Re-Discovering AM Radio When I was a child AM radio was all there was. That probably dates me worse than admitting to making reel-to-reel tapes, but I’ll own it. When FM appeared, that was it — I was rocking! When I landed in Quartzsite ten years ago as a brand-new RVer I found the mother of all swap meets. I …

Welcome (?) to Quartzsite! “What’s the name of the place I’m going? Cortez? Courtside?” I asked my friends as I climbed into my new home – an old RV. “Quartzsite! RVers’ Mecca. Bye, have fun!” My friends bade me a happy 40th birthday and a fond farewell and I set sail as a brand new full-time RVer. One flat tire …

Crash! “INFILTRATION ALERT! VIRUS ATTACK!” screamed a sudden flashing red screen on my laptop computer, followed by, “Windows has detected a Trojan Horse virus. Run anti-virus software?” Yes and No options popped up on more red windows. A stream of .exe files swarmed across my screen, followed by a new window that said, “Scanning…deleting files.” “GAK! No! Stop! Do not …

Parker 250 – Up Close and a Little Personal! I heard screaming racecars when I was outside hanging laundry. Race day! I had forgotten the Parker 250 was today. The Bouse bend on the desert racecourse is only a few miles from my house so I jumped in my Jeep to go have a look. A lone racecar bumped and …

Steak, bacon, fried okra / potatoes / eggs and ice cream are the most commonly requested last meals for Arizona death row inmates, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections website. With almost everyone on the planet casting the death sentence upon Tucson shooter Jared Loughner many of us are speculating over what his last meal might be and hoping …