The Visions of Youth

I can still remember my view of the 1960s when I was in college. They were primarily about how the old guys in Washington were messing things up. College campuses were raging with demonstrations against a senseless war in Vietnam that eventually cost us over 58,000 my generation. The Chicago police were beating up peaceful demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention. Inflation was running in double digits.  … Continue reading The Visions of Youth

Painting with Words – I Am Tired Of Being Tired

This is my first attempt at writing a post in free verse. Please forgive me if it is not up to your standards.  I will try harder the next time. Here I am in my 73rd year. How did that ever happen? If my genes determine things, I have a handful left. These times aren’t what I dreamed them to be.   Hateful rhetoric is … Continue reading Painting with Words – I Am Tired Of Being Tired

Snippets – Notre Dame, My Base, Facial Recognition, Stupid Things.

Notre Dame Being a Hoosier, when I think of Notre Dame it is about the university a hundred miles north of me. Seldom does the 850-year-old church in France come to mind. When I heard that church in France was ravaged by a tragic fire, I felt a chunk of history was gone. I hope the French people don’t start arguing whether to restore the … Continue reading Snippets – Notre Dame, My Base, Facial Recognition, Stupid Things.

Snippets – Math, Brexit, Razor Wire & Tax Breaks

Math was never my strong suit in college. Because I graduated from a small rural high school, I didn’t have the required math courses going into the engineering curriculum. So, I had to take a bunch of remedial courses in my freshman year. What a pain! I like the idea of the Math family solving some of their own problems. Why put them off on … Continue reading Snippets – Math, Brexit, Razor Wire & Tax Breaks

Techie Saturday – Passwords Be Gone…

I have a password manager that has 168 passwords in it. It is the only way I can see to manage all those logins. I will admit, contrary to what that tool warns against, that many of the non-critical fluff type sites I visit have the same name and password. But I do have several more critical sites that have very complicated and unique passwords … Continue reading Techie Saturday – Passwords Be Gone…

Clearing The Distractions…

Now that the Mueller Investigation is finally over I hope we will no longer be totally engulfed with the daily news of possible scandal and can finally concentrate on what is actually happening to our democracy. Yes, we have an incompetent in the Oval Office but our attention should be to keep him from doing irreparable harm for his remaining one year and nine months … Continue reading Clearing The Distractions…