My cousin Kim is one of the warmest, most caring, and compassionate people that I know.In addition to raising her own children she has also been a foster and adoptive mother, and she has counseled others in times of stress.Having said that, I need to add that I find her religious and political views abhorrent, … Continue reading My Cousin Kimmie
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The Horror That Is Windows
I've been happily Windows-free ever since I retired a little over ten years ago. But a few months back I started working at a part time job providing technical support for a software company, and as it turns out many, actually most, of our users are on one flavor or another of Windows. So I … Continue reading The Horror That Is Windows
Frontier Looks Amateurish
View fullsize I started to watch the Netflix series Frontier, but I was immediately disappointed at the amateurishness of the production.The first couple titles that serve to provide the viewer with some of the context for the history are in ALL CAPS, making them difficult to read to begin with, and they flash by so … Continue reading Frontier Looks Amateurish
Frank Coccia
I just found out that Frank Coccia died at the age of 84 on Christmas day. View fullsize The Defense Personnel Support Center In a year when it seems that way too many people, celebrities and regular folks, were taken from us, I won't be shedding any tears for Mr. Coccia.It was August 4, 1980, … Continue reading Frank Coccia
Baking Vs. Roasting
This is an actual conversation I had at lunch today, transcribed from memory.He: I’ve been wondering…do you know what the difference is between baking and roasting?Me: Ooh, I know I read about that once but I just can’t recall it right now. Here, let me Google it [pulling out the phone]…baking vs. roasting…here it is: … Continue reading Baking Vs. Roasting
JT’s Famous Burger Buns
This is a simple, can't miss recipe. The buns always turn out delicious enough to eat plain. time: about 3 hoursyield: 8 buns ingredients3 cups all-purpose flour1/4 cup oat bran (if skipping the oat bran, use 3 1/4 cups flour)1/4 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon instant yeast1 egg1 cup water2 tablespoons olive oil (or melted … Continue reading JT’s Famous Burger Buns
MacBook Pro Meet LG 4K 21″
As almost anyone who has ordered Apple products knows, Apple tends to under-promise and over-deliver when it comes to shipping dates. So when I ordered my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar at the beginning of November, the promised date was December 15. It arrived 10 days early. View fullsize The MacBook Pro and LG … Continue reading MacBook Pro Meet LG 4K 21″
1964
Maryann Shelhamer, circa 1964, my good friend and chief adversary In the fall of 1964 when I was 15, Maryann Shelhamer was my very good friend and my chief adversary; she was a Democrat and I a Republican. We were sophomores, enrolled in Mr. Kugle's American history class at Eastern Lebanon County High School, … Continue reading 1964
Fixing SMS in Messages
View fullsize One of my favorite features of Apple's iOS/MacOS ecosystem is the ability to share text messages across all devices whether they are Apple's iMessages or the conventional SMS text messages. There were a few bumps along the road while Apple was getting this working, but for the past year or so, it has … Continue reading Fixing SMS in Messages
More Thoughts on South Pacific
Weeks after attending the Walnut Street's production of South Pacific, the music is still running around in my head. Given that I consider it my favorite of the Rodgers and Hammerstein shows, I realized with something of amazement that other than a Conrad Weiser High School production from around 1970, this was the first time … Continue reading More Thoughts on South Pacific