]> http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/ troutbend's Blog en-us © 13:36:03 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Wed, Feb 13:36:03 8 GMT 30 http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/junkyard.html Tonight I saw something about a junkyard on TV and it reminded me of our friend Forrest Woods' 1980 electric cars - made by Renault, they were called the Lectric Leopard. He bought two at the same time, a blue one and a yellow one. Here is a good video about these cars: The Leopard was powered by big heavy storage batteries that were recharged by plugging into the wall. They can go 65 mph, and get 59 miles to the charging session. It was a good commuting car, and Woody used his for several ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/junkyard.html#comments Wed, 8 Feb 2012 02:40:43 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/super_bowl_ads.html Some of our favorite Super Bowl ads: Mr. Troutbend said his favorite was the one about the rescue dog named "WeeGo" so if you call him "Here, WeeGo" he runs and gets a Bud Light for you. It's a cute ad, and ends up with a nice message about rescue dogs. Another good dog one was for the VW Beetle - a couch potato dog decides to work out and get in shape so he can fit through the doggy door to get outside and chase cars. The ending is really cute - an updated version of the bar scene from th ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/super_bowl_ads.html#comments Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:24:16 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/nevada_caucus.html No, I am not watching the local news. Mr. Troutbend donated blood at a bloodmobile this morning and then stopped at Red Rock Casino because it is a bonus point day on video poker and slots. When he was ready to come home for lunch, he couldn't get out of the parking garage because huge media trucks from CNN and the local stations were headed up to the roof of the structure so they could cover whatever there is about the Nevada Republican Caucus proceedings. The guard estimated the ramp wou ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/nevada_caucus.html#comments Sun, 5 Feb 2012 01:54:30 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/snow_colorado.html Remote snow watching here. These pictures are from Colorado. This first one is higher up in the mountains 3 or 4 more inches after I checked it earlier this morning. This is three miles from my house. I'm a little disappointed that the snow has stopped there. Easy for me to say, sitting here in Las Vegas where it's sunny. There was quite a bit of overnight snow in that area, and here is a trash truck equipped with a snow blade in the city near my house. I didn't realize they'd invested in ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/snow_colorado.html#comments Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:38:00 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/weather_forecasting.html This year's mountain snow pack in Colorado has been very disappointing, but everyone is counting on the storm moving in there tonight to make a big difference. Weather forecasters have been pointing to the halo around the moon as a sign of the coming storm. It is formed by ice crystals in the atmosphere. You know how weather is never a sure thing, but I really hope we get that 4 to 8 inches that's in the forecast, and that the storm moves on to other drought-stricken areas across the count ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/weather_forecasting.html#comments Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:16:51 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/wedding_photos.html I don't have a lot of the right sort of pictures, should have stuck around while the official ones were being taken and gotten a few of my own. It was a full-on Catholic mass at the cathedral on the main plaza in Laredo. Seven bridesmaids dressed in a dark purple. Although you can't see it very well, their hair was beautifully done. The plaza out front was busy with the annual Jamboozie festival, and part of the reception included the bride and groom riding in the parade. Members of the we ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/wedding_photos.html#comments Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:12:56 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/fox_painting.html What a surprise and thrill to receive this fox painting from Jeri and Ted for Christmas. Ted did a good job, using pictures I posted here on Greasy, especially capturing the look in his eye. I like it that the fox appears to be standing on the edge of an ice-covered lake. http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/fox_painting.html#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:42:52 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/married_78_years.html He's 100 and she's 96. Every morning he asks her if she's feeling okay and tells her he still loves her. A family friend says: "They have such a close family and have great family support in the way of sons Bob and Don," she said. "Don goes over every day, and Bob calls Theresa every day. They have breakfast together almost every weekend. And Will truly loves Theresa. You can see it in his eyes." As far as having a long marriage and living a long and happy life, he offers a few tips: Never ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/married_78_years.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:43:43 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/see_eagle.html January Aurora Over Norway Image Credit & Copyright: Bjørn Jørgensen " What's that in the sky? An aurora. A large coronal mass ejection occurred on our Sun five days ago, throwing a cloud of fast moving electrons, protons, and ions toward the Earth. Although most of this cloud passed above the Earth, some of it impacted our Earth's magnetosphere and resulted in spectacular auroras being seen at high northern latitudes. Pictured above is a particularly photogenic auroral corona captured l ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/see_eagle.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:47:30 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/rare_death_valley_bacteria.html I've heard that the reason migrating birds are able to navigate is there is something in their brain that is drawn by the magnetism of the North Pole, but the thought of magnets in growing cells is very exciting. "A University of Nevada, Las Vegas microbiologist says he and his team members have identified and cultivated a type of magnetic bacteria in Death Valley that could one day contribute to the biotech industry. Researcher Dennis Bazylinski said the bacteria navigate along magnetic f ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/rare_death_valley_bacteria.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:08:56 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/puppet_president.html It's the year of the puppet. Marvin E. Quasniki, a “turquoise farmer from Tonopah” and a Henson Co. puppet, is running for president as a Libertarian candidate. Interview with the Las Vegas Sun: He says: "I'm not into becoming a puppet for special interests, but I'll tell you something: every president we've ever had has always had a hand up his ass. And I'm the first one where you'll know it's the right hand." "The solution to the healthcare crisis is to never get sick. Everyone shoul ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/puppet_president.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:53:14 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/childproofed.html http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/childproofed.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:02:27 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/year_dragon.html The Bellagio Las Vegas conservatory celebrates the year of the dragon. http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/year_dragon.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:55:53 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/puppets_court.html There is a political corruption trial ongoing in Cleveland, Ohio, and because TV cameras are not allowed in the courtroom one of the TV stations is re-enacting each day's action using puppets. Channel 19 Action News Cleveland We could use more of this around the country. http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/puppets_court.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:23:08 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/kayaking_rio_grande.html At the end of this month I am flying down to Laredo, Texas for a family wedding. I have mixed feelings about it, after briefly glimpsing a few minutes of that TV show: "Bordertown Laredo" about cops fighting the war against drugs on the United States side of the border. I couldn't really stand to watch that show because I couldn't tell the cops from the crooks, and have a feeling the line is very blurry. I asked the mother of the bride about safety, and she said that a year ago the drug ca ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/kayaking_rio_grande.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:41:44 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/1326666867.html In today's paper there is an article about the local ambulance service in my other hometown looking at what it would take to have emergency medical technicians make house calls to city residents in need of medical care but not necessarily a ride to an area hospital by ambulance. It's called a community paramedic program, what those involved with the project are calling the "next phase of healthcare." Under this model, primary care physicians refer patients to emergency medical services per ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/1326666867.html#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:34:27 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/corn_pudding_spoonbread.html One of my favorite side dishes is corn pudding. This first recipe is from a cookbook published by the Junior League of Memphis, Tennessee, copyright 1952. Easy Corn Pudding 1 can cream-style corn (1/2 green pepper, finely chopped) 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt Paprika Bread crumbs 1 teaspoon bacon fat to grease the dish Grease baking dish with bacon fat. Put the corn in the dish and green pepper if desired. Break in the eggs and stir until mixed. Pour in the milk ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/corn_pudding_spoonbread.html#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:33:03 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/texting_refrigerators.html The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) brings 140,000 people to Las Vegas every year. It is a showcase for new trends in technology and product announcements. I was reading about how Microsoft announced that the Windows 8 operating system is going to be 'application driven' meaning that when you start up your computer or tablet PC, it will look like a smartphone with the tile icons for your favorite applications. Drilling down, it's possible to get to your folders and stored document files. T ... http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/texting_refrigerators.html#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:22:41 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/computer_progress.html http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/computer_progress.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:55:43 GMT http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/dead_horse_point_state_park.html Over by Moab. http://my.greasy.com/troutbend/dead_horse_point_state_park.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:25:36 GMT