Category: pure thoughts
My thoughts on various topics.
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I REMEMBER WIZARD OF WOR FOR C64
Sharing a Memory from my Pure Thoughts blog. It was 1983, and I remember this game fondly, my younger sister Nanette and I played it on our Commodore 64s. I remember Nan buying the Commodore Magic Voice speech module a bit after that. http://www.cactuspix.com/purethoughtsblog/wizard-of-wor-for-c64/
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GREENHOUSE UPDATE!!!
Well, we just passed another construction test after assembly of the greenhouse. We have already been through the monsoon season, one of the wettest so far, and have experienced a myriad of elements such as high winds, hail, extreme heat and heavy rain. It also survived a mini-microburst that knocked off a screen from the…
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UNHEALTHIEST Chinese Foods
Those who know me personally, they know that one of my favorite restaurants is a place here in Phoenix is Super Dragon, a local Chinese Cuisine establishment. I am under no illusion about some of the menu items, I wouldn’t consider them health food by any means, just like most standard eating establishments. I came…
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A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.
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GREENHOUSE PROJECT UPDATE
Working with the greenhouse I’m realizing that there is a learning curve, especially dealing with this Central Arizona climate and maintaining plants. We had to learn how to cool the temperatures inside the greenhouse to an acceptable, livable level. The first weeks we after greenhouse construction, we had a few extremely hot days back in…
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DAY 2 AND NEW COMICON RULES
As Phoenix Comicon 2017 continued into Day 2 of the event, the man that caused a severe step up of security yesterday, made his first court appearance. As a result of yesterday’s event, Phoenix Comicon made a few policy changes. Cosplayers are now not allowed to bring in props or prop weaponry of any kind.…
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THE CHAVEZ RAVINE STORY- BEFORE THE DODGERS
Lost LA: Before the Dodgers Here’s a history lesson about the location that we know as Chavez Ravine and Dodger…
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JERRY RICE & POPEYE’S CHICKEN
Jerry Rice, former 49er,  stars in advertisements for Popeye’s Louisiana Fried Chicken’s Wigovations that aired on January 3, 2017, promoting “free hands wings eating.” The restaurant chain produced football themed commercials with Rice, who is seen in one ad wearing a helmet with a rotating chicken wing on the face guard, a hat with wings and dipping sauce,…
