Author Mark Dunn

A post on the Hagerty Instagram page a couple months back regarding converting classic cars from internal combustion to electric motor is the reason for this latest post. Or rather the hew and cry from ...
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Since retiring and moving to the desert, I’ve observered a number of things disappearing into the rear view mirror of life. And I realize I need to be looking forward through the windshield instead. More ...
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“All this way to connect And all the way to the corner everyday You were there for me But will you wait for the one that disappears? Yeah yeah yeah yeah…” The War On Drugs. ...
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Christmas Swiss Miss Putz House I surprised myself this Christmas season by building, at the suggestion of my wife, a series of decorative Midcentury Modern “Putz” houses posted on the Retro Renovation Instagram site this ...
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Monument Valley Both my wife and I decided we needed to see some beauty So we headed to the Southwest. Specifically Arizona and Utah since, technically, Palm Desert is pretty southwestern looking if you’re from ...
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The anger is mine but not mine alone. I’m outraged at the politicians that have and continue to totally trash the Constitution they swore to uphold when they made it into office. They chose their ...
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The muse seems to have abandoned me both in my sketching and writing. Or maybe I abandoned my muse. Either way, it’s maddening. To say I’m in a funk creatively is an understatement. Trying too ...
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Expiration dates, we all have them in our DNA. But Best Used or Enjoyed By MM/DD/YYYY aren’t stamped on our neck, back or elsewhere to be read in the mirror.  Before selling our house in ...
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photo by author Early morning in the desert. I sip my coffee and listen To the birds proclaiming The start of the day. To the beginning buzz of traffic On the Palms to Pines Highway. ...
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Fear of missing out. What’s that about? Current events or “breaking news” Misinformation or hateful views? Another person’s carefully curated life? What about Missing Your Own Life? MYOL Real time, real life. Not what is ...
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