Pick Up The Unabomber Property? Ted Kaczynski’s Montana Home for Sale

davekeys — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:06:49 +0000

If Locke Found Ted's Cabin FIrst...

Montana homes are a dime a dozen, but this one is going for $69K to be precise. Ted Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber has definitely been divested of this remote property. You’ll have to be prepared to build, however, because the original cabin has been removed and taken into Gitmo style custody by the US government. They can have it. When not hanging with his posse (he didn’t have one) at the Yellowstone Club, Kaczynski holed up in his remote cabin real estate and worked on his manifesto and ordinance-making skills. Now he is serving a life sentence for killing three people and injuring 23. Don’t look for Ted on Twitter of Facebook. He was a technology paranoid. He led federal authorities on the nation’s longest, costliest manhunt ever. Finally, after a tip-off from his brother, authorities captured Kaczynski Lincoln, Montana cabin in April 1996.

He lives in warmer climes now at a federal prison in Colorado.

Dave Keys is an Orange County Photographer and blogger.

Panera Bread in Fullerton – Thumbs Up But Not Cheap Eats

davekeys — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:10:31 +0000

So I decided on a whim, to have an early lunch at Panera Bread in Fullerton, the one on Sunnycrest Drive by the hospital, instead of eating drive-thru at Carl’s. Good decision for my health, a little bad for my wallet.

Pluses and minuses.

Plus: Any Panera Bread is a nice spot to take a lunch break.
Plus: The coffee is good.
Plus: Free Wi-Fi*
Plus: Service is friendly and excellent.

Minus: The sticker shock is almost breathtaking. I ordered the cheapest sandwich I could find on the menu, a Tuna on wheat- it flies like a butterfly, stings like a bee at $5.99 for 96¢ worth of ingredients, and a small cup of coffee. The cashier asked me, “chips, apple or baguette?” I knew I was being rooked. I just wanted a sandwich. “What’s in the baguette?” I asked. Something perverse in me wanted it to be filled with bacon. “Oh it’s just a piece of bread.” I thought, but stopped myself from saying, “The sandwich already has bread. Why would I want to pay for even more bread?” I just took my first bite of the rather small apple. Bite number two and the apple is one third consumed.

I’ll escape from here with $8.46 less in my account for a pretty decent tuna sandwich, a tiny apple and re-fillable coffee. And a dill pickle slice. (I like dill pickles)

Minus: The same as the plus, free Wi-Fi. Their “login” screen chides you, practically upbraids you, for merely existing and daring to log onto their network. “Lunchtimes are busy, 30 minutes only, don’t you dare take a table where there’s actually room for your laptop!” In other words, “Don’t get comfortable, just eat and Get Out!”

Bottom line: A nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to pay for lunch every day here.

Recommended by Dave on Occasion.

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