My nemesis, Charter-Spectrum has decided we need to return the ancient dead modem we had. The only problem? The technician took it when he left. Why they want it is baffling. It’s more than a dozen years old and it… Read More ›
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GETTING HACKED IS HELL
Fandango’s Provocative Question #127 Let me start with a rerun of the post I wrote when we got hacked in 2018. Not surprisingly, it was called “HACKED.” Actually, there were two of them: “HACKED AND HATING IT” and the next day,… Read More ›
THE COMING OF THE iPhone – Marilyn Armstrong
My son talked me into it. It was the best deal I was ever going to get. My cousin’s son and my best friends’ sons did the same for them — all at the same time. It’s probably the quarantine… Read More ›
A G-SPOT FINDER APP?
Back when I was very much younger and hornier, there were lots of discussions about The Spot. You know. That critical, yet somehow elusive spot on the female anatomy? I assumed I knew what everyone was talking even though it never… Read More ›
WHY I DON’T LOVE CELL PHONES
Everyone loves their cell phone except me, or anyway that’s how it feels. I know there are other people like me who are not enchanted with the technology, but it’s dreadfully unfashionable to express an anti-cell phone opinion. I am… Read More ›
ITCH
Karma? Murphy’s Law? A deity that has it in for us? Bad things happen to good people, but annoying things happen to everybody. Constantly. These daily annoyances are like an itch you can’t scratch. You try to ignore them, but they… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Are you being served? Chaos and Madness at AT&T
Shortly before Christmas, Garry and I went somewhere and I forgot to bring my cell phone. I asked Garry if I might use his. I was appalled when I could barely hear anything, even with the volume full up and using the speaker…. Read More ›
Blood Evidence
I watch too many shows about murders and forensics. NCIS, Law & Order, Criminal Minds, CSI, Body of Evidence and so many more. I’ve seen an awful lot of people convicted on blood evidence. I know how incriminating traces of a victim’s… Read More ›
FOR THE PROMPTLESS: BRAND – Charter (Name Brand) the Cloud
It started yesterday evening, but I didn’t get to really thinking about it until this morning. I got up a lot earlier than I needed to. My husband was trying to be quiet. But I’m a light sleeper and I… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: Earworm — Heart and Soul
Stuff comes together. Not necessarily in any logical way. Usually, things sort of glue themselves into a messy ball then have to be dealt with, avoiding all the stick’um. Yuk. I got up a lot earlier than I wanted to… Read More ›
No niche for iPad: A cautionary tale on ‘needing a purpose’ | ZDNet
See on Scoop.it – Books, Writing, and Reviews After almost two weeks with the latest iPad, I walked back to the Apple Store in Grand Central, New York and handed it back to the blue-blazoned staff hipster who greeted me at… Read More ›
Just one of those days …
This was basically a good day. Really. Gar and I went to a real party and saw people we almost never see. We didn’t stay long because both of us have trouble with loud parties, but it was a lovely… Read More ›
I use a smartphone to make phone calls … I am obsolete.
My husband and I have Blackberry Smartphones. These days, I have the Torch (it was on sale), but Garry still has the Curve. He uses it for email, to track appointments, and to make phone calls. The reason we both… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 