My grandpa, before he died in 1979, talked about being born before cars became commonplace. We used to laugh endlessly. Imagine, no car? What an old guy! Laugh laugh laugh. “Grandpa!” The best that I can do for my future grandchildren is this:”I was born before microwaves and color TV.” I can hear it now:…
Stories I read about domestic drones suggest they are like pesky mosquitos, buzzing around back yards and along crowded beaches. Once man was sued for shooting down a drone that hovered over his sun-bathing daughter. So the question is: can drones do something useful? I read today about drones that track radio-collared wildlife. An Australian project:…
I own a beautiful folding bike, which I love, so I will not buy another bike soon. But when I do, I will go for an electric bike (e-bicycle, e-bike). A blog reader introduced me to them and I have been researching the e-bike phenomenon. I started the search at Amazon and found many examples. The…