My Blog about the various things I like and some of the things I discover from time to time.


Smart Car Blizzard of 2012

Drove well with the Blizzaks!

Pis are during and after





Sketch Guru drawing app

Downloaded this android app that changes photos to drawings or water color paintings.

Works great and I printed some and others thought it was way cool!


2012 Fiscal Cliff Coffee Break

Join be as I talk about the Fiscal Cliff (for 35 seconds, lol) the listen in as I do something more important, Play some records.

Take a Coffee Break for a few minutes as I play the old fashioned 45 rpm records on my 1960's record player.


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35,000 miles on the Smart Car

Yikes!  That's 5000 in 9 weeks since it hit 25,000



Smart Car snow tire time

Saw a lake effect snow forecast so got the Bridgestone Blizzaks out just in time

2 days later I was safely driving while others were sliding around

The pic was 2 days later after a car wash


Juke Box Coffee Break Halloween 2012


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15 Minute Oldies Music Coffee Break 
Take a Coffee Break for a few minutes as I play the old fashioned 45 rpm records on my 1960's record player. 

Big Marty Juke Box Coffee Break Show - Hurricane Sandy 2012


Listen to internet radio with Big Marty at ohexpress on Blog Talk Radio

10 Minute Oldies Music Coffee Break 
Take a Coffee Break for a few minutes as I play the old fashioned 45 rpm records on my 1960's record player. 

Marty McFly arrived today!

Today's the day in Back to the Future 2 Marty arrives in "the future" to find an evil Biff Tannon


A Sheep

Was delivering a package and there was a sheep nearby, so I stopped to say Hi.















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Smart Car 30,000 miles

2009 three years old. 22,000 in the past year. No mechanical issues at all!

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First fall leaves? Not yet please!

Aug 22 and fall leaves just appeared

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Cinch audio service closing down rant

The audio service Cinch will shut down soon, 
I have used this on my blog for several years to use voice,
hear me rant about this, click the play arrow below:



Late Bloomer

The rose bush bloomed in May, with over 60 flowers.

They lasted several weeks.

Now in the 3rd week in August a single late bloomer!

Just like in nature, it is good to see a late bloomer that is just as beautiful as the original earlier others...


Smart Car road trip

We went 2,440 miles over 12 days from NE OHIO to Vermont and Massachusetts!
Every one asked how did you get that here?
Got 45 mpg average and was cruising at 65 MPH with a/c on.
Cool!




Lakeside Park at Chautauqua Lake in Mayville, NY

Stopped by for a few minutes on the way home from the road trip.