Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch has passed away at age 82. She was the quintessential sex symbol in my younger days. The poster of her in a fur bikini from the movie "One Million Years BC" was almost a prerequisite for most college dorm rooms. Here's a photo taken in 1966 at UNC, Chapel Hill...

Polaris RZR Trails & Rocks

I just purchased a 2019 Polaris Trails & Rocks from a friend here in the park. I had been thinking of buying another side-by-side for a while, but could not justify the price for a new one. Finding a used, well maintained machine made the decision much easier.

The Trails & Rocks model was made for rock crawling and comes with a lot of options that are add-ons for most Polaris vehicles including a winch, rock sliders, skid plate, gps, etc. Plus, the original owner put a lot of extras on it as well. With the Jeep and RZR I have the best of both OHV worlds. All I need now is some warm, dry weather to go off-road again.

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Golf Cart Racing

In case you were wondering what senior citizens do for fun at the Arizonian RV Resort...

Amish Powerball

Gas Stove Solution

Here's how progressive liberals solve their gas stove problem...

Biden's Socialism

Just another way to buy votes with taxpayer money...

Chicago Field Trip

Winter Flowers

It has been unseasonably cool and wet this winter in southern Arizona. The good news is the desert is green, the saguaros are plump and the wildflowers are in bloom...

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Sign Of The Times

Woke Art

Would you have paid $10 million dollars for this...

A bronze sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr. & Coretta Scott King

In my opinion, that money would have been better spent on setting up a foundation for helping the poor and homeless.

Scary Numbers

Here are our country's national debt numbers as of this morning...

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I suspect most people do not think much about our country's national debt or its effect on our economy. To give the $31+ trillion debt some perspective, consider that is over $246,000 per taxpayer and the interest alone is around $520 billion a year at current interest rates. That is money that could be used to solve a lot of our country's problems. Click here to see the most recent numbers.

Top Secret

More Hypocrisy

Biden wants everyone else in the country to drive an EV while he tools around in a Corvette with a gas-guzzling V8 engine...

The elites are never adversely impacted by their Green New Deal politics

Expert Advice

Vacationer-In-Chief

Congressional Malfeasance

Congress (controlled by Democrats) just released a 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion spending package that has to be passed by midnight this Friday in order to prevent a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday. Of course, no one in Congress is going to read the complete bill before the deadline, so they will vote on a bill without really knowing what's in it. I believe politicians do this on purpose so they can include as many pork barrel, special interest projects as possible. One of the problems with this process is the amount of government waste it generates. For an example, here is a recent article from the New York Post listing some of the most outrageous expenditures.

If you would like to see a much more comprehensive list of government waste, I would recommend Senator Rand Paul’s 2021 Waste Report where he highlights a whopping $52,598,515,585 of waste, including a study of pigeons gambling on slot machines, giving kids junk food, and telling citizens of Vietnam not to burn their trash. No matter how much money has already been wasted, politicians keep demanding even more.

Gold Canyon Dentistry

I recently had a dental bridge done by Gold Canyon Dentistry. I chose them for their "state of the art" equipment...

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In all seriousness, Dr. Pamela McMahon did an outstanding job. It was much easier and less painful than I had feared and in as much as they make the crowns there in the office, I was able to have everything done in about 4 hours.

Getting Older

Climate Hypocrisy

I just watched an informative Tucker Carlson video detailing how politicians and the elites introduce tons of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by flying in private jets while claiming climate change is an existential threat to human civilization and the environment. John Kerry, Biden's Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, is one of the worst offenders. His family’s private jet has spewed more than 300 metric tons of carbon dioxide since he assumed the post. It's difficult for me to take anyone seriously when they do just the opposite of what they tell us to do.

The other problem is how one-sided the main stream media reports climate change. Here in southern Arizona we have had one of the coldest Novembers on record and December is shaping up to be even worse. This summer when we had some above average temperatures, the media told us that it was due to global warming. However, now that the country is experiencing some of the coldest weather in recent memory, all you hear is crickets. It's getting harder and harder to know who or what to believe anymore.

Political Hiring

Here's what happens when you hire people for government positions based on their political identity and not on their ability to do the job...

This is Sam Brinton, a non-binary drag queen, who serves as Biden's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition. He has been charged with stealing luggage at two different airports.

Update (12/13/2022):  The Department of Energy has fired Sam Brinton. In as much as you are more likely to be struck by lightning than fired from a government job, there must have been a lot of pressure to get rid of this guy.

Full Moon

We have had a beautiful full moon over the park the last two nights. Although my photos of the moon almost never capture the full experience, I liked this one enough to post it on the blog...

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RV Seat

For you long distance RV drivers who do not like to stop...

Wanna Go Jeepin'

Happy Thanksgiving

My friend, Josie, send me this card for Thanksgiving...

Hope this Thanksgiving is even better than expected

EcoFlow DELTA 2 Portable Power Station

Summer here in southern Arizona is our "monsoon season" when high winds and lightning often knockout power to the park. Normally, it is out for only a couple of hours, but during that time you cannot watch tv, use the computer or even run a fan.

I had been thinking of buying a portable power station when Amazon had a sale on the EcoFlow Delta 2 that included two free 100 watt solar panels. I chose the DELTA 2 because it charges quickly and uses iron phosphate batteries that last much longer than lithium batteries. With a capacity of 1kWh, I will have enough energy to power most essentials for hours.

Purchase on Amazon

Another reason for the purchase is the possibility of me doing some overlanding with the Jeep. This way I can run 110 volt appliances as well as charge USB devices out in the middle of nowhere. Never know when you might want a cappuccino and the nearest Starbucks is a 100 miles away. This is my idea of "roughing it". 😎