I Saw a Crocus Today I don’t have much of a life, I guess. I’ve been waiting all winter to see some form of life spring forth from the cold, almost frozen earth. Normally, the first things to spring forth are the crocuses, and most years, like this one, these hearty little flowers will start poking their… Read More »
A Tale of Two Winters It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and it is the winter that will be remembered as the one that nearly defeated me…or perhaps it will defeat me. Winter is not over yet. Whether it was “global warming” or “climate change”, the past few winters have been… Read More »
Ordinary Moments, Ordinary Days “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away.” I have been thinking about that particular aphorism lately. I wonder if our lives really are measured by the number of breaths we take or even by the number of moments… Read More »
My Thoughts on February January is finally over. It’s been a struggle for an old man like me. I still walk four miles every day, or every day I can. The weather this January has been brutal – there was a week when the high temperature didn’t breath the 20-degree (F) mark. And let’s talk about snow… Read More »
Exploiting Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past 13 years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services taking advantage of senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds of dollars for unnecessary computer… Read More »
Year 28 It’s hard to believe that Darcy and I have been doing this for 27 years and we’re beginning our 28th year. We have gone from rags to riches and back again. We’ve done some soul-searching and we almost gave it all up once. But we found ways to keep things going and over time settled… Read More »