From a recent Dirty Jobs episode titled “Goose Down Plucker,” at the The Tulegoose Pillow Co. (aka The Mallard Goose and Duck Processing Plant)…a conversation between Trudy, her 22-year-old grandson Justin and host Mike Rowe: Mike: “So, how long back here, with grandma, doing this?” Justin: “As long as I can remember.” Grandma Trudy: “Three.” [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
2010 Prius goes solar…sort of…
Talk about “wow factor.” The 2010 Toyota Prius seemingly will become the first mass-produced vehicle to offer solar panels. Not to power the vehicle. Not yet. But much like many automotive features now deemed “standard” (seat belts and intermittent windshield wipers), this initial application of solar panels could foreshadow a time when an automobile’s power [...]
a “mini” vacation
Free is good. A free Mini for a day is very good. The Wife — courtesy her entry in a public transportation agency’s contest — ended up with a free Zipcar for a day. And as luck would have it, she invited me to come along. For the car, she picked a Mini and left [...]
first fish of 2009
Since I’m still supporting the retired citizens of this great country through gainful employment and periodic contributions to Social Security, I had to wait for Saturday to roll around for my first fishing trip of the year. I headed to the Two Mile Bar section with some fly fishing club members. Overcast skies foretold of [...]
