No G A S here. Years ago, I purchased some basic fishing gear, then fished rivers, lakes, from shore, from boats, summer, winter, fishing Charter trips, and the ONLY fish I caught was at a Trout pond! Fish laugh at me! I got tired of all the laughing and gave all the equipment away! Never again!

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If anyone finds a way to delete Bing, please post it. I have tried, to no avail...

I never use the self checkout. It takes someone's job away, and makes me do the work. More importantly, I would miss the conversation with another human!

Gone are the days of the view camera and the covered wagon darkroom. Is it now just an ego thing to have 1/2 of your life savings tied up in 10 lbs. of camera and glass? If we are serious about taking good photos it doesn't make that big of a difference what we use to get the results that we want in a photo. Being able to change your lens doesn't make you a "photographer". Knowing how to use your equipment, what ever it is, to get the results that you want does.

Greenwell Farms has a subscription program where they will send you the coffee of your choice at intervals of your choice. They also send you options to buy special coffee's. We enjoyed the farm itself on one of their walking tours and coffee tasting. I do the subscription thing since I'm here on the mainland. Love the Kona coffee!

"Brown" eyed Susan, if you please! No Susan deserves a "Black" eye!

Very nice photos! They really give you a feel for what the country is really like. France is not all about Paris and the Eifel tower. There is much more to the country, and you have given us a taste of that beauty!

Most likely, the wind took down power lines that arced in very dry brush and started the fire. They are normally dry this time of year, but, this year has been dryer than normal.

Very nice photos! Can't wait to see more! And, I like all the water photos, creamy and sharp! What works in one photo may not work in another. You are the artist and can make the photo as you like!

Don't use ANYTHING like this mixture!!! It's VERY DANGEROUS!!! I have no idea why anyone would even suggest something like this!!!

I have a Plug in Hybrid (Honda Clarity) and get around 50 - 60 Mpg. (In HV mode) My wife has a Hybrid, (Honda Insight) and gets about the same. I like the Plug in as I charge with solar panels and I can go for months without adding gasoline. I also don't have range anxiety with either car. We can drive them on long trips without planning on where we will charge them. Manufacturers are addressing that with quick (under 10 min.) charging, but that is still a few years off. Gas stations are plentiful. We go as green as we can!

From the Mackinaw Point Lighthouse to the Mackinaw Bridge. August 23, 2005 Kodak 7590

Another view of the Mackinaw Bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. This was from a port window in the Mackinaw Point Lighthouse. Taken in 2005 with my Kodak 7590. It's surprising what a 5mp camera could do!

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