did I realize what a great shot it is! It … Continue reading “Boxed.”
In every group there is one of these guys. They are great to have around but they are very easy to take the wrong way, and many are irritated by their very presence. I don’t really understand that latter perspective, because “that guy” is usually right. I love to hang out in a virtual community … Continue reading “Dr. Livingston I presume?”