Recent content by tzrider

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Chick Corea, jazz keyboardist has died at age 79 of cancer. Source :rip

44 Kaiser staff members have tested positive and one has died after contracting Covid-19 at an unsanctioned holiday gathering on Christmas. One employee had worn an inflatable Christmas tree with an air circulation system to pressurize it and officials are investigating the possibility it...

I find that as I get older, I keep growing. The problem is, I'm not getting taller, I'm getting wider. How do you fight bigness?

Today we lost our 7 year old dog, Suklaa after a nearly year long battle with cancer. When she was diagnosed, they estimated she would live about two more months. She beat long odds and made it to today. She was a brown flat-coated retriever. Her name is the Finnish word for chocolate. She...

Lyle Mays, frequent keyboard collaborator with Pat Metheny has passed away at age 66. Godspeed, Lyle. https://www.jazziz.com/lyle-mays-keyboard-innovator-and-frequent-metheny-collaborator-dead-at-66/

A parent at our local high school last night told me they are looking for a motorcycle to use as a prop in a musical based on Elvis Presley. They hope to find something that looks like it was late 1950's vintage, but they aren't super particular. The bike need not be running, as it will be...

Sometimes it’s nice when a thread has an evil twin. :laughing

In keeping with other recent fringe topics, here’s another. You can’t prove a negative but what does your gut tell you?

Less than 24 hours after El Paso, 9 dead and 16 wounded in Dayton: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-active-shooter/index.html

All, As you probably know, the founding moderator of this subforum, HoHo, passed away recently. During the last weeks of his life, he and I spoke about some of his passions and he clearly loved shooting and the associated equipment. He was honored and very enthusiastic to moderate the...

I received an automated call today from my local Raley's, telling me about a product recall for Chips Ahoy Chewy Cookies, so am passing the info along as a PSA to you: I'm trying not to let my imagination run with what that ingredient might be.

You may recall a kind of vague news item from this fall that Amazon exposed a large (but unknown) number of customer emails. The company hasn't been terribly forthcoming about what was compromised. This morning some of my Amazon connected devices went offline and I couldn't get them back...

Post a new avatar for the person above. They have to use it for 48 hours. Don't post in this thread again until your 48 hours is up. Go. Edit: Writing comments in the thread can be confusing, as subsequent posters may not know who they are giving an avatar to. When you give a new avatar...

Since recreational weed became legal in CA, I've noticed an increase in the frequency with which I smell pot smoke in traffic. On my commute over the Dumbarton Bridge, I smell it more afternoons than not now. Anyone else notice this? Not sure how I feel about it. The smokers' judgement...