Props all around

Not just because I’m feeling generous, but because I’m feeling grateful too. Dave stopped in on Saturday and spent a good six hours with me on the second hottest day of the year (thus far) cooking in the master bedroom while we assembled the closet...

I’m melting…I’m melting…

95 degrees will do that to you. The house stayed reasonably cool after we shut all the windows this morning, but we had several ventures that took us out of doors and oh baby was it a scorcher. The bad news? Tomorrow’s high is supposed to top 100. While it was...

Celebrate good times come on

With the help of our neighbors Dean, Cindy, Fred, and Jeff, we organized a neighborhood block party which was held yesterday afternoon. Like previous get-togethers, the turnout was excellent, and we were again thrilled by the opportunity to meet and greet those who...

Miscellaneous email news

You people send me the darnedest stuff. If you’re like me and don’t hold a lot of fondness in your heart for Qwest (or even if you do), you might check out Packet8, an Voice Over IP (VOIP) solution. Using a little adapter, you plug your phone into your...

OMG, it’s so big!

By which I mean Apple’s 20″ Cinema Display, of course. What were you thinking? It’s taken me two days just to empty off the top of my desk so that I can get the new computer arrangement set up. Late afternoon today, though, I finally got it going...