Because the thought occurred now and it might be gone tomorrow
Lilly pondered the plot of earth at her feet. The plants no longer bore the spotted blight that had destroyed the prior year’s crop. There were contingencies, of course, but she missed the potatoes. The soft golden variety had always been a favorite of her mother’s, with the churned creme and topping of the wild …
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I intend to make this a multi-part post. I will initially discuss the concept of time-period nostalgia by analyzing the iconic 1950s, compare that to my generation’s equivalent: the 1990s, and conclude with a more personal annotation regarding my hopes for the 2020s. Our present society holds a strong nostalgia for the 1950s. Yes, there …
I never would have predicted that Windows would have gotten so bad that my own wife would choose to abandon it, especially given her disdain for Apple. But the OS world is not one of strict duality. And upon my suggestion, she agreed to Ubuntu, convinced with my recommendation (in turn based upon my own …
In my opinion, once the holidays are over, it should warm up instantly. In reality, however, it never snows and gets truly cold here until the end of January–the point at which everyone’s tired of the cold and wants to go outside again. So with no outdoor projects immediately available to me, here’s a list …
Earlier this year I wrote about the shortcomings of on-board car diagnostics and how I was searching for a computer-reader that would provide more information in the event of a problem. Like a fire extinguisher, it’s something that I had hoped to never need to use. But I had to use it. And I’m glad …