The late great Douglas Adams (who shared my birthday, March 11th — I’m sure that means something, but I have no idea what) created a character that I dearly love. Dirk Gently (also known by a number of other names, including… Read More ›
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WHY ISN’T IT WORKING?
This morning, I was lying in bed and playing music I enjoy. I was thinking about writing a post about “cheerful music.” This is the music that even on a really rotten day cheers me up. I listened to half… Read More ›
YOU KNOW, COMPUTERS …
It was just one of those mornings. Last night, just around bedtime, I took a look at my bank balance. It is usually low this time of month because Social Security doesn’t come in until tomorrow — now today. I… Read More ›
LIVE FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM
OR FROM YOUR KITCHEN, by Rich Paschall Years ago, decades actually, I would go see performers at a local piano bar. There were several I particularly liked and I tried to see them when they were playing one of the… Read More ›
CONCERNING THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF THINGS
The late great Douglas Adams (who shared my birthday, March 11th — I’m sure that means something, but I have no idea what), created a character that I dearly love. Dirk Gently (also known by a number of other names,… Read More ›
NOT A PENNY FROM ME OR MINE – Marilyn Armstrong
I am a Liberal Democrat. I currently get about 20 emails a day asking me to contribute to a campaign or to the party coffers for some good Democratic cause or other. I support almost all of these causes, but… Read More ›
ASK A SILLY QUESTION – Marilyn Armstrong
Sandman’s Weekly Q & A I don’t usually do these, but — this only has three questions and the first is a doozy! 1. What was your first computer? THE OLD DAYS After contemplating operating systems at length, I started rethinking… Read More ›
NOT THE BUCKET LIST – Rich Paschall
Things To Do, by Rich Paschall Perhaps you have a “bucket list.” You know, things you must do before you “kick the bucket.” That is to say before you die. Such lists seem to be popular with middle-aged and older… Read More ›
ON THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF THINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
The late great Douglas Adams (who shared my birthday, March 11th — I’m sure that means something, but I have no idea what) created a character that I dearly love. Dirk Gently (also known by a number of other names, including… Read More ›
8/12/2018 – TODAY IS NATIONAL MIDDLE CHILD DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
I was a middle child. I’m not anymore because my older brother died and my younger sister got addicted to everything and disappeared. I’m assuming she is alive since no one has told me otherwise, but I have no actual… Read More ›
BEFORE THE “CLOUD”
ARE YOU OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER? OH SURE YOU ARE. I wonder if operating systems will be relevant a few years from now. Change has been a synonym for technology for the past 30 years or more. Change has driven… Read More ›
THE MYTH OF PRIVACY
Who really thinks they have any privacy remaining? What a shock it has been, discovering Facebook misused our personal data. Who could have imagined such a thing! Not. All those cute little games on Facebook were a way for a… Read More ›
WHEN THE WIFI CLOUD BECOMES TORRENTIAL RAIN
Last night, at just before midnight, the WiFi went down. Which meant the telephone also went out, though it was too late for much in the way of phone calls. I went and rebooted the modem and router. Once, twice,… Read More ›
ELECTRONIC MEMORIES
THE OLD DAYS After contemplating operating systems at length, I started rethinking the whole thing and I began to wonder if operating systems will be relevant a couple of years from now. Because everything is changing. Change is hardly new… Read More ›
NO UNDERGROUND ANYMORE
Underground. Like the flowers before the spring? Or the Resistance during the big war? Or, maybe, the trains that rumble underneath most major cities. These days, it often means “hidden” as it “off the grid.” Not discoverable in the usual ways…. Read More ›
CYBER IS FOREVER
A PIECE OF ADVICE | THE WORD PRESS DISCOVER CHALLENGE For quite a few years, it’s been au courant among America’s youth — and sometimes, not so youth — to spill ones guts on the internet. I share my life, but… Read More ›
SHARING: COMMUNICATIONS TOO
SHARE YOUR WORLD – 2016 WEEK 21 What is your favorite go to beverage? Water, coffee, tea, coke, soda (non-alcoholic). What I drink is PowerZero because I need the electrolytes and I really don’t have a choice about this. I… Read More ›
A CONNECTED LIFE
A CONNECTED LIFE These days, connections mean so many things. Our friends and followers on line. Our friends in the “real world.” The plugs and wires that run from our appliances, widgets, gadgets, and other devices to a power source. It’s… Read More ›
A PLAGUE ON BOTH PARTIES
I am a Democrat. A liberal, but Democrat is close enough. I currently get about 20 emails a day asking me to contribute to someone’s campaign or just to the party coffers for some good cause or other. I support many of… Read More ›
IN THE MORNING
Why do I get up in the morning? I don’t go to work, at least nothing for which I get paid. I rarely have an early appointment because I hate having to rush in the morning. It’s the dogs. They… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 