Even after throwing out lots of papers when I turned 70 (see my essay “To Throw or Save”), there are still file cabinets stuffed with papers.
The Jury Is Out
It’s true. It’s 11:21 a.m., and the jury is actually out.
YUM
It was Tuesday and, as usual, I was spending the day with my 94-year-old mom. It was time for us to decide where to go for lunch. One of our favorite places or a new place? Mom suggested pizza, so we headed off to Nagila pizza. It turns out that place is added to our favorites list. The combination of a slice of their thin, crispy pizza*, and a bowl of their thick, delicious mushroom-barley soup hit the spot perfectly.
Bye-Bye BLUE
I often go to Google to learn how to do something or correct something. And I suppose I often don’t go to Google to do what I could to fix something.
Month-Long Cold, Anxiety, and Thoughts About Life
I am finally feeling a lot better. A month-long cold is no fun. I have heard that many people have suffered with such long illnesses. What is happening these days? Stronger viruses? Weakened immunities?
A Long Cold and Body Waders
I haven’t had a cold for years. I was beginning to think of myself as immune to the common cold.
GPS Fun
Several years ago I purchased one of the first GPS devices — the Garmin eMap. It didn’t talk to you, it lost its signal often, and it showed your route in black and white. Since then I have owned a number of hand-held GPS units. With the advent of the iPhone came a number of GPS apps. Most were not as effective as the old hand-held devices. But now, for just $.99 a month, the MotionX Drive GPS is my unit of choice.
Laminate It
Years ago, the only laminating machines I saw were either in our school’s teachers’ room or in the educational supply stores. They were very large machines that could laminate posters in less than a minute. Kinko’s (now FedEx) stores could also laminate whatever size article you had.
Where’s the Heat?
It took six straight days of sunshine, and three solar panels with my pump pushing water through the panels for six hours each day.
Fun with Quadrants
It must be a sight: A guy in his 70s walking around a campus of young people, holding an 11-x 17-inch campus tree atlas, walking up to trees, feeling their leaves and trunks.