The skies were blue, the Truckee River sparkling and the politics of hope was in the air! Senator Barack Obama made his first campaign stop in Reno to a warm welcome from another of his big crowds. He shared a bit about his personal history, his assessment of what’s wrong with America and his trademark …
The Public Utilities Commission approved a rate increase for Nevada Power customers. Starting today, residential customers will be paying about 11% more on their power bills. The average customer pays…
Next week, before I go to Savannah, I’m getting my hair cut. At a salon. With a new stylist and a salon that already intimidate me, even though I’ve never been there, for two reasons: 1) The person I know who has recommended this stylist is very hip, and would have …
Calling all Cyclists!I’ve been asked recently about my choice of Reno Rambler and the title of this blog so I thought it a good time to throw this out there…(besides the obvious-I’m from Reno and I like to Ramble on about whatever)The Reno Ramblers were one of the earliest bicycle clubs in the area, predating …
Photo courtesy of J.B. That was fast wasn’t it? Okay, something important happened today–so important in fact that I was compelled to emerge from my all of a sudden very short hiatus–Obama came to Reno. Yes, I said Reno. He also made the obligatory pilgrimage to Comma Coffee in Carson City. See what …
When I write here, today even, I feel as though I have started over. To me this is almost like having a brand new blog. I remember those days 3, 4 years ago. Just wanting a place to vent, a place to share a part of my soul; something I honestly thought no one would …
So here I am. I’ve completed the Bike to Work Challenge and it seems the appropriate time to reflect on the experience and what I can take away from it. First and foremost, it took a little while to get into the groove but once my body got used to rising at …
So, you want to learn how to play Craps? I remember the first time I walked up to a Craps table in Vegas. It was pretty intimidating. But, everyone was yelling and having so much fun. I just had to try it.Many hours later I was walking away with my winnings and a smile from …
From the Associated Press:A stand-off is over after a SWAT team found a suspected gunman and a woman dead inside a home where a Henderson police officer was wounded this morning.A Henderson police spokesman says the patrol officer was shot in the leg when he and three other officers exchanged gunfire with a gunman holed …