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In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” a character named Blanche says something to the effect that she has always depended on the kindness of strangers. I think I know what she means. For most of my life I have depended on the wisdom of family and friends to get me out of one tight spot after another, especially when it comes to making gadgets work. If they had a contest to pick America's Mr. Fixit I would surely come in last. I can spell pretty good and I can savvy a financial statement about as well as any amateur but when it comes to anything mechanical or electronic, forget me. The most recent proof came just last month when my expensive new camera quit working. Our tribe had made a day trip to explore the old Ridge Route, the original highway that went directly from Los Angeles to Bakersfield. It was built in 1915 and went along the crests of the San Gabriel and Tehachapi Mountains. It was mostly abandoned when the Ridge Route Alternative, Highway 99, opened...
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