Posted By RichC on December 5, 2024
It is the time of year to clean up my blog’s photo folder — a place where I save photos that I might want to archive on the blog. Usually there’s a reason they don’t get used, but before tossing them due to a new year, it is time to do some housecleaning.
First up was a photo of Katelyn when she worked at the Greek Isles restaurant. We had fun talking about it over Thanksgiving… and our first jobs. So for ThrowBack Thursday #TBT, it seemed like a good memory. 😊 
Second up is an older 2015 Google Streetview photo of the house in South Toledo where my mom grew up. I remember looking it up when saving a couple photos of my dad’s father and his service station. I clearly remember a lot about my grandmother and grandfather Bluhm’s house, as we grandkids pretty much had free reign. Wonderful memories.
Third was a security Wyze Cam update while we were in Florida last month — oh those crazy raccoons looking for a place to stay warm this winter! Go away!
And finally, number Four, a photo of Dave Schneider (Megan’s late father) from years ago that Taylor sent to me — likely the late 1970s or maybe early 90s and his MGB (yet another thing Dave and I had in common). It is still in Denni’s garage and like something that will need to be dealt with someday.
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Posted By RichC on December 4, 2024
The updated 2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range only has a few subtle styling differences since the EV still looks like it did when it was introduced eight years ago, but has an improved range and is even quicker.
Looks are deceiving.
There isn’t any single earth-shaking upgrade, but this latest version has smartly placed enhancements throughout. For example, the battery has grown in capacity from 75.0 to 79.7 kilowatt-hours. The electric motor driving the rear wheels has picked up 65 ponies for a total of 286. These improvements increase the EPA range from 311 to 363 miles and shave about a half-second from both the zero-to-60 and quarter-mile times.
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Posted By RichC on December 3, 2024
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Posted By RichC on December 2, 2024
For Music Monday this week, let’s go way back to a song Pete Seegar wrote in 1959 called “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season),” but 
really didn’t peak on the musical charts until it was recorded by The Byrds in 1965, on an album that same name. It is hard for me to imagine their version not being known?
The Byrds (fan site) recorded with mixed members from 1964-1973 then again in 1989-1991 and one more reunion in 2000 … but now that members have passed away, all we have is their music — and it is still good.
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The Byrds – “Turn! Turn! Turn!” | 1965 |
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Posted By RichC on December 1, 2024
Who doesn’t enjoy watching a Sunday Night Football game from Buffalo, NY during a “lake effect” snow. It brings back memories of our years both living in NE Ohio and in driving to and from Western NY (Jamestown) to be with Brenda’s family and playing football — we called it “the Howard Bowl.”
A quick score update before bed as the enjoyable game winds to a close. Of course it will come as no surprise, the Buffalo Bills dominated the San Francisco 49ers in the snow.
Final score, BUF 35 – SF 10.
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Posted By RichC on November 30, 2024
Perhaps it is just me, but this leftover video of a press corp reporter begging for President Biden to make a comment on a recent trip to South America had me laughing. Rarely do I feel sorry for the media, but in this reporter’s case, I do. 😊
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Posted By RichC on November 30, 2024
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Posted By RichC on November 29, 2024
Since the likelyhood of me getting a new Apple watch for Christmas is growing by the day (my wife Brenda has been inquiring), I’ve started my research as to what kind of watch face will give me ALL the information I would like to see. My goal is to replace the current Kamon watch face that I’ve used on my Fitbit Versa for years.
It should be easy, but from the research I’ve been looking into, it is not. The Modular face, Infograph Modular or Modular Duo looks about as close as I can get, but still doesn’t display the kind of immediate information I’d really like at a glance.
Hopefully all is not lost and that I’ll be able use something like Watchmaker Infograph Modular 3 — it is something that looks like the complications can match nearly what I currently am used to using?
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Posted By RichC on November 28, 2024
First off, Happy Thanksgiving 2024. I hope you can be as thankful as the pilgrims were at that first Thanksgiving in 1621.
“Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”
–Edward Winslow
As for making this a Throwback Thursday #TBT post, when I saw this old-looking grade school poster on social media the other day, it reminded me that many of us have forgotten … or ignored … the proper use of punctuation marks. I for one regularly misuse punctuation, although usually for emphasis (BTW, I was going to link to this 2010 Thanksgiving wrap up post with Brenda’s Mom and Dad). 😉
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Posted By RichC on November 27, 2024
Here’s a quick video for a holiday shortened week, but picked up a few good ideas as this video flashed by on the social media site X.com.
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