Perspective, optimism serve all ages well
I have been in Louisville, KY this past week, experiencing its humidity (yes, I enjoy an occasional bout of high temperatures and humidity so I at least can appreciate Colorado’s wonderful weather that...
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My secure rig is an old PowerPC Mac Sawtooth G4 with a 1 GHz Sonnet processor upgrade running Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8—slow by modern standards, but steady and altogether safer than many boxes out there...
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Ageing (Photo credit: pierre pouliquin) I needed to bring a treat with me outdoors tonight to get Chelsea to do her final business of the day in the backyard, before retiring for the evening. It was a...
View ArticleBeing mindful of what you represent
English: The logo of The University of Louisville. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Before I was allowed to go on liberty while abroad in the Navy, I was always fully aware that I was not only representing...
View ArticleWhy grits are part of my active lifestyle
Grits. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I finally got on the scale in my Psych class today–the second to last day of actual class before finals next week. Amazingly enough, as much as I thought I was in good...
View ArticleThe Thursday brake
Phil on a Stump (Photo credit: voteprime) Time to put the skids on the busiest work day of the week and take a look at the way I see a few things… When a blogger or writer’s headline says, “Don’t click...
View ArticleNectar of the gods, good times in abundance at first ever Tailspin Ale Fest
The grass in outlying areas was way soggy along the sidewalks, the freshly thawed mud waiting to snatch unsuspecting victims in ankle-deep muck, and the bog of it all was a precursor of the sneezy...
View ArticleI can’t believe it’s June already
Time goes by fast. Really fast. In fact I can’t believe it’s June already. A long time ago, in what seems like a distant galaxy but what was only Denver, time went really fast then, too. Soon I moved...
View ArticleRandom, quirky stuff you shouldn’t read but will…anyway…everyone else is
There are a lot of people in need. People you know need you. They want your help. They want you to invite them to do things and they want to attend. Sometimes, though, the timing isn’t right or the...
View ArticleSee you next year
As I was pressing my hand against the opening of the men’s room door to take care of some important business, a matronly woman of 40 or 50 something with gray hair […]
View ArticleThe doers and watchers of nothing
Embed from Getty Images If we are to continue to talk about doing nothing does it in turn become something? Such is my quandary on the first wintry weather morning of the […]
View ArticleLet computers and your dog help you party during Derby week
Embed from Getty Images In order to take the Internet to the next level we totally need robots. Where is the problem with the Internet’s development into the future you say? I […]
View ArticleHeartfelt Memorial to The Greatest begins week of mourning, remembrance and...
I feel honored to live in the city Muhammad Ali was born and will be laid to rest. Today I took a walk to the Muhammad Ali Center where a Memorial has been […]
View ArticleBeing mindful of what you represent
English: The logo of The University of Louisville. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Before I was allowed to go on liberty while abroad in the Navy, I was always fully aware that I was not only representing...
View ArticleWhy grits are part of my active lifestyle
Grits. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I finally got on the scale in my Psych class today–the second to last day of actual class before finals next week. Amazingly enough, as much as I thought I was in good...
View ArticleThe Thursday brake
Phil on a Stump (Photo credit: voteprime) Time to put the skids on the busiest work day of the week and take a look at the way I see a few things… When a blogger or writer’s headline says, “Don’t click...
View ArticleNectar of the gods, good times in abundance at first ever Tailspin Ale Fest
Beer Overflow GIf (Photo credits: Giphy) The grass in outlying areas was way soggy along the sidewalks, the freshly thawed mud waiting to snatch unsuspecting victims in ankle-deep muck, and the bog of...
View ArticleI can't believe it's June already
Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Time goes by fast. Really fast. In fact I can’t believe it’s June already. A long time ago, in what seems like a distant galaxy...
View ArticleRandom, quirky stuff you shouldn't read but will…anyway…everyone else is
There are a lot of people in need. People you know need you. They want your help. They want you to invite them to do things and they want to attend. Sometimes, though, the timing isn’t right or the...
View ArticleSee you next year
As I was pressing my hand against the opening of the men’s room door to take care of some important business, a matronly woman of 40 or 50 something with gray hair met me surprisingly with, “Didn’t you...
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