Why Fry’s Electonics is the Happiest Place on Earth

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:21:33 +0000

The last two times I’ve gone on vacation, I’ve gone 2 hours out of my way to visit Fry’s Electronics. I’ve been to Fry’s in L.A., Phoenix and Austin. Each time it’s been a near religious experience. I’d sacrifice a goat, if I seriously thought it would get me one in New Mexico.

Imagine taking a Best Buy or CompUSA, multiply the floor space by 3 or 4 times. You’d have the usual white goods (dishwashers, fridges) and the computer systems and separate components. And, of course laptops, netbooks, mp3 players, and the usual apple crap. There’s the software and the computer books(but this time a real selection like Borders or Barnes & Noble). But also some real meat for an electronics tech: quality technical tools, RJ crimpers, digital meters, heat shrink tubing, oscilloscopes, discrete components (IC’s, transistors, they actually had a cross reference catalog),cool hobbyist kits like they had at Radio Shack back in the day, Parallax Stamp and Propeller kits. All of sitting on shelves like it was Wal-mart. Excuse me while I calm down… Please Fry’s come home. come home…

Valhalla

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Pictures

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:32:31 +0000

The Sevilleta National Wild Refuge is about 50 miles south of Albuquerque. The river you see is the Rio Grande. You can’t see them, but there are some ducks along the bank.

Rio Grande Bosque

both pictures are panoramas stitched with PTGui

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Why Fry’s Electonics is the Happiest Place on Earth

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Pictures