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Dean William’s Web Site

September 7, 2022March 6, 2011 by Rob

I recently added Dean William’s web site to our list of “Featured Websites,” which you can find on the right sidebar. It’s a short, somewhat exclusive list, which should give you an idea of how impressed I am with it.

Dean is an excellent photographer and he’s created quite a few photo essays and tutorials on a wide variety of topics. … Read the rest

Canandaigua Pageant of Steam

December 5, 2022February 22, 2011 by Rob

Last August I attended the New York Steam Engine Association’s Pageant of Steam. Their annual show is a huge four-day event held on 100 acres in Canandaigua NY, which is in the western part of the state, about 35 miles south of Rochester. This post shows just a handful of the pictures I took. … Read the rest

Good Deal: Free $10 gift card with a Harbor Freight Inside Track Club membership

September 7, 2022February 13, 2011 by Rob

I stopped at my local Harbor Freight store and learned that for “the rest of the month” you can get a $10 gift card when you join their Inside Track Club, which costs $29.99. The deal is available both online and in their stores. You may want to tell your store cashier that you want to join and get the gift card because you may not get it automatically. … Read the rest

What I saw at Cabin Fever 2011

November 9, 2017January 24, 2011 by Rob

Something new this year was the big pile of dirt the show’s organizers brought in for a huge model of a dragline excavator that was kept busy filling up radio-controlled dump trucks. Playing in the dirt looked like a lot of fun and now I’d like to know where I can buy a radio-controlled bulldozer.… Read the rest