Greetings Fellow Denizens
I am looking forward to sharing this space with you all. Please let me know if you have suggestions or comments. I am the newbie. Steve.
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A Tortoise Tale
“What should we do?” “I don’t know.” “I don’t know either. I don’t want him hurt, but we cannot spend the whole day here.” The man slung his camera over his shoulder. I guess he was done taking my picture for the moment. “Look how cute he is. I guess its a he.” “We never
Early Las Vegas Memories
Sometimes business can turn into pleasure which was the case for me when I conducted some personal business with Helen Holloway and her son Jason. Helen was born in 1920 and is currently 90 years old. She was born Helen Blanding, daughter of Harry and Irene Blanding of Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas is slightly
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Gifts from the Universe
Have you ever seen something unexpected that just makes you smile, or “cry for happy?” Something that elevates your spirits when perhaps they were in the dumps? I call those things “gifts from the Universe.” When I was lunching in Boron a while back there was a birthday party going on at the Barrel —
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Abandoned Horse Found In The Mojave Desert … And A Dog Too!
Animals Abandoned & Rescued In The Mojave Desert By Dennis G. Casebier Author of the Mojave Road Guide & Founder of the Goffs Historic Cultural Center Sept. 3rd, 2010: As I have said many times, you never know what is going to happen next in Goffs. My wife, Jo Anne, and I went on “the
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Extreme Golf, from the Mountains to the Mojave
If you are like me you love the transition zone of the San Bernardino Mountains Southern California down to the Hi-Desert of Yucca Valley AND if you love the game of golf you might try the 51st annual Pioneer Pass Golf Tournament. This tournament is classified as an “extreme golf” tournament and if you are up
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poor poor walter the car
this is my car. this is my car sitting by the side of the road. this is my car sitting by the side of the road where she simply gave up —100 miles from home. i do not know what it is about that magic number, 100 miles from home, but whenever she has dumped
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Elegance on the rails
Imagine yourself sipping a beverage on the vestibule of a vintage passenger rail car. Or sitting in a restored dome car watching the desert roll by as you climb the stark, Joshua Tree-studded Cajon Pass from Union Station in Los Angeles to Barstow, Calif. ARONCO Leasing Co. in conjunction with Western America Rail Museum, Barstow
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A touch of class
Fall is fast approaching and Barstow’s Western America Railroad Museum — WARM — is gearing up for their annual Railfest on Oct. 16th & 17th. This year there is a special addition to the museum’s collection of rail cars. A BIG addition. WARM recently acquired a vintage business car from the Arizona & California Railroad
Angels guard the living and the dead
Seraphim with Mona Lisa smiles stand watch, their eyes downcast in sorrow or uplifted in hope. As I wander past these silent angels, I feel an overwhelming peace. Something draws me to them, and I search for the spirit that lives within each statue.
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