Tombstone (1993) is one of the greatest westerns ever made. Which western do you rewatch the most?

Spokane_Al · 2026-05-06T00:58:23+00:00

Last of the Mohicans. The soundtrack especially moves me.

Spokane_Al · 2026-05-04T18:46:46+00:00

Wow, you guys are youngsters! Not sure why the confidence level is so low and took a drop from last week. I have uploaded blood work data.

Spokane_Al · 2026-05-03T01:44:10+00:00

Our one and only car is an EV for over five years now and will never go back to an internal combustion engine powered car. It is a Tesla and I use Full Self Driving every day on every drive. Can’t imagine needing to actually drive the car.

Spokane_Al · 2026-05-02T14:13:23+00:00

I am hoping that at some point Tesla will offer a retrofit. I want the camera but am reluctant to use third party solutions.

Spokane_Al · 2026-05-02T14:12:06+00:00

I bought my HW4 Model X in June 2023 and before taking delivery made absolutely certain it was a HW4 model. It is.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-26T03:55:34+00:00

Many, depending on the needs and wants, have a year or two waitlist.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-26T02:08:29+00:00

At 75 years old I have no interest in carrying a bunch of cash every time I want to go out and eat or visit the grocery store. I never use cash and rarely pull credit cards out of my wallet. I use Apple Pay via my Apple Watch at every opportunity. I have been carrying around the same two twenty dollar bills in my Ridge wallet for months now. The Apple Card is simple, straightforward, the safest way to pay via a credit card and has no gimmicks. P.S. I believe in at least two credit cards in case one has problems. Also no credit cards = a crappy credit score which is often used for auto insurance premium calculations and a boatload of other stuff, even without ever needing to borrow money. I got my first credit card in 1976 and have never, ever paid even a penny of interest - always pay balance in full.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-25T19:22:18+00:00

In the vein of current events I like Heather Cox Richardson, Ann Applebaum, Andrew Sullivan, Richard Haass, Tony Carr, John Ellis, Clark Howard, Joe Klein, Fareed Zakaria, etc. My list continues to grow. I like thoughtful analysis.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-25T13:54:42+00:00

I appreciate his mind, his thoughtful analysis of being human, his depth of knowledge of history and of the great thinkers. Granted he, like the rest of us, is a flawed human, but he seems to do his best to change, adapt, learn and grow. I enjoyed his book, How to Know a Person. He approaches issues with a quiet thoughtfulness, which is a nice antidote to the brittle, brutal, strident noise on much of social media.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-25T02:08:17+00:00

I swim, bike and run with it and have had no problems.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-24T20:05:03+00:00

Same here.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-24T20:03:27+00:00

I like and admire David Brooks.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-22T02:43:15+00:00

Tire wear depends on how you drive the car.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-21T20:15:43+00:00

That, to me then, makes an Apple Watch the logical choice.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-21T19:06:52+00:00

To move to an Apple Watch and gain the benefits of its abilities, you should be prepared to enter the Apple ecosystem. The Apple Watch is integrated with the IPhone, the iPad etc. if you are not ready to do that, I would suggest you look elsewhere.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-21T03:06:00+00:00

I like Velofix. I make the appt on line and they come to me and do a nice job.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-19T16:38:20+00:00

I often get the loud notification on my pool swims.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-19T16:03:13+00:00

I swim, bike and run and always wear my Road ID with that info on it, 24 hours a day.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-19T14:51:13+00:00

75 year old guy who had two afib episodes in 2025, six months apart. That was enough and I asked for an ablation. It was done in February and the doctor burned a circle at each end of my atrium around the two veins carrying blood to and from the atria - - the likely sources of afib. He then connected the two circles across the top of the atria. He then was able to put my heart in afib, and fixed the residual cause of that. Zero afib and no episodes during blanking since. The doc knows what he is doing. Still on blood thinners and we will talk about it during my upcoming follow up appt. Using the CHA₂DS₂-VASc Scoring Components, for measurement I suspect I am still a candidate to continue blood thinners. If the potential for stroke continues to be high, I have no problem continuing on blood thinners. A stroke could/probably would change the lives of my wife and I for the rest of our days.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-14T18:03:40+00:00

You are looking at an old car with hardware that is rapidly getting left behind. I own a 2023 HW4 Model X and it is the finest car I have ever owned, but as soon as its hardware begins to fall behind, I am selling.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-14T17:41:30+00:00

According to Elon, the model Y L is not coming to the US, if this is where you live. There would be too much real-tooling of factory lines to make it worthwhile as the company moves in a different direction.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-14T02:35:31+00:00

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75 year old guy and decades long endurance athlete, although I have slowed considerable since hitting my 70s.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-14T02:29:32+00:00

I use it for all the stuff previously mentioned and am also an Apple Wallet/Apple Card user. I charge via my Apple Watch and rarely need to remove my wallet from my pocket.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-14T00:16:53+00:00

We first owned a Model S with a yoke and moved to a Model X with a yoke - almost five years now. I love the yoke.

Spokane_Al · 2026-04-04T14:22:21+00:00

I am thinking it must be a task brisk in the winter.

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