Sometime ago, the grandkids were over. I was chatting with the son-in-law as one of the boys blasted around the corner, faceplanted, got up, shook it off, and continued wherever he was going. I looked at the scene and said, "You know, that's something I can't do anymore either". Getting old really sucks. Little dude. … Continue reading Don’t Grow Old
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Pop Music is Dead
I was bartending at a charity affair the other night which had a decent group from the church play. Mostly they did big band and jazz pieces. Most the guys are old and play well. They even sang some tunes, or tried to, God Bless 'em. At one point they played "Heard it on the … Continue reading Pop Music is Dead
Untangling from Social Media
I deleted my Facebook account today, for the second time. The first time it was because they were playing footsie with Visa and Mastercard. I didn't know what they were doing, but I knew I wanted no part of it. I later created a new account, with different info - like cell number and email. … Continue reading Untangling from Social Media
Now, matters are far worse…
What a week. You can read better details from any of my blog roll. Most have some great insights. So what happened? It appears a few hundred thousand posted to DC to let TPTB know of their taking exception to to rampant cheating, and utter systemic breakdown to address the problem. A relative handful broke … Continue reading Now, matters are far worse…
On some level…the system works…
I had a friend tell me this at work one day. We'd just been through yet another round of layoffs, and the deadwood got clobbered. He said that as he pointed at the cubes where our mostly useless colleagues sat. Sad thing, it failed some time later when we got clobbered, leaving utter uselessness to … Continue reading On some level…the system works…
Apple Watch – Wrap
Back here, I reviewed an apple watch, series 1. Now that I have some time on it. I can elucidate on how it performs over time. Like those car reports where they drive the thing for a few years to say how it's been. What it's been is largely a waste of money. Let's start … Continue reading Apple Watch – Wrap
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