Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

To Infinity and Beyond

GPSWell, we’re not exactly Buzz Lightyear, but with our new Garmin nüvi GPS navigation system, we will be able to find our way around during some upcoming excursions. We will be going on our summer vacation soon, so we decided to get this system installed so we can both figure out how to use it.

Now that our retirement goal is in sight, we plan to be on the go a lot more when we do retire. But, that being said, we still have a couple of adventures left before we retire. One is the summer vacation coming up soon and the other is the GUN BLOGGER RENDEZVOUS in September. We don’t plan on getting lost for that one, for sure.

Speaking of GBR-IV, are you registered yet?

20 Jul 2009 by Technobabble Travel

Orange Echeveria Flowers

eschevaria-orange.jpgI’ve been trying out the new camera today (we didn’t do our usual Sunday shoot). I took a close-up of several flowers in the patio garden. This was the favorite one today.

Click on the image to enlarge.

I’m not sure of the exact name for this variety of echeveria, but the color and texture are very eye-appealing. We bought this echeveria at a succulent sale at the Botanic Garden and the label on the side of the pot says ‘ranunculus.’ I can assure you that this is not a ranunculus.

19 Jul 2009 by Home & Garden Photography

New Camera Equipment

canon-xsi.jpgMy old camera, a Canon EOS XTi, had the habit of dropping some of the picture files during downloading. We’re not sure why, but it was a minor nuisance. So, we decided to let the old camera be the standby unit and upgraded to the next-generation EOS, the Canon EOS Rebel XSi.

The camera kit consisted of:

  • Rebel XSi Body (Black)
  • Eyecup
  • Wide Strap
  • Video Cable
  • USB Interface Cable
  • Battery Pack
  • Battery Charger

The image shows the new camera with the protective amour installed. Click to enlarge.

18 Jul 2009 by Photography

That’s The Way It Is

cronkite.jpgAlways a fan of the great Walter Cronkite, but seldom in agreement with his political leanings, it is with nostalgia and a bit of sadness that we acknowledge the life and works of a great American News Icon. We grew up and spent most of our young adulthood watching and listening to the way it was.

God bless the family in this hour of loss.

Walter Cronkite – 1916-2009 – Rest in peace.

17 Jul 2009 by Culture Media

20th Anniversary of the B2 Spirit Rollout

Out of the Black and into the Blue

B2 Spirit in flight over Edwards Air Force Base

On July 17, 1989 at Edwards Air Force Base, Northrop and the United States Air Force rolled out this magnificent aircraft. I watched the closed circuit TV coverage from the media center at Northrop Electro-Mechanical Division in Anaheim, California.

Damsel and I later had the privilege to visit the B2 production facility in Palmdale for a group tour and a fly-by. It was spectacular.

Photo taken by The Flying Kiwi at the 2005 Air Show at Edwards Air Force Base. Be sure and visit the link for more photos from the air show. Click image to enlarge.

16 Jul 2009 by Aerospace Aviation California

The Yellow Devil’s Tongue Flower

One of the most beautiful flowers in our collection of succulents (and all of the flowers are beautiful), is the Devil’s Tongue Barrel Cactus flower. These waxy, delicate, yellow flowers emerge from the most hostile-looking array of spikes and hooks that protect the flesh of this cactus. We don’t know if the flowers have any fragrance because who wants to put their nose close enough to tell?

Cactus Rose

15 Jul 2009 by Home & Garden

Packing Light

SW442When I’m puttering around the house and yard, I have this little ensemble clipped inside my waistband. It’s my little S&W 442 .38 caliber J-frame (loaded with plus-P anti-personnel* rounds) in a Bianchi leather clip-on holster.

When the weather is a little warmer, she rides in a special holster on my leg under the sun dress. Either way, she is light enough that you just might forget you’re packing and venture somewhere you shouldn’t under such circumstances – not that I’ve ever done that, of course.

* One of our commenters described hollow-points as “limited penetration” rounds. He says that description is less apt to get a reaction from liberals than “anti-personnel.”

14 Jul 2009 by CCW Firearms Second Amendment

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