Unhappy about my phone service since the breakup of the AT&T Ma Bell monopoly back in 1984, I got happier when I signed up with Verizon Fios two years ago. My present bundle has everything except cell (still under contract with a competing service). My television, internet, and landline service excel. Television, I tried them [...]
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The Top Ten Things My Kids Would Miss Most About Me If I Were Abducted By Aliens
You ask me what are the ten top things my kids would miss most about me if I were abducted by aliens. People see things differently at different points in their lives. It’s different strokes for different folks; therefore, my now adult daughter and three sons’ responses would be different from that of nine-year old [...]
Reflections On The Civil War – A Nation Divided
Seeing Gone with the Wind in the movies when I was about twelve made me a Margaret Mitchell fan forever. I hoped she would write a sequel, but that hope died with her death. I grabbed with interest Ripley’s sequel. I had been reading and rereading so many times GWTW, the historical novel about the [...]
Helicopter Health
Baby Boy LA spent five years in the Navy working on helicopters. He told his war stories about how mechanics do not actually make as many helicopter repairs as you would think; they simply replace helicopter parts. It is safer and easier to completely refit an entire helicopter rotor system than to take a chance [...]
What’s Hot In Key West
Years ago hubby, his bro, the two oldest kids and I drove down the Florida Keys to learn for ourselves if Key West attractions really were all that world travelers said. The key lime pie we sampled there scored 10 as did the conch soup. To many the best Key West attractions center on the [...]
Wondering Why You Should Bother Answering The US Census?
In mid-March, every household should receive in the mail a short, simple ten question form. Please fill it out and return it promptly. Census workers may give you a follow up call or visit if your answers are not clear or if any further information is required. If you haven’t seen the video “Snapshot of [...]
Meet The Installer’s Wife
You have heard the jokes about the plumber’s wife whose faucet always dripped. Now I want to introduce you to one about the installer’s wife namely me. Hubby is an installer–satellite dishes, computers, televisions, home entertainment systems, and more. I’ve seen his installations, clean jobs with no exposed wiring as opposed to cat 6 cables [...]
