Autonomous vehicle technology just keeps getting better. Here's a video of a Tesla that will drive wherever you tell it to drive... I generally like to wait a year or so after something new is introduced in the car industry in order for the "bugs" to be worked out. It will probably take a lot longer than a year for me to feel comfortable turning over control to a computer, but I suspect this is the future ..read more

Here is a compilation video of a large lizard hanging out around my A/C. Look at the length of that tail ..read more

The first toad of 2024 came out of hibernation last night by my A/C. It will not be long before I will have to start blowing poop off my carport onto my neighbor's property <grin> ..read more

Last year, I paid Nationwide Insurance $2,667.42 to cover my two vehicles. This year, they sent me a bill for $3,970.04 even though I have had no accidents or speeding tickets for over 10 years! I immediately called the agent who insured my park model and got a quote from American Family Insurance for $1,729.50. Guess which company I chose. I can understand an increase of a couple of hundred dollars. However, a 49% increase in one year is outrageous. Inflation hurts everyone, but is particularly hard on senior citizens living on a semi-fixed income. There are days when I feel like the world h ..read more

Recently, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee told schoolkids that the moon is a ‘planet’ and ‘made up mostly of gases'. I find it scary that someone this dumb can get elected to Congress. No wonder our country is in trouble ..read more

I find it both infuriating and insulting when Biden brags about how well the economy is doing under his administration. Apparently, he has not filled up a vehicle, bought groceries, paid an electric bill or picked up the tab at a restaurant recently. Who are you going to believe, Joe or your lying eyes ..read more

This is one of the best anti-woke political ads that I have seen ..read more

Twice a year the sun hits the Superstition Mountains at an angle that creates a shadow resembling a cougar... Nature never ceases to amaze me ..read more

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I joined Lance, Eric and Jim for a half day ride out back in desert. Here are today's photos... Click on images to enlarge ..read more