A few of the van shots were borrowed from my Custom Van Flickr gallery, which I scanned from old copies of Custom Van magazine. Yes, there were several magazines that catered to van customizers.... [
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Twenty years ago this month, I watched a portion of the Bay Bridge upper deck collapse in the Loma Prieta quake.
Yesterday, I watched a portion of the Bay Bridge upper deck collapse during the rush hour commute. Next to the bridge is its... [
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Happened to me. I tried many of the article's suggestions. What worked? Better clients. [
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On College and Cubicles
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I examined the photos of Richmond, CA, where I have lived most of my life.
I'm surprised to learn that, according to Vergara, I live and work in a ghetto.
Many of Vergara's photos confuse working-class neighborhoods in Richmond with a ghetto.... [
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Ray Dennis Steckler, 1939-2009
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10 months ago
The phone number for his financial management business was disconnected, and public records do not list his current home phone number.
Too bad he wasn't as creative with his clients' money as he was running away from the mess he made with it.
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Bob Wilkins, 1932-2009
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Soviet Space Art
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I have such fond memories of the 1991-1992 U.S. recession. Of course, I had just turned 21, I earned about $22k a year, and in the first presidential election I was old enough to vote in, I selected Bill Clinton because he seemed like a regular guy.... [
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Mid: I don't say "cremated remains," I say "cremains".
And yes, it's in the dictionary. [
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Polaroid Packaging, the Apple of its Day
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Bebe Barron, RIP
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Mars in Pictures
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Spirit's Swan Song?
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I found this beautiful punchcard anteater in a book I found at the local recycling center. [
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We're all human regardless of political affiliation, and humans are into hookers, boys, polygamy, corruption, etc.. The Onion said it best. [
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