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Today, we saw Leonard Cohen in concert at the HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose.. Mr. Cohen played all the popular standards, including Dance Me to the End of Love, The Future, Suzanne, and Hallelujah.. . He played for over 3 hours, starting a little after 8:00pm and finishing around 11:00pm. For a 70-year-old guy, he sure has a lot of endurance!. . . .…
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My wife purchased a spot on the Imagine Lifestyles test drive for my birthday. I could go in a Ferrari or a Lamborghini around a race track.. . . . Imagine Lifestyles chose Candlestick Park as the location and created a test track using red cones in the parking lot. This is not the ideal test track, like Laguna Seca in Monterey (where I did…
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Today, I purchased a 2009 MINI Cooper S Convertible "Chili. It's a red 6-speed convertible with a turbocharged engine.. . It's a fun car but a bit quirky. The window up/down switches are on the center console, and the fuel gauge is a rainbow-looking indicator. There is also an instrument to tell how long the top was down.. . . . . . The Mini…
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I don't recall the first time I flew on an airplane. I believe it was back in Russia when my parents and I traveled to the Black Sea for vacation. Ever since then, I have always been a fan of aviation.. . When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a pilot and fly military jet fighters. I built a wooden glider that…
Read More: Flight training on a Cessna 172SP Skyhawk
Today, I rode my 2008 Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle to the top of Mt. Hamilton to visit the Lick Observatory. The Lick Observatory was the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory.. . The ride from South San Jose to Mt. Hamilton follows the many twists and turns of Mt. Hamilton Road. Mt. Hamilton Road is a twisty, exciting one-lane road for motorcycle riding. A few bicyclists…
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