During my evening walk I came across this huge bushes. These things had to be at least 9 feet tall and they were big and bushy. I’ve never seen anything like it. I don’t know if these are tropical plants or desert plants or whatever they sure were interesting.
Today I took a walk and I saw this bike lane sign with a Lick Bush 2004 sticker on it. It gave me a chuckle, made me wonder if the sticker has been on that sign since 2004 and made me want to take a photo of it.
Here is a photo of the beautiful view of Coronado Island and Point Loma in San Diego, California.
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I think that to really know Donald Trump, you must know his family background.
The Trump family story is a very American story.
Trump family history – concise version.
“The Donald’s” career
Donald Trump is the greatest career achiever of the “baby boomer” generation.
Donald Trump has reached the zenith in his careers as book author, TV entertainer, sports entertainer, Real Estate developer, and currently politician.
Keeping in mind that 90% of start up businesses fail, Trump’s record of enterprise is nothing short of amazing.
Donald Trump has enjoyed success in at least 11 very different enterprises: Professional football, Ice Skating rinks, Fragrance, Ice, Steaks, Wines, Model management, Airline, blenders, Men’s wear, Bicycle races, world class beauty contests, and many others. In some of these, such as model management, his firm has risen to the top of that particular industry.
The Political Trump:
about 1967 – 1987 – Democrat (he was a supporter of Ronald Reagan)
1987 – 1999 – Republican
1999 – 2001 – Reform Party (he supported Ross Perot)
2001 – 2009 – Democrat
2009 – 2011 – Republican
2011 – 2012 – Independent
2012 – Present – Republican
Donald Trump was openly supportive of Mitt Romney’s candidacy.
Donald Trump does not seem to hold political party organizations in high regard.
For the most part, his political involvement has been for practical reasons.
Donald Trump does not appear to be held to political ideology.
Some of my take aways:
It was originally bought for $1,000 in 1912 (almost $93,000 in today’s money) but has now gone under the hammer for $4,705,500, making it the most expensive Rolls Royce ever sold at auction.
Unique: This 100-year-old Silver Ghost Rolls Royce has sold for a world-record price of $5 million after a furious bidding war at Bonham’s.
Through the roof: The lengthy auction saw two enthusiasts dueling for the pristine car as the bidding went up in increments of 100,000, smashing past the $2 million estimate.
In great nick: The six-cylinder, 7.3-litre car comes with perfect provenance and is still purring smoothly, doing about 15 miles to the gallon. What it lacks in gadgetry, the British-made classic more than compensates for with an extraordinary level of luxury that leaves its modern-day counterparts looking a little unsophisticated. Its gleaming interior fittings are made of silver and ivory, while the door panels are embroidered silk, with brocade tassels attached to silk window shades for privacy.
The passenger footrest hides a full picnic set for four, a China tea service, complete with an alcohol-fuelled burner and a kettle to heat the water, and a set of six decanters – three in sterling silver and three in leather-wrapped glass.
The sale took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex on Friday. Auctioneers had expected it to sell for around $2 million and were astonished when the bidding between two rival collectors topped $4 million. James Knight, from Bonham’s auctioneers, said: “There were three bidders, then one of them dropped out at $2.3 million and we thought it would end there.”
Traveling in style: The design chosen by its original owner echoed the luxurious ‘ Pullman ‘ Railway carriages pioneered by American George Pullman.
Luxurious: The elegant passenger compartment (left) complete with 29 beveled glass windows and (right) the stylish steering wheel.
“But then another bidder entered and the bidders were dueling. It went up in increments of $50,000, and then $100,000, and then back down to $50,000. It went on and on and on and was the longest car sale I have ever witnessed.” It was pure theatre. Everyone was very respectful but when the price reached a milestone, like $3 million, there was an intake of breath. “The bidders were dueling and when the hammer came down there was spontaneous applause.” It was fitting because the car is celebrating her centenary.
The car was commissioned by Rolls Royce connoisseur John M. Stephens, who also bought the first Silver Ghost the luxury car-maker produced in 1906. The body was built by former royal carriage-maker Barker’s of Mayfair , which had previously built coaches for King George III and Queen Victoria.
Standing the test of time: The 7.3-litre, six-cylinder engine is still purring smoothly and is capable of doing around 15 miles to the gallon.
Mark of history: A plaque bearing the vehicle’s chassis number of 1907.
Touch of class: The original owner employed the services of the best coach-making company, Barker and Co. Ltd, to do the bodywork.
Classic designs: One of the car’s brake lights. The Rolls – Royce still had its headlights, carriage lights, rear lights and inflatable tires when it went up for sale. The car even had an early speedometer – an important addition given that a 20 mph speed limit was introduced in 1912.
Unlike most car enthusiasts of his time, Mr. Stephens, from Croydon, South London, asked the makers not to include a glass division window between the driver and the passengers as he wanted to drive it himself rather than rely on a chauffeur.
The car’s distinctive cream and green design echoed the luxury ˜Pullman Railway carriages of the time, and it was known as a Double Pullman Limousine. But it was nicknamed ˜the Corgi Silver Ghost in the 1960s after the toy-maker based its Silver Ghost toy car on this model.
Mr. Stephens’s car is believed to be the only one of its kind to survive with its full interior and bodywork, as many Rolls Royce from the era were converted into ambulances during the First World War.
I stopped by the Ford Dealership in Temecula yesterday, for a look at the new F-150 aluminum pickup. Just for fun, I took it out for a test drive. I wanted to sense that new truck “feel” before they become old.
The salesperson, a very nice looking black lady, wearing a “Hillary for President” lapel pin, sat in the passenger seat next to me, describing the truck and all its “wonderful” options. The seats were of particular interest.
She explained that the seats directed warm air to your butt in the winter and directed cool air to your butt in the summer heat.
I mentioned that this must be a Republican truck.
Looking a bit angry, she asked why I thought it was a Republican truck.
I explained that if it were a Hillary truck, the seats would just blow smoke up your ass year-round.
I had to walk back to the dealership. She obviously has no sense of humor.
Here are some old photos that are wonderful slices of history. The descriptions are below each photo.
The rural kids in the 50’s rode bikes to school. You took whatever path was best for you. Bullet holes in the sign?
Camping out in 1918.
This was the 30’s, and this sharecropper’s son was working behind the plow, barefoot and all. You can bet there was a mule on the front of that plow.
This couple pose in an early version of American Gothic, with a groundhog killed on their Manchester farm…….It’s dinner! Note: Photo taken circa 1914, from a family photo album.
Standing over one of her many trophy mule deer, subsistence-and-sport huntress “Gusty” Wallihan appears every inch the frontier matron with her dressy bonnet, prairie-pattern cartridge belt, floral-embroidered gauntlets, hunting knife, and Remington-Hepburn rifle……1895
At least this one won’t be quite as dangerous as the old single wheeled models. Look in the trailer over the back wheel. “They have their baby in there!”
Ford Model T Street Light Maintenance Truck. This was the approved way to change the street lamps in 1910.
A single Paddy Wagon.
Here is an early motorhome, built in 1926.
Old school camper?
These are vintage treadmills in the 1920’s.
This is a 1920’s refrigerator. Only the elite could afford such a thing, and most still had the old ice boxes.
A hair dryer in the 1920 Salon. What a contraption!
Chester E. Macduffee next to his newly patented, 250 kilo diving suit, 1911.
A postcard from the 1800’s advertising a knife throwing act with the traveling circus.
A Strong-woman balances a piano and the pianist on her chest. 1920
London, in the 1920’s, this was a telephone engineer.
Two young girls in a West Germans street chat with their grandparents in the window of their home in the Eastern sector, separated only by a barbed wire barricade.It was a common occurrence for families, who had once only lived on the opposite side of the street from one another, to become separated by the ever growing Berlin Wall.
A Gibson Girl in her corset in the early 1900’s. Those poor women. This was one fad that really hurt a lot of women for life.
Lillian Russell. A plus size beauty in the late 1800s. She was around 200 lb at the peak of her career. She was considered “The American Beauty.”
Story from a Kansas State Highway Patrol officer:
I made a traffic stop on an elderly lady the other day for speeding On U.S. 166 Eastbound at Mile Marker 73 just East of Sedan, KS.
I asked for her driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance.
The lady took out the required information and handed it to me.
In with the cards I was somewhat surprised (due to her advanced age) to see she had a conceal carry permit. I looked at her and ask if she had a weapon in her possession at this time.
She responded that she indeed had a .45 automatic in her glove box.
Something—body language, or the way she said it—made me want to ask if she had any other firearms.
She did admit to also having a 9mm Glock in her center console..
Now I had to ask one more time if that was all.
She responded once again that she did have just one more, a .38 special in her purse.
I then asked her what was she so afraid of.
She looked me right in the eye and said, “Not a f*****g thing!”
Here are some shots from the era of the Old West. (captions are below each photo)
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir in Yosemite. Two men most responsible for the Nation Parks we have in California.
William Sydney Porter, aka O. Henry. Teller at First National Bank, Austin, 1891-1894. Man, look at that fancy woodwork done by the craftsmen of the day!
Earthquake of August 31, 1886, centered near Charleston, SC, damaged many of the railroads in the area.
Old West gunfighter Bat Masterson. was a colorful figure – an army scout, gambler, buffalo hunter, frontier lawman in Dodge City, and eventually a US Marshall. He was friends with Wyatt Erp, and had visited Wyatt in Tombstone, Arizona shortly before the showdown at the OK Coral. Later in life, after the West had been tamed, he settled in New York City, and worked as a sports editor for the New York Morning Telegraph.
Wyoming, circa 1900, Overland by Stagecoach….Crossing the country by stagecoach was adventurous even by nineteenth-century standards. Nine people could squeeze inside a stagecoach; additional passengers sometimes traveled on the roof. Passengers remained sandwiched together for about 22 days, with only brief stops for meals and changes of stock or equipment.
Wanna buy me a drink, Cowboy? When women were pretty scarce, this was a welcoming site for the cowboy who’d been on the range for weeks, seeing nothing but cows!
Photo of bareback bronc riding at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo. These guys were real pros!
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken. The real Sonora Webster Carver and her diving horse.
Nevadas Tonopah to Sodaville stages meet on the road, circa 1903, for a rare respite. The iron engine would soon take their place as the next year, a 60-mile railroad connected Tonopah with the Carson and Colorado branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad at the Sodaville junction. The railroad would become known as the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad.
This cowboys house was dug in so that the insulation of the earth help keep it warm. Today we would think of this as a root cellar, but to him it was home!
A Saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. Again, everyone wanted in the picture!
Log cabin in the mid 1880’s – Washington CO, Minnesota
A pair of New Mexico brothers get a studio shot in the 1880s.
Another studio shot showing everything that was important to this cowboy. 1880’s.
A shot from the Great Depression, where a title for this picture might be…I dont know what to do next!
A Memorial placed on the battlefield of the Little Bighorn Massacre in 1879.
Frank Boardman “Pistol Pete” Eaton (October 26, 1860 April 8, 1958) was an American author, cowboy, scout, Indian fighter, and Deputy U.S. Marshal for Judge Isaac C. Parker. He was also known to throw a coin in the air, draw and shoot it before it hit the ground.
A store in Stone Hill, Missouri in the early 1900’s.
Cowboys. Christoval, Texas late 1800’s Women riding side saddle with Colt 45 peacemaker.
Today the San Diego Padres are facing off in game one of a three game series with the Saint Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball game. I went down to Petco Park to partake in the festivities. Here are some of the photos from my experience. Spoiler alert: The Padres beat the Cardinals 4-1 tonight. It was an entertaining game to watch in quite the venue.
Today I was driving through Ocean Beach in San Diego, California and I saw a hippie van with a couple of hippies inside of it. I thought it was interesting enough to take a photo of. I can’t read everything, but I think the front of the van reads, “Feel the sun. Love the moon.”
I was a shopping mall today and I saw this hat. Everything about this woman from her joke of a marriage, to her corruption, to her political aspirations. Everything about Hillary is a complete and utter joke. This hat sums all that up.
What the heck is happening in the super markets in California? I was in the super market and I came across a beverage called “Leninade” and their slogan is “Get hammered and sickled.” How the heck did something like this make its way into super markets in the United States? What kind of self-loathing, democratic, pigs would think it’s a good idea to sell this communist crap here? It just sickens me. What will I see next a nice “KGB” hand held radio?
I was at the Sea Life Aquarium and I saw this sign. The way the sign shows a finger pointing at a fish with a line through it and then the outside fish has a sad face, it looks like the sign is saying, “Don’t point at the fish. It hurts their self esteem.” Maybe it’s saying, “Don’t point finger guns at the fish.” Finger guns must make fish sad. I find that to be funny.
One of the attractions as part of Legoland in Carlsbad, California is the Sea Life Aquarium. Here are some of the photos I took while I was there.
Enjoyed a nice spring day at Legoland in Carlsbad, California. Here are photos from my experience.
Here’s some more great old historical photo‘s. The photo descriptions are below the photos.
Here is the way they parked cars in NYC during the 1930’s.
Righting the overturned hull of USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor, 19 March 1943.
A worker helping to build the Empire State Building in the 1930’s, during the Great Depression era. No safety equipment used here and very dangerous work.
In the Paluxy River, in Glen Rose, Texas, they found human and dinosaur footprints in the clay.
This is what NYC looked like in the late 1800’s. A busy place. I wonder who had the jobof picking up all the road apples from the horses?
The USS Ranger….the first Aircraft Carrier. Just look at the Bi-Planes!
A Normandy Beach landing photo they don’t show in textbooks – Brave women of the Red Cross arriving in 1944 to help the injured troops, WWII.
Library hidden in a cave, a unique repository of ancient manuscripts known as the Library Cave. A hidden cache of 50,000 books and rolls dating from ca 500 1002 AD that were deemed heretical and hidden in the cavesince the early 11th Century.
“Second Class Saloon” The saloon that Wyatt Earp and his wife owned in Nome, Alaska between 1887-1901.
It took big cajones to be a steel worker during this period, when they weren’t required to use any safety lines.
This crew was working on the Woolworth Bldg, NYC, in 1926.
Atlanta in the Civil War before Gen. Sherman burned the city to the ground.
New Orleans circa 1906. “Italian headquarters, Madison Street.” The streets were still dirt!
Actress Jane Fonda sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun during her 1972 visit to the country, as a protest against the Vietnam War. POW’s handed her pieces of paper with social security numbers on it, she gave the list to the Vietnamese, the soldiers were executed later that same day!
On July 10, 1913, Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States. You remember “20 mule team Borax?”
A cool photo of the Eiffel Tower, Paris in 1928.
Baptism in the river. From “Appalachian Life” photographic study.
Child soldier – in desperation the Nazi’s used many of these children often as fodder for front line diversionary actions. These children didn’t have a chance.
This photo, taken at the end of the war shows a young boy terrified by the sounds of battle. He even wet his pants! You can see he is being told to toughen up!
No other family in American history has suffered a wartime loss like that of Waterloo’s Sullivan family. The Sullivans gave up their five sons in a World War II tragedy that has never been forgotten. They all were serving on the same ship that was sunk. The Navy changed its policy after that tragedy about next of kin serving on the same ship.
lleta Sullivan reads a letter from the U.S. Navy. She received two letters from F.D.R. in February of 1943. The first informed her of the death of her five sons in the line of duty, the second, sent later, requested her presence at the christening of the destroyer U.S.S. Sullivans named in their honor. Can you even start to imagine the grief this poor lady had?
Donkey Kong is an A-hole! I never knew I would have such strong feelings for a video game character, but I do. I hate him. I hate everything about him. I will show you some proof of why I think he’s an a-hole.
First off let me start by saying that only an a-hole would kidnap a princess. Then after the little plumber comes to save her, this jerk-off starts throwing barrels at him. What could be anymore of a dick thing to do than that?
Look at his taunting move from Super Smash Bros Brawl. Let me start with that stupid tie. Only an a-hole would wear nothing, but a tie. Then he is so stupid he has his initials printed on it. Is his tongue sticking out? Who does he think he is…Michael Jordan? He deserves to get his face punched in for impersonating one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Look at this cute little purple dragon and there is Donkey Kong getting ready to punch him. Clearly Donkey Kong knows there is a witness and yet he doesn’t care. He’s still going to sucker punch Spyro.
Here is another example of Donkey Kong showing he’s got anger issues. Yoshi is walking along and “Ka-pow” he gets punched in the face by this big, hairy, jerk.
Look at that expression on his face? Does any part of that scream happy? He obviously has all sorts of anger issues. Go see a doctor already.
Why would anyone flex like that? only a person who would kiss themselves in the mirror would do that. How conceited.
I truly hate everything about Donkey Kong!
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without alcohol,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
Then You Are Probably
The Family Dog!
These photos of life in the US at the beginning of the 20th century are truly a walk back in time. The first photo below looks the same today and many of you have entered it on the way to NY. The third photo shows how trolley cars were air conditioned in the summer. The clarity of these photos is truly phenomenal. (photo descriptions below each photo)
1900 – New Jersey circa. ” Bergen Tunnel, east end”
1900 – Chicago. “A walk in Lincoln Park ”
1900 – Buffalo, New York. ” Labor Day parade, Main Street ”
1900 – “U.S.S. Oregon quarterdeck”| Edward H. Hart
1900 – “U.S.S. Chicago. One of the crew”
1901 – Buffalo, New York. “Unloading ore from whaleback carrier”
1901 – “Hanging rock on the Susquehanna near Danville, Pennsylvania ”
1901 – Petoskey, Michigan. “Grand Rapids & Indiana R.R. Station”
1901 – Detroit. “Excursion steamers Tashmoo and Idlewild at wharves”
1901 – Colorado. “Station and hotel, summit of Pike’s Peak ”
1902 – Iowa “Chicago & North Western Railway — steel viaduct over Des Moines River” |William Henry Jackson
1903 – New York. “Brooklyn Terminal at Brooklyn Bridge ”
1903 – “S.S. Proteus. High water at New Orleans levee”
1903 – “Unloading bananas at New Orleans, Louisiana ”
1904 – The Jersey Shore. “Steeplechase Pier and bathers, Atlantic City”
1904 – “Michigan Central Railroad. Oiling up before the start”
1904 – New York. “The Ponies, Coney Island ”
1905 – St. Clair, Michigan. “Launch of steamer Frank J. Hecker”
1905 – St. Augustine, Florida. “They were on their honeymoon”
1905 – Coney Island, New York. “Surf bathing”
1905 – The New Jersey shore. ” Boardwalk and beach, Asbury Park ”
1905 – Cleveland, Ohio. ” Cuyahoga River from the Viaduct”
1905 – Buffalo, New York. “Jack-Knife Bridge, City Ship Canal, foot of Michigan Street”
1905 – The Detroit River. “Transfer steamer Detroit in the ice”
1905 – Houghton, Michigan. “Loading copper on steamer Juniata”
1905 – Buffalo, New York. “Looking up Main Street. Steamer North Land at Long Wharf”
1905 – Knoxville, Tennessee. ” Gay Street looking north from Clinch Avenue”
1905 – Hot Springs, Arkansas. “Roadway through the pines”
1905 – Chicago. “The bridge, Lincoln Park ”
1906 – ” Mississippi River Landing”
1906 – Birmingham, Alabama. “Second Avenue looking east”
1906 – Gulfport, Mississippi. “Steamer loading resin”
1906 – Wequetonsing, Michigan. “The birches and the bay”
1906 – Circa. “Banana docks, New York”
1906 – “Railroad station, Magnolia, Massachusetts”
1907 – Detroit. “Band concert on Grand Canal, Belle Isle Park ”
1907 – “The Brooklyn Bridge Promenade and Manhattan Terminal”
1907 – Chicago, Illinois. ” Jackknife Bridge, Chicago River” | Hans Behm
1907 – Chicago , Illinois. ” Jackknife Bridge, Chicago River” | Hans Behm
1908 – New York . “Times Square ” The old New York Times building, now encased in billboards, Hotel Astor and various theaters seen from Broadway.
1908 – Detroit . “Waders at Belle Isle Park ”
1908 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ” Nixon Theatre, Sixth Avenue & Cherry Alley”
1908 – “Suburban station, Petoskey, Michigan”
1908 – New York. “Pompeian Room — Hotel Seneca
Come join our clan named “The Ku machan” in the game the Clash of Clans. Our clan rules are basic. We want everybody to participate to make each other better and improve the clan. You may notice in the our clan name that it isn’t The Kumachan that is because the game must thing Kumachan is a swear word in some other language. We had to put a space in the name. Hope to see you there.
A petrol station owner in Dublin was trying to increase his sales, so he put up a sign that read, “Free Sex with Every Fill-Up.” Paddy pulled in, filled his tank and asked for his free sex. The owner told him to pick a number from 1 to 10, and said that if he guessed correctly, he would get his free sex. Paddy guessed 8, and the proprietor said, “You were very close, the lucky number was 7. Sorry, no sex this time.” A week later, Paddy, with his friend Mick, pulled in for another fill-up. Again Paddy asked for his free sex. The proprietor again gave him the same story, and asked him to guess the correct number. Paddy guessed 2. The proprietor said, “Sorry, it was 3, you were very close, but no free sex this time.” As they were driving away, Mick said to Paddy, “I think that game is rigged and he doesn’t really give away free sex at all.” Paddy replied, “No it’s genuine enough Mick. My wife won twice last week.”
The stage is set. The red carpet is out. It is time for the 2016 Academy Awards being hosted by Chris Rock. Here are some images of what Hollywood looks like for the stars to start showing up. I took different photos from different perspectives to give a good view of what Hollywood and Hollywood Boulevard looks like in preparation for the 88th Academy Awards, the 2016 Oscars. I really tried to focus on visually letting you know what it is like to walk around and see the pageantry of the Oscars from different angles and different points of view as if you were there.
This is the end Folks!
