| MOJAVE DESERT ROAD TRIP |
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I-40 begins in Barstow & follows some of
Route 66 through the Mojave Desert. Along the
route is Newberry Springs, most don't take
much notice of the 117 sq mile community, at
least not until 1988 with the release of the
film "Bagdad Cafe". Now, people travel from
all over the globe to sit & enjoy a meal at
the small, homey Cafe. If you haven't seen
the film & you like surreal kinds of comedy,
check it out. It's a story of lost people
finding themselves.
Besides the Bagdad Cafe, there are two other
things that came to mind as we traveled down
old Route 66, John Steinbecks, "The Grapes of
Wrath" - to a short lived TV show called
"Route 66"...for all too short a time, I
pretend I'm in that Corvette cruising down
Route 66 back in her day...
Route 66 began in 1926 and was decommissioned
in 1985. The 2,448 miles of highway, started
in Chicago, Illinois & passed through
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona & ended almost to the ocean
in California.
Steinbeck referred to RT 66 as "The Mother
Road" in 1930 & the name stuck. In 1960,
"Route 66" was a hot TV show filmed on
location all over the US, along the course of
the famous highway. And then there's Nat King
Cole singing "Get Your Kicks On Route 66". I
can think of no other road that has been
immortalized more - in song & clubs,
organizations & even museums.
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If you'd really like to experience all that
was & is of the Mother Road, check out this
site:
TOUR ROUTE 66 ON A HARLEY-DAVIDSON -
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pa
ges/Motorcycle_Tours/route66_details.jsp?loca
le=en_US
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Yes, my 4-day Mother's Day weekend was
wonderful! Four generations invaded Laughlin,
Nevada to celebrate. 13 family members from
Arizona & CA made the trek to the tri-state
area, where the Mojave Desert meets the
Colorado River. Ranging in age from 1 to 81!
The Riverside Resort has just about
everything, Although it is a gambling
casino/hotel, it has many family friendly
amenities - 34 lane bowling alley, six-plex
movie theater, 2 arcades, 3 swimming pools
and a special place for young ones called Kid
Kastle. And I'm not even gonna try to count
how many restaurants it has. :)
On our return trip we found a little park
next to the gas station, I couldn't resist
climbing aboard the caboose & pretending I
was on a train trip...haven't rode a train in
years. :P
Tags : Route66 Mojave Desert BagdadCafe Trip Travel Vacation Fun Family Celebration Reunion |
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| The Mojave Experiment |
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Microsoft has finally began offering
competition against apple's 'get a mac' ads.
Although the experiment seems a little stage
it's a step in the right direction for
Microsoft.
Basically, Microsoft brought in about 150
people, showed them the cool features in the
new Microsoft OS, "Mojave". Then, after the
people said they really liked the OS
Microsoft informed them that "Mojave" was
really Vista.
However, there best bet is to offer a program
where Microsoft will send laptops with vista
installed and allow for a 2-3 trial to really
test out vista.
http://michaelsherlock.com
http://michaeltalkstech.com
Tags : electronics computer gadget apple mac osx get ads the mojave expirement |
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