Eastern California was the scene of much activity during the Gold Rush years, but as the gold veins were worked over, the “rush” died, and many were left...Read More
A year or more ago, I subscribed to the Times of Israel, because I assumed it would be a great source of information about what is going on...Read More
I stopped using Google some years ago, mainly because I did not want my activities to be sold to advertisers. There is now a much better reason to...Read More
There is an old saying – “if you can’t beat them, join them.” This appears to be Hillary’s new approach. Having lost the election because of an unprecedented...Read More
It is easy, when visiting a national park, to focus merely on the famous images. In Arches National Park, there are of course many such images, and no...Read More
What does that phrase mean? Is it biblical? If so, is the biblical meaning the same or different than the everyday use of the term in these United...Read More
Traveling along the eastern side of California on Route 395 any time of the year will give you spectacular views of the Sierra Nevadas, some ghost towns, some...Read More
When you are hiking in the High Sierra (Sierra Nevadas) in Eastern California, you never know when you are going to run into an amazing sight. Here is...Read More
The reason for my desire to build an accurate weather station is that I need to know the humidity and temperature both inside and outside in order to...Read More
One of the hobbies I have is electronics. Well, after all, I was an electronics/computer engineer for most of my life, including a wonderful stint at Apple Computer...Read More