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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
Welcome to Winnemucca
For those of you read my novel, McGhee in the Gloaming, you might recognize the town of Winnemucca: it was the home of Jaime, the man who...
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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
Short Poles
So why are the phone poles by train tracks short? Because they are actually telegraph poles and the closer lines and aerials improve...
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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
Lovelock is here
In case you were wondering (look at the sky).
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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
Beautiful Reno
It is a mighty small city, where fortunes are lost along the swift-trickling Truckee river.
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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
Truckee, gem of the Sierra
Truckee is a cute little town.
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Bob Hazy
May 14, 20211 min read
The Donner Diner
Popping in for some BBQ.... Yes, exceptionally bad taste, I admit. But look at that view!
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Bob Hazy
May 13, 20211 min read
Launch Vehicle
Unlike Elon Musk, I can't re-use my last launch vehicle. No, it's not in the drink -- it's in the hands of my son Nathan (fingers...
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Bob Hazy
May 12, 20211 min read
Take50Favs - B&W
I'm gonna guess astute viewers could see this was coming. Personally, I like black and white photos - something about the moral clarity...
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Bob Hazy
May 12, 20211 min read
Take50 Favs - Color
I know you've all been holding your breath: sure, there were 1600 or so pics on the site, but were they the best ones? Could they...
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Bob Hazy
May 11, 20211 min read
Thank God, a Prada
Imagine driving a lonely stretch of West Texas highway, and stumbling upon the following: As isolated as this appears, you have no idea....
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Bob Hazy
May 6, 20211 min read
Take 50 Sounds
To keep it sensual, I recorded some sounds along the way. Check out the new link on the menu bar (PC), or in the menu of your mobile...
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Bob Hazy
May 4, 20211 min read
Not so fast...
In case you thought you were done humoring me, you're not. Sorry. Not sorry. I'll be doing a lot more posts, some of which may actually...
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Bob Hazy
May 3, 20211 min read
Tracy @ Jenkinson Lake: In the beginning
Way back in January, when Take50 was just a gleam in my eye, the boys and I (Gus and Louie, the dogs) did our very first Tracy pilgrimage...
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Bob Hazy
May 2, 20211 min read
And So it Goes
Here I sit, 37C, awaiting departure from Dulles after driving 5400 miles, enduring 20 hotels, and swilling countless cups of joe. Would I...
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Bob Hazy
May 1, 20211 min read
Our Hallowed Country
Our California, who art on Nevada, may Utah Colorado. New Mexico come, Texas be done, Louisiana upon Mississippi, then Alabama upon...
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Bob Hazy
May 1, 20211 min read
A Communion of Brothers
Years ago my brother Jim gave me a bottle of Courvosier VSOP as a graduation present from college. I finished that bottle several months...
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Bob Hazy
May 1, 20211 min read
The Measure of a Man
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...
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Bob Hazy
May 1, 20212 min read
A Late March, and Abdul
I should have known when I crossed Bataan St NW that I was on a death march, but didn't see the signs until too late. Two and a half...
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Bob Hazy
Apr 30, 20211 min read
Tracy @ Beacon Hotel Bar, Washington D.C.
Sometimes it's the simple things that give life an unexpected infusion of pleasure. Such were the pomegranate martinis at the Beacon...
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