This is a Fujitsu S 7210. Over the last 10 or 15 years, I have been brand loyal to Fujitsu, other than the occasional ThinkPad dalliance. This laptop features a powerful processor, 4GB of RAM, and a nice screen. I’ve had it since late last summer, and more than once I have been tempted to […]
These radios are essentially the same – except the one on the left is 35 years old and the one on the right is newly bought today. I still remember the day in the spring of 1975 that I first got the radio on the left (Sony TFM-3750W). I was 16, and I had my […]
We spent several hours (and $34.50) at the local suburban multiplex this afternoon, watching a talking picture called Avatar. I grew up in Hollywood. I’ve been involved in the arts since I was about a month old. I figure I know plenty about the picture business and media criticism. Avatar is the most accurate and […]
The bar examination is at the end of July. If you’re preparing for the exam, why are you fooling around on-line instead of doing something useful? Nevermind. For those of you who aren’t veterans of what passes for a legal education today, here’s a bit of legal lingo for you. We study the law in […]
The United States Navy has got one of the best and most entertaining “safety first”websites. You can spend the better part of several working days going through these pictures, and their literate, charming captions. Below the image is the US Naval Safety Center’s caption. Great job, sailors! Yes, we know it is so tempting. Pianos […]
Alexis and I went to see the new Star Trek movie. We loved it. I went into the theater looking for a movie that would deliver the idealistic creative spirit of The Original Series – extra-terrestrial green-skinned belly dancers! When a nearly-naked green-skinned woman from Orion made her appearance early in the movie, I knew […]
Going to the movies is not my favorite activity. Growing up in Hollywood and hanging out on movie lots left me more than a little unimpressed with the picture business…but I do enjoy a good movie, and “Frost Nixon” qualifies. I figure Tricky Dick would like this movie, because he is portrayed by one of […]
Not many people remember American Motors, (AMC). This is a car company that went broke and died out years before it became fashionable. Behold a not-in-showroom-condition ’71 Hornet Sportabout. My friends and I used to refer to this car as the “Silver Rolls”. What this car lacked in looks it made up for by being […]
We begin 2009 with a Presidential innaguration coming up and hundreds of millions of people all around the world yearning for peace. Here’s a campaign poster that has been on the wall since I was 13 years old. See the big burning pile of American wealth behind Mr. Nixon? We’ve been stoking that fire ever […]
Coffee mugs are some of the most common drug paraphernalia around. Here we have a friendly, feline-oriented mug that dates from 1980. Today, 28 years later, you can see that the mug is doing its usual splendid job: exploiting the forces of gravity to keep hot coffee contained within its walls. You can also see […]
This is the finest pocket radio ever made. It is the Grundig 100 PE. It gets AM, FM stereo, and six shortwave bands. Here is a little gadget that achieves fantastic performance within a small package powered by two rechargeable AA batteries. Sure, it could use a fine-tuning control, but for what it is this […]
My dad was born 80 years ago today. Here is the proof. Sadly, he did not live to see his 75th birthday. Share on Facebook
This is my pencil. It is the legendary Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602. All discriminating writers recognize that this is the finest pencil ever produced. It is the Stradivarius of pencils. One of the reasons my ideas are so clever is that I’m using a better writing implement than most people. Of course, not one of […]
Ocean Beach is one of the saner places in San Diego County. You’ll notice that the alcohol ban is a new sticker attached to the sign. That’s because San Diego has prohibited alcohol at the beach. You see, the local cops have a tradition of rioting when too many people gather in one place to […]