tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67543292551353819182024-03-05T02:41:53.725-08:00Kingdom of NyePahrump NevadaRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.comBlogger595125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-29434117535452928592010-05-03T21:32:00.000-07:002010-05-03T21:32:41.860-07:00Carl Smith - 1960's - Hey Joe<object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/XpuydEJMmjQ/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XpuydEJMmjQ&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XpuydEJMmjQ&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-79822661801383061292010-05-03T21:30:00.000-07:002010-05-03T21:30:59.101-07:00Tennessee ernie Ford - 16 Tons<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jIfu2A0ezq0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jIfu2A0ezq0&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jIfu2A0ezq0&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-31181018711026726552010-05-03T21:26:00.000-07:002010-05-03T21:26:24.573-07:00Green day - wake me up when september ends (live)<object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/eoBaZmmdluM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eoBaZmmdluM&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eoBaZmmdluM&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-50651024694671421622009-11-07T16:18:00.000-08:002009-11-07T17:02:26.901-08:00This blog is closedAfter two years I am closing this blog. It will still remain here just as it is but I will no longer update it. Instead I will be switching to WordPress. I will miss Google Analytics but posting from WordPress, when using photographs, is much easier in my opinion.<br />My new blog will be located <a href="http://thefirepit.wordpress.com/">HERE</a>.<br /><br />I will try to make my new blog much like my old one, but better.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-6838572822328569402009-11-06T21:03:00.000-08:002009-11-06T21:03:58.481-08:00Going over the humpHere are some pics from going over the "hump" the other day to and from work.<br />
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On the way home:<br />
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On the rare days that we have clouds here, they make for some spectacular sunsets!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-25613014637644298062009-10-31T19:58:00.000-07:002009-10-31T19:58:58.977-07:00It is overThere has been a nagging issue since we moved here. It would often rear its ugly head at the most inopportune times causing severe marital distress and even some heated arguments. NO MORE!!!!!<br />
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WE HAVE AN AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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No longer will I have to sheepishly tell Karen that "I saved her one" when she finds only one lonely cube of ice in the tray! No longer will I have to threaten to throw out the remaining ice cubes if I don't think there are enough left for Karen in the tray.<br />
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Below is a picture of marital bliss:<br />
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Those that say you can't buy a happy marriage have never bought an ice maker!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-78400616875606303562009-10-31T19:48:00.000-07:002009-10-31T19:48:14.995-07:00Taming the mazea bit at a time.<br />
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Before:<br />
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Note the pipe that Papa tripped over and broke.....well, thats the way I remember it anyways......<br />
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After:<br />
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Much better. I'm sure that at some point in time all these pipes made sense to whomever installed them.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-66657763284482015592009-10-31T07:34:00.000-07:002009-10-31T07:34:56.839-07:00Some daysmy job is better than others. Today was one of those days:<br />
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I was at the speedway twice. The day before was all classic hot rods, but I didn't have my camera. Today was dragsters!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-49284236051891296872009-10-31T07:29:00.000-07:002009-10-31T07:32:27.298-07:00More repairsMy parents worked their butts off while they were here. I would have felt guilty about it if there was a way to have stopped them from doing it, but that would have been impossible.<br />
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Since I knew I couldn't stop them from working I had planned a project for them. I needed an 18" trench dug from my elecrical box to my garage. A distance of about 150 feet. Papa said that Nana could only use a shovel that had a 6" handle on it and, wouldn't you know it, I didn't have one so that project never got completed!<br />
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They did however fix <br />
<ol><li>5 broken kitchen drawers</li>
<li>3 doors</li>
<li>Added an electrical outlet forthe TV.</li>
<li>Replace a GFI breaker with a standard breaker for our washing machine</li>
<li>Fixed the toilet that broke while I was at work.</li>
<li>Added a whole house filter to our water system.</li>
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No we were not drinking when we installed it....lol. We just didn't have enough 90s to make it straight. And yes I do own stock in the company that makes the glue for PVC!!!!! Its not pretty but it doesn't leak and now my washer screen should not get plugged up!!!<br />
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I helped with 3,4. Tom and I helped with 6.<br />
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Brian also helped to troubleshoot an electrical issue while he was here. Someone drilled a hole in one of our walls and cut the electrical lines. Brian confirmed this by pouring salt water in the hole. I would have never thought to do that....lol<br />
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I love family reunions. I'm having another one about the time I plan to wire my garage!!!!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-36703064552017544542009-10-31T07:15:00.000-07:002009-10-31T07:15:39.865-07:00ThanksgivingSince my parents would not be here for Thanksgiving, Betty mad a Thanksgiving dinner before they left.<br />
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It was, as usual, great!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-82519673863894986612009-10-31T07:13:00.000-07:002009-10-31T07:13:06.638-07:00Building 160 StoreIt is not much of a name, but it is full of STUFF. If you ever need some extra STUFF, this is the place to go!<br />
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None of us really needed anymore STUFF, but we were worried that one day we might wake up and realize that we didn't have enough STUFF. What would the neighbors think??? So we went and bought some more STUFF.<br />
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They have all kinds of STUFF here. Good STUFF:<br />
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Interesting STUFF:<br />
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STUFF you may have never realized you needed living in the middle of a desert:<br />
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And STUFF you can't believe they are selling:<br />
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Here are some more photos of random STUFF:<br />
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Here is Karen, Nana, Papa and Nancy trying to figure out how much STUFF we can fit in our car:<br />
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Its like that Thanksgiving song "Alice's Restaurant"....You can get anything you want at Building 160 Store.....Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-22751089777194830092009-10-25T07:33:00.000-07:002009-11-01T13:37:09.348-08:00We had a great timeat the Brothels in Crystal Nevada!<br />
While not technically a brothel, we started at the Short Branch Saloon.<br />
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Here are some of the locals we met. The lived in Pahrump but felt Pahrump was getting too crowded when they put up a second stop light, so they moved to Crystal!<br />
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The current administration is not very popular out here:<br />
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Then we went to the Cherry Patch Ranch. Mia was a bit dissapointed that it was being remodeled.<br />
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Belly up at the bar. Brian asked for cheap whiskey in a dirty glass....lol<br />
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The ever so nice bar maid Sissy. She was great fun.<br />
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Here is Brian checking out the "menu" from some of the brothels in town.<br />
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Some of the political cartoons on the wall. They have been fighting about prostitution out here since .....well, for a long time!<br />
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A business licsense for the brothel.<br />
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This poor soul was discovered in one of the wals of a brothel during a renovation. <br />
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As seen below, both of her hands have been cut off to prevent identification I suppose.<br />
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This is Road Dog. He was found by one ofthe locals here sitting in the median of the road on his hind legs, front legs up in the air as if he was begging for a ride.<br />
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Here is Mia holding her copy of the brothel bible.<br />
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We had a great time out there. One local advised us to skip the Brothel Museum, another advised us to "go see it". We were glad we went to see it.<br />
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Just remember that they are "brothels", not "whore houses" becuase whores don't get paid! Or so they told us!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-24861264385211357572009-10-24T18:26:00.001-07:002009-10-24T18:26:54.541-07:00Comming soonpictures from the family trip to the brothel in Crystal Nevada.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-3788216875779345142009-10-24T09:52:00.000-07:002009-10-24T09:52:23.788-07:00The fire queenThe next day we stopped at Bettys on the way to our house.<br />
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Feeding Gideon<br />
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Later it got kind of chilly. We had picked up two packs of fire wood. It didn't last long. The call mom the "fire pit queen" in twin mills, now we know why.<br />
When we ran out of wood, she started cutting things off our plants to burn<br />
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Here they are burning our Christmas Pine cones.<br />
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When that ran out, they started on the furniture:<br />
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No one really like that little table anyways. It was a spider pit!!!!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-83737407571733161202009-10-24T09:36:00.000-07:002009-10-24T09:36:29.099-07:00The conspiracyWe had planned an overnight trip to Fremont Street since all of us like it so much. Its really too far to drive back to Pahrump after a night at Fremont Street.<br />
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Here we are parking to go eat at the buffet before checking in to our rooms.<br />
Little did we know that their was a conspiracy afoot. <br />
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We stayed at the Fremont Hotel. For $40 a night, we we very impressed.<br />
The rooms were very nice, and clean.<br />
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Here you can see my dad innocently talking on the phone to my brother.<br />
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While we were eating, I heard Karen say "Oh my GOD!!!!" I looked up and my brother, Brian, and his wife, Mia were walking up to our table with their food!!!<br />
We were in shock. Karen started crying. We knew that they were talking about visiting us, but they kept saying they wern't sure when. They couldn't come out when my parents did because they needed someone to watch the kids. They got us good!!!<br />
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Unfortunately our car only has seating for 5 people.......<br />
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We all wanted to see how the Bellagio was decorated so off we went:<br />
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Then we were off to the New York New York.<br />
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After Brian at the hot dog we decided to go eat at the Mexican Restaurant:<br />
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Followed by some window shopping.<br />
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Then we went to See's Chocolates where mom and Brian practiced spelling Pahrump on our window.<br />
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Neither could spell it correctly!<br />
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Then we headed back to Fremont.....<br />
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....and did some gambling. Karen won<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/4039235307/" title="100_0322 by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="100_0322" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2563/4039235307_6a7d844bd8.jpg" width="500" /></a>...$15 which made up for what I lost.<br />
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Then we hit Fremont Street:<br />
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We stopped by the Golden Nugget to show them the swimming pool/shark tank.<br />
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We also saw Carl "Safe Sax":<br />
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Again mom requested her song, and he played it. She was wearing one of his shirts which probably helped:)<br />
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Here are the ladies posing with Snoop Dogg:<br />
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My new cheap sun glasses which cost $1.00:<br />
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Here we are hanging out with Ed. We see him every time we come out here.<br />
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While we were walking around Brian said he thought he saw Jimmy Caughey, our cousin, walking around with a child. My dad said, no way, your mistaken. We went into the bathroom and when we came out Brian was indeed talking to Jimmy and his wife who were there with their two kids Keegan and Mikka.<br />
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Here is Mia and Ed:<br />
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We had a great night!!! They tell me we had steak and lobster later, but I think they are lying to me:)Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-7945332533832071772009-10-24T08:55:00.000-07:002009-10-24T08:55:41.054-07:00Hanging out at Bettys<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/4039919536/" title="100_0242 by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="100_0242" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/4039919536_04ebeb7a89.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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Nana and Pappa feeding Gideon:<br />
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Watching a little bit of TV:<br />
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The last known bottle of "Rock and Rye" Wiskey:<br />
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Tom and Betty decided this was a good occasion to crack it open.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-82466925919652465812009-10-21T07:31:00.000-07:002009-10-21T07:31:13.531-07:00Whats in a name?Yesterday we went to the Last Chance Saloon & Steakhouse here in Pahrump. We have been trying to find a restaraunt/bar to replace the Copper Keg that we so enjoyed back in Vegas......we haven't found it yet though. <br />
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The Last Chance has "ok" food and the prices are reasonable. The bar the is pretty good though! We were not really impressed with them last time, but that happens sometimes, so we thought we would give them a "Last Chance" as it were.<br />
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Here we are "belly up" to the bar before dinner feeding the one armed bandits.<br />
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Here we are getting ready to sit down and eat.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/4031445447/" title="100_0208 by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="100_0208" height="375" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/4031445447_02b30f4e3b.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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I ordered a "Grilled Bratwurst Sandwich" seen below.<br />
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They should have called it a boiled bratwurst sandwich instead because if any of it was grilled, you wuoldn't know it.<br />
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Mom ordered a BLT. When she got it it was cold. The toast was cold, the bacon was cold. No mayo on it.<br />
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Tom ordered a tuna sandwich with cole slaw on the side. He forgot to specify NO FLIES IN MY FOOD! Needless to say, after that most of us lost our appetites. Now I know that it happens. Most of the time you never even know what bugs are in your food. But the restaurants response was to offer Tom some extra cole slaw after the waitress laughed out an appology. That was it. The manager never came out, no discount was offered. Tom still paid full price for his meal. <br />
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At the least Tom's meal should have been FREE. And we shouldn't even have had to ask for it!<br />
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So that was their "Last Chance" and it didn't go well for them!<br />
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We did enjoy the bar though:<br />
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Shots of Hennesey....how nasty!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-51141897450863773142009-10-18T11:48:00.000-07:002009-10-18T11:57:18.969-07:00Its time<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/4023351652/" title="IMG_4546 by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="IMG_4546" height="492" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4023351652_4281f04870.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
The pomegranates are ripe! They are great too. I've been picking a few here and there and although some seemed ripe, after seeing these I know now that they were not. <br />
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Now when you squeeze them the juice just bursts out of them screaming to be tasted. They are sooooo good. I can't wait until next year when I'll have a better idea of what I'm doing with them and get a new crop.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-2326278995386914492009-10-18T10:11:00.000-07:002009-10-18T10:11:41.149-07:00A plan for disaster<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Bacaus health reform plan has some serious flaws. One of the big ones is that it forces everyone to buy insurance. If they do not buy insurance they will pay a fine that is reported to be about $1,000 give or take. Insurance premiums are expected to be $4,000 to $5,000. This does not include other "out of pocket" expenses such as co pays and the like.<br />
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Knowing that an insurance company will no longer be able to deny someone health insurance, who in their right mind would pay the $4,000 to $5,000 for insurance when they are not sick?? Why not just pay the $1,000 fine, wait until you are truely sick, then sign up for insurance? The insurance company cannot deny you! You will save lots of money.<br />
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Young people, who think they are indestructible, will no doubt see the difference.<br />
This is where the recently released study from the insurance industry determined that premiums will skyrocket under this plan. Of course those in support of this reform claimed it was false, and that the insurance industry was trying to "scare" people. Yet, on at least this point, the logic in the study seems quite correct.<br />
This is what would be called an "un intended consequence".<br />
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Another consequence of this plan, although very intentional, is that in order to stay under the trillion dollar mark and be so called defecit neutral, its revenues are front loaded and its expenses are back loaded.<br />
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This means that cuts in medicare reimbursements to providers, new taxes on "cadillac" insurance plans and the other host of revenue generating features will happen right away, yet on the expense side, like expanded insurance coverage are not fully implemented until years later(some nearly a decade), so as to allow the reform to build a surplus making it "appear" to be under a trillion dollars and defecit neutral. This is pure gimickry.<br />
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Another point on "cadillac" insurance plans is that the government, to generate revenue, calculates that the use of these plans will continue to increase over time, yet that flies in the face of economics 101. When you increase taxes on something, you get less of it, not more. So this is another area that will likely contribute to the reform plan exceeding planned expenses.<br />
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As it is now, many doctors refuse Medicare patients, does anyone think this situation will improve after the government cuts reimbursement rates even further?<br />
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I am in favor of reform, but only reform that makes sense. This does not make sense!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-39119883035113296552009-10-17T08:00:00.000-07:002009-10-17T08:00:12.008-07:00Not Fairuse. You can read my previous blog post about this case <a href="http://robcoy.blogspot.com/search?q=fair+use">here</a> from back in Feb of 09. Mr. Fairey was the person who stole the AP photo of Barak Obama and created the now famous "Hope" poster seen below.<br />
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Mr. Fairey claimed that he was within his rights to use the AP photograph under the "fair use" exception to the copyright laws. <br />
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Mr. Fairey had assembled a top gun legal defense team including the Director of Fair Use Project at Stanford University, to defend him in court and he counter sued the AP.<br />
It turns out that Mr. Fairey destroyed evidence and fabricated evidence in the case. He fabricated new digital works which he turned over to his lawyers to use in his defense and as part of his lawsuit. <br />
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<span style="color: black;"><blockquote><span style="color: black;">"In an attempt to conceal my mistake, I submitted false images and deleted other images," said Fairey. "I sincerely apologize for my lapse in judgment, and I take full responsibility for my actions, which were mine alone."</span></blockquote></span>- Mr. Fairey<br />
His defense team is now abandoning him as he has now admitted to all of this.<br />
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This is a victory for all artists and especially photographers. Mr. Fairey will likely pay a heavy price for his wilful and comercial infringement of AP's photograph. Undetermined yet is how much money he made of of the poster. Fines for copyright infringement can be very stiff especially when used in a comercial enterprise. Destroying and fabricating evidence will not help his case much either. Judges tend to frown upon that, and it is possible that those actions could bring serious criminal charges.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-24045467842094357712009-10-15T20:23:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:23:57.813-07:00If momma ain't happy,ain't nobody happy!<br />
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<blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><span style="color: black;">about your blog header. i really liked it when i saw you and karen supper em posed in the back ground. and you have such a neat looking house that it would be nice to see the arch in the garden or something interesting like that. also the mountains that you see standing in your back yard, that is such a beautiful sight from that distance... and maybe the dogs too. all of that represents you in a nut shell. to me i get instant relief when i can go there and instantly see the things i hold so dear to me. in other words i hate the plain picture and i don't know where in the hell it was taken...where are your beautiful mountain flowers? you asked and i gave...........love ya mom i will be waiting on your reply. see you in a couple of dayssssssssssssssssssss</span><br />
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</blockquote></blockquote>So...stand by for a new pic :) <br />
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From earlier this year at Death Valley:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3411450409/" title="Artists Palette. by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="Artists Palette." height="334" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3411450409_a8a8b05fe1.jpg" width="500" /></a> We had a great time seeing all of the wild flowers in Death Valley. Something I have been wanting to do for a long time.<br />
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Here are some pics from the flowers:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3411447495/" title="Death Valley Wildflowers by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="Death Valley Wildflowers" height="387" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3597/3411447495_53791606eb.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3411447549/" title="Death Valley Wildflowers by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="Death Valley Wildflowers" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3411447549_3fc59847a4.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3411444569/" title="20 Mule Train by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="20 Mule Train" height="334" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3411444569_743ddef337.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3411446297/" title="20 Mule Train by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="20 Mule Train" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3411446297_beb814cbc2.jpg" width="383" /></a><br />
We had a great time out there. We may even make it back this time since it is only an hour away. Unfortunately this is the worst/best time to go, depending on your perspective. It is the worst, in my opinion, because the place will be overflowing with tourists. I mean jam packed, standing room only. Its the best time, for some people, becuase the weather is so agreeable this time of year. I prefer to go in August when it is 120F+ and I can have the park to myself. No one else is dumb enough to go there then, but thats the way I like it.<br />
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We will be going to Fremont Street. All of us enjoy it very much!<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/2087220067/" title="Fremont Street East by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="Fremont Street East" height="333" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2171/2087220067_3271b24e03.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rob702/3367576787/" title="Garage Boys by rob_caughey, on Flickr"><img alt="Garage Boys" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3367576787_2c91fe9e85.jpg" width="334" /></a><br />
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You never know who or what you will see down there. Its always a good time.<br />
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We can't wait for them to get here.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754329255135381918.post-27560900065679845352009-10-11T15:23:00.000-07:002009-10-11T20:01:50.014-07:00Shastastill has some teething/jealousy issues to deal with....lol<br />
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They are back again for the second time, or maybe the third. I don't remember.<br />
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One thing for sure is that they are much bigger that the previous one.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03675667412170011477noreply@blogger.com0