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Tahoe Meadows to Chickadee Ridge One of the wonderful things about living in Reno is that there are great opportunities nearby to hike in the summer and go snow shoeing in the winter. Last Thursday I went for my first snowshoeing outing of the winter. My friend Linda had only been on snow shoes once...
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I thought about titling this post Sacramento Through the Back Door, a take off on Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door. My back pack was packed and it was on my back as I got on the bus at the Reno Amtrak station. My oldest daughter lives in Oakland. We recently decided to meet...
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Saturday I attended the Washoe County Republican Precinct Meeting for my precinct. Two years ago when I attended the Republican caucus for the presidential election there were several hundred people and McQueen High School was overflowing. I would guess that 40 to 50 precincts meet at McQueen High School. There are 261 registered Republicans...
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I have read quite a bit of American history over the last year. I’ve enjoyed it and learned a lot. But everything I have been reading took place in the eastern half of the U.S. So I decided I wanted to read Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone about the explorers...
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Saturday night Duke and I tried El Tumi Peruvian Restaurant at 585 E. Moana Lane in Reno. The waitress said they have been open since August. El Tumi has a very appealing menu with quite a variety of dishes and lots of pictures. It was very hard to chose what to try. We finally decided...
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I’ve lived in Reno for two and a half years and there are Reno places I haven’t been and Reno things I haven’t done. I made a list. This year I want to do it all. One place on my list is the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center at the University of Nevada Reno. We...
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The Washoe County Library System offers a language learning tool called Mango Languages. It is an interactive languages learning system. I like it a lot, am having fun using it and I find I am retaining what I learn. The library subscribes to the program and because I have a library card I get...
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Yesterday the Reno Newcomers Club Book Club discussed Eden’s Outcasts – The Story of Luisa May Alcott and Her Father by John Matteson. It was an interesting and thought provoking discussion. Eden’s Outcasts is a dual biography of Louisa May Alcott and her father Bronson Alcott. It was at times a slog to read...
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When I went to the dentist a month or so ago for a regular check up he said that because of infection I was losing bone around one of my teeth and I really needed to see a periodontist. He recommended  Dr Lang,  a periodontist and dental implant specialist nearby. I had a horrible experience...
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Reno has a great local FM radio station KTHX branded as 100.1 The X. The X has been in Reno for 19 years. Last night they celebrated their birthday  by having a concert for charity. Stones For Bones featured 19 local bands, one for each year The X has been in business. Each band...
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