Roller coaster of technology

My thoughts for today have to do with technological advancements. There's good and bad in technology. People disconnect from reality, not usually a good thing. People can productively work from home, which is usually a good thing.  Yesterday, my city's internet service went down at about 11...

Home Improvements

I've been getting roof quotes for my home and garage. It's a bit daunting. One company wouldn't even give an estimate because of the pitch of my roof; he recommended another place though. I had one estimate so far and it was for about what I would expect, $14,900 and I was guessing it would be...

The Twilight Zone

“"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind....”

Have you ever had a day or week in which you felt like you were trapped in a Twilight Zone episode? This week, more specifically today more than the other days this week, not only are my dreams really crazy, but EVERYTHING has made me feel like I'm in a Twilight Zone episode. Verbal...

Réapprendre le français

Je suis réapprendre le français. J'utilise YouTube, “Learn French with Alexa.”   “Bonjour et beinvenue” is how most of her videos begin. I took French in High School (Freshman year), but that was quite a long time ago. I was actually surprised at how much I actually remembered. I don’t think...

January 29, 2021

“When you died, it was the biggest shock of my life. Nothing prepared me for it. I live each day wondering how I will get through it and then I...”

Not sure how many of you noticed that I was MIA all week last week, but there was a damn good reason that I avoided work and computers on a whole, specifically social media that can be, at times, emotionally stressful. On January 29, 2021, my [step] brother never woke up. He wasn't sick. This...

Short and sweet...

This is short and sweet... Is my household less "American" because we don't watch Football / the Super Bowl? Quite frankly, we don't really watch any sports in my house. On rare occasions, when there's NOTHING else on TV, we will have a baseball game on, but that's pretty rare. We usually...

Guns, a controversial subject...

“I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it. Clint Eastwood”

While I understand that the following is a controversial subject, I would like everyone to remain civil while discussing. This is not an article to discuss any president past or present. I will flag anyone that mentions any president’s name [past or present]. CPL Renewal I just renewed my...

Coffee

“I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee. Clark Gable ”

When it comes to coffee, I can honestly say that I’m quite the snob. There are very few places that I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the coffee... and they’re all in Europe. I can tolerate coffee at a few different places here in the US, but the reality is, “store-bought” (Starbucks, McD’s,...

Birthdays

“You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope”

Birthday’s are a funny thing. We celebrate that we’ve made it another year. I suppose at one time, making it another year was something spectacular. However, today... well with COVID and its new mutated children it might be something spectacular, but generally speaking it’s not all that...

One Hospital System Sued 2,500 Patients After Pandemic Hit

“The largest health system in New York, led by a close ally of the governor, continued to sue over medical debt during the Covid-19 crisis, even...”

Seriously... this is appalling. I remember a time (before the ACA enactment) that when you went into a hospital, you merely had to pay a copay, which usually was $100 no matter the reason you were there. When I gave birth to my daughter (now 17), it cost me $100 copay. When I gave birth to...