Collecting My Thoughts

Blogger (owned by Google) locked me out! I'm back and ready for business! Here's my Monday, September 4 blog, saved in word proces...

"Explain that Stuff is an online book written by British science writer Chris Woodford (author of many popular science books for adults...

Here at Lakeside I'm using both my I-pad and my laptop, and occasionally some keys stick on the laptop.  Today I couldn't use the T ...

Today I was cleaning out a drawer (something I need to do more often) and came across the receipt from Staples for the computer I’m using as...

On someone's Face Book page I saw a photo of a lecture hall where everyone had a laptop on knees or lap. I was pretty sure I'd seen ...

Connectivity has been a huge problem, as I noted before. So I've set the laptop up on the porch on the "kitty condo" and I...

I'm really out of commission here. I'm using an old computer xp I had in the basement. I picked up a virus disguised as a microsof...

I hope everyone contributing to buy nets and t-shirts noticed the article about malaria in today's Wall St. Journal. It's about hig...

Down for the count! I've picked up a virus and have no computer until I either reload the software or get it fixed. So I'm at a fri...

It's all about me Recently I bought two new pillows for our bedroom at the lakehouse, and brought them back here while we have guests in...

Blogging from the kitchen Today I'm sitting in the kitchen with the laptop--the one that frequently balks and quits, and I have to reloa...

What happened to the women? The modern women’s movement is dated from the late 60s or early 1970s. It sort of evolved from the Civil Rights ...

Does Barack really send his own e-mails? At Panera's where I buy my morning coffee there is a new desk with a computer next to the coffe...

Covert Radio I'm having an interesting time working through David's links (Heretical Librarian), and this morning tuned into Covert ...

My new computer Yes, today I hate computers, speaking of hate. I hated them yesterday, too. I hired a college student to connect my new c...

The paperless society This morning I moved a mature IRA from one bank to another, because the first bank was charging me $30 a year just to...

Thursday Thirteen--13 Things to do when Microsoft updates in the middle of your blogging, and then reboots your extremely slow computer 1) ...

Post Thanksgiving thoughts It's not so bad using my laptop in the kitchen--I can get up and clean a drawer or cabinet while waiting for...

Breakdown! My laptop has failed, so unless I want to run down to the hotel each time, I won't be blogging much.

3240 How many hours are wasted messing with new software and technology? I should have been prepared; this is my fourth printer, more if ...