tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31934265953908015502024-03-13T13:38:58.888-07:00Local So-and-SoSocial media caveman <br>On the cusp of cultural revolution <br>using simple toolsRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-92213128213002180192012-05-07T09:54:00.005-07:002012-05-07T10:02:56.830-07:00Did Melvin Dummar fix my tire?You may remember the name, Melvin Dummar. He was the guy who, in the 1970’s, allegedly found billionaire Howard Hughes wandering in the desert and gave him a ride back to the Sands Hotel. It was the starting point of the “Mormon Will“ court case. Even though all the money, $156million, was to go to the church and Mr. Dummar would get nothing, his name was dragged through the mud in the press.My Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-46009874157500373022012-04-10T09:43:00.012-07:002012-04-10T10:25:13.822-07:00Last words for my sisterI've probably written nearly 5,000 words about my sister since her death three weeks ago. That's a lot for me. Most have been edited out. After I wrote a remembrance for This is Reno, it was decided that she would have wanted a church service. People thought I would just read what I had already written. The problem was that I had written that to describe my sister to people who hadn't known her. Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-35381155072540376472012-03-20T10:33:00.008-07:002012-03-20T11:04:43.549-07:00Remembering KarenI've posted a remembrance of Karen on This is Reno. It's over 1200 words, but that's as short as I could get it.Remembrance: Karen Hansen 1947 - 2012Also, at one time Karen asked me if I would want her paintings after she died. I don't know what she expected I would do with them, or even if they are salvageable since most of them have been gathering dust for years. I'm thinking of possibly Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-91374219857883180832012-02-23T11:51:00.040-08:002012-02-27T06:46:31.641-08:00Auto racing here and thereThe way to make a small fortune in auto racing, is to start with a large fortune. Ancient auto racing proverbRacing season is almost here and there's some news and non-news to catch up on.Here AG at Dullard Mush alerted me to an ad on Craig's List about someone looking for help in promoting auto racing in the Reno area. At first I thought it was one team looking to find a sponsor, but it turned Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-80999393356388328802012-02-22T10:50:00.013-08:002012-02-22T11:30:06.076-08:00Wild horse photographyI have a new post at This is Reno about wild horses.The Misfits of Eagle Valley Coming in contact with wild horses has been an education. Part of that continuing education not mentioned in the post is how to get a decent picture of them. You never know where they're going to be or how many you'll see. After taking a lot of pictures of little dark spots on the hillside, I decided to just wait Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-28718960385408911272012-02-07T09:57:00.000-08:002012-02-07T10:03:41.685-08:00A less than stellar performanceI went to vote at the Nevada Republican Party Caucus last Saturday and wound up being "elected" precinct chairman. (Follow the link).Mr. Chairman, I propose we cut the hoo-hawRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-62900815629416701052012-01-29T19:26:00.000-08:002012-01-30T07:30:51.934-08:00The state of the TEA partyI posted an opinion on This is Reno about the state of the TEA party movement. I think for many Republicans, the race is effectively over. Not that Mr. Romney is going to beat Mr. Gingrich, it's more a case of it just doesn't matter. Ron Paul will get his 5-20 percent; that won't matter either. The TEA party lost this one and lost their reason for being in the process.Opinion: TEA party perditionRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-64150419723838499612012-01-21T09:52:00.000-08:002012-01-21T10:31:39.336-08:00ICYMI No.1I’m going to try and re-launch a somewhat weekly Twitter highlights post. You may remember when I re-started this blog, it was something I was going to do. I think it lasted all of one or two posts. Since I now spend most of my internet time on Twitter and some of my readers refuse to join, maybe this will help them see the light. If you follow me on Twitter, but don’t breathlessly await my everyRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-11099774149231350622012-01-20T09:23:00.000-08:002012-01-20T09:27:48.207-08:00Book ReviewFor any reader(s) who don’t follow me on Twitter or read This is Reno, I wrote a book review that I posted on This is Reno. My friend Bob Conrad has written a second book, this one deals with media bias. It’s not about political bias though, just human bias and how it affects the news business. There’s also some stuff in there about where the news business is headed. It really is a pretty good Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-60070063205634058802012-01-02T09:02:00.000-08:002012-01-02T09:44:37.495-08:00When enough is enoughYou can always tell when we’re about to wage another pointless and meaningless war when the WWII and Hitler analogies start appearing. Last time, it was Saddam Hussein who was the next Hitler. Now, it’s the Iranians. It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for the North Korean regime. They always seem to get left out.My old buddy Orrin Johnson is even getting in on the act. He has a theory as Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-30968915836546021232011-12-28T10:27:00.000-08:002011-12-28T10:29:19.534-08:00The newsletter brouhahaIt stands to reason that after running off one outsider candidate over affairs he never had, the press would now focus on another outsider over newsletters he didn’t write. Dr. Paul’s views on race relations are not the issue. I believe his opinions on it are much like anyone else’s; befuddlement about the lack of any real progress, and the realization that if there is to be any progress it will Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-11486813403115540162011-12-05T09:11:00.000-08:002011-12-05T09:15:04.936-08:00Weird news as inspirationMy poetry education continues. I've known about Rudyard Kipling's "Gunga Din," since childhood, and have read it several times since, but it wasn't until I tried writing a poem of my own, based on his, that I noticed the first part of each verse is in third person and the last rhyme is in first person. Pretty tricky. I didn't know that was allowed.Anyway, the subject of my ire is Newt Gingrich. Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-152514242278058432011-11-20T07:55:00.000-08:002011-11-20T08:01:21.438-08:00One hour with Ron PaulHere's something you'll never see on network TV, or even a low budget cable channel.
I know what you're thinking. "An hour? Of Ron Paul? He's got to be kidding."
No. I'm not kidding. It's all about liberty. And people should at least have a chance to hear it.
Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-7235676775753624442011-10-16T14:30:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:27:13.084-07:00A peaceful protest and a media smack-downI went to the Occupy Reno march and rally yesterday, but it wasn't until I got home that things really got wild. Sincerity and hypocracy on a Saturday afternoonIf your not on Twitter, you're missing all the fun.Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-16397833555877804442011-10-11T12:24:00.000-07:002011-10-11T12:29:00.152-07:00Questions for tonight's Econ DebateIn the past, the networks have been asking for people to send debate questions to them via Twitter. Not so this time. Apparently, someone among the powers that be has learned his lesson about the Twitteratti. That's too bad. I had assembled the crackerjack Not Ready For Publication News Team to come up with some questions for the candidates. I'm posting them here in the slim chance that the voiceRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-28774997030772315802011-09-05T06:08:00.000-07:002011-09-05T06:09:53.653-07:00The Nibiru mystery yarnIt is Nibiru, the Death Planet, the blue star Kachina of Hopi prophesy, and it's coming to a solar object near us in 2012 - except that it isn't.This so-called "theory" has been going around the web for a while now, but it only got my attention a few days ago. Thanks to a troll in the comments section on one of my favorite websites, I got the instructions for how to find Nibiru.If you go to Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-21838580841865971442011-08-20T07:40:00.000-07:002011-09-11T15:50:00.805-07:00It all comes down to CheetosIt looks like the journalist/blogger kerfuffle is heating up again. Just in case, I thought I'd get in early this time.Newsroom suffers Cheetos envyBob Conrad's post, which is linked at the beginning of mine, is well worth a read. The journalist/marketing war has been going on long before bloggers entered the picture.Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-57720201416795058212011-08-18T09:58:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:02:14.327-07:00Listening to meteorsIf you've been a little less than dazzled by the Perseid meteor shower that was more like a light sprinkle, here's something that should make up for it a little.
The fine folks at the U.S. Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas recorded the sound of the meteors as they passed overhead. There is a lot of background noise, but you can definitely hear the swoosh as the meteors pass by, and Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-81711339687253388192011-08-16T08:31:00.000-07:002011-08-16T19:40:14.228-07:00The conservatism of Rick Perry (?)Governor Rick Perry of Texas is running for president. I've heard he is a conservative, but then according to the standards of the Eastern Media Establishment, anyone who talks about Jesus in public is automatically a conservative. I'm not buying it.
He used to be a Democrat, which is forgivable. A lot of people used to be Democrats, and in spite of my best efforts, some of them still are. Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-28828005811735179712011-08-05T10:07:00.000-07:002011-08-05T10:15:45.956-07:00News from far away placesIt should be a good weekend for sky gazing as the Perseid and Aquarid meteor showers are both hitting at the same time. Unfortunately, the peak on August 12, coincides with a full moon and it will be up most of the night. This weekend we have a half moon that sets at 10:30 - 11:00.And just to get you in the mood, check this out. (Click the full screen at bottom right for full effect).Ocean Sky Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-56492615906749949712011-08-03T14:59:00.000-07:002011-08-03T15:12:18.903-07:00The Middle Earth Investment PortfolioI have a new post up on This is Reno. I've been trying to think of something to do with John McCain's comparison of TEA Partyers to Hobbits ever since he said it. A tale from the Middle Earth investment portfolioMy friends, as I write this, the debauchery of the Eastern Alliance has now become the law of the land. The forces of Lord Neokeynes are once again setting about to ravage our little Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-21111027226055857502011-07-20T16:54:00.000-07:002011-07-20T16:54:17.217-07:00ALMS fans at the Rolex seriesLast weekend I headed out to Laguna Seca to check out the Rolex series with my brother, Steve. This series is the competition for my usual favorite, the ALMS. The two series' are similar in that they are timed endurance races for prototypes as well as production cars. The main difference is that the Daytona class prototypes in the Rolex series are much more standardized. The advantage is lower Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-81547874454211010762011-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:002011-07-04T10:55:49.953-07:00About that isolationism...I finally finished a post. It's over on This is Reno. It's not exactly a 4th of July post, since I started it 2 weeks ago, but it's about politics so I guess it's close enough. Isolationism revisitedRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-10073342303479879722011-06-15T15:42:00.001-07:002011-06-15T16:07:39.157-07:00I still think I might have a chanceI don't know who this guy is and the video is a few months old, so maybe it's been around the web already. I just thought it was funny as hell and worth posting.She's Too Good For Everyone - Watch more Funny VideosRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193426595390801550.post-74192698110792896252011-06-12T14:20:00.000-07:002011-06-12T14:22:42.381-07:00Le Mans livestream reviewAnother 24 Hours of Le Mans is in the books, and from a U.S. based fan's point of view, the Europeans have some things to work on if they are going to compete with the ALMS. Readers of this blog may remember last year I "watched" most of the ALMS season with a combination of Radio Le Mans, Live Timing and Scoring, and Twitter. This year's race in France was a somewhat similar experience. Once Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09347604316112150273noreply@blogger.com0