I bought the full version of Office 2010 which comes with 90 days of technical support — if you can figure out where to call. To make it a little easier for anyone searching, here is the number within the US: 1-800-936-5700
Burbank Alamo, for reasons of their own, decided to rent me this Cadillac. Maybe they were out of compacts. Oddly, for this trip I had hastily grabbed a CD from my car on the way to the airport — Foghat’s Greatest Hits. Packed with enough classic rock to get the Caddy down the Ventura Freeway to Pasadena.
Would never have thought the two go together — luxury auto and 70s rock — but since Led Zep Rock ‘n’ Roll powers the commericals, I get the surprising message: this kind of car is supposed to be for me now.
Next day, I had a couple hours between show and airport. Took a ride up Mulholland Dr, because…why not? Maybe a better freeway car but I wanted to see the view from the hill.
Wound up at a Pinkberry on Ventura Boulevard, snacking on tart fro-yo there at a tiny table between the man with $800 loafers and the lady who maybe inspired the book “When I Am Old I Shall Wear Purple”. That’s L.A. and that’s okay.
I’d forgotten how steep the runs are at Beaver Creek.
Its tough to give you a good perspective, except to say that some folks go off The Brink with a parachute!
Winter fun in Summit County Colorado! As we watched from the living room window over the course of a week, Lake Dillon froze. (We also got out for a little skiing.)
If you’ve been paying attention, you know most businesses experienced a definite downturn over the past year or so…
Profits are under whelming…sales goals are far from being reached…and the outlook doesn’t look to get any better soon.
It’s one thing to hear it on the news but when its your business, your company, your paycheck…you want to take action, but what to do?
Woke up to a beautiful morning on a day that’s predicted to get hot. Nice to ride by Crystal Springs reservoir where it is often more than five degrees cooler than the surrounding areas.
In keeping with the mission of this blog to give a glimpse behind the scenes, here’s a blooper of a video on my new trading web site, www.truthaboutmacd.com . The funny bit is at the end of this 75 second clip.
I’m fascinated by this amazing group Perpetuuum Jazzile doing thunderstorms with their hands and a nice rendition of the old Toto hit Africa. Have a listen:
We gathered at Henry Coe State Park yesterday to show our support for California State Parks. 
Two television news crews reported on the scene. What I have to say is that these lands are a public trust run by the state government. They are not an asset that can be closed or sold off. The $15 vehicle license fee is a fine way to offset the costs and if other compromises are needed so be it. But closing 80% of the parks is neither a reasonable nor effective solution to anything and would be a huge violation of public trust.
Our mission of taking a photo for the SOS Weekend campaign complete, we set off hiking to see some sights, soothe our souls and get a little exercise.
More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackieannpatterson/