Facial Recognition

I recently got my driver’s license renewed, and for the first time since I starting wearing glasses—over 35 years ago—I was asked to remove them for the photo. “But I can’t see without them,” I told the man behind the desk. “So I certainly won’t be caught driving...

Two months and counting

Back in mid-March, which now seems like at least a hundred years ago, Rick promised me he wouldn’t die in May or June. “May is my birth month,” he explained, “and June is yours, so don’t worry about me checking out during those two months.” He made good on that...

Back from Obesity… Again!

I dare you to deal with even a smidgen of the things I’ve dealt with the last half of 2014 and the first half of 2015, and not be epically struggling with the freakin’ numbers on the scale. A year ago on this date, I weighed 145 pounds. I stayed between 142 and 147...

The Aisle of Capri

Do not jump in here in the comments section to correct me—the spelling of “aisle” in the headline is intentional. I have been to the actual Isle of Capri, a fabulous place to be sure, but that’s not the focus of this post today. Today I’m writing about my recent...

Techno-challenges

Contemplating all the modems, cords, surge protectors, programs, updates, installations, and so forth and so on attached to the continued successful utilization of my home office technology, threatens to fry more than a few of my brain cells. How am I ever going to...