While we were on vacation, my laptop started performing blue screen of death/reboot sequences. I ran all my standard utilities. When that didn’t work, I downloaded two freeware programs that worked wonders. Then, last night, the laptop went into auto reboot mode from the get-go. I switched off wireless, and … Continue reading →
We’re spending the night in Northern Mississippi. Tomorrow, we’ll spend our anniversary in Shreveport. Thursday, we plan to arrive home in Central Texas to download and upload stuff we need to take on to San Antonio. On Tuesday, I head out to Wisconsin to help my folks for possibly a … Continue reading →
We stopped in Pottsville, PA, yesterday on the way back to PA, and took a tour of the oldest and third largest brewery in the USA — Yuengling. My current favorite beer is Yuengling Black and Tan ( a 60/40 mix of Yuengling’s Porter and Premium), so after the tour, … Continue reading →
We got up to light rain this morning. I’m glad we got all the tree branches out yesterday. It sunned up around ten, so I vacuumed the bed of the truck. I have a cap and BedRug on the bed. We’d been hauling dogs, rocks, and firewood in the back, … Continue reading →
This has been an exciting week at Rantings and Ravings. Two new acquaintances from How to Think Sideways dropped in to say hello, and an old friend from Air Force technical training 28 years ago showed up to touch base. Cathy, Texanne, and Kim — thanks for stopping in and … Continue reading →
When I was growing up in Charles City, Iowa, we had a phenomenon called the Swinging Bridge. When I was ten, we moved to the side of town the bridge was on, and I was, coincidentally, old enough to start finding my way around town on my own, usually riding … Continue reading →
I’m not sure how much I’ll be saying here over the next couple of months. I should be preparing to move — sorting stuff, deciding what I’m going to hand-carry in two trips, securing stuff that stays with the house — that kind of thing. I’m procrastinating, but I’m pushing … Continue reading →
Back at the end of January, I mentioned several of us were starting a virtual walk of the West Coast Trail in British Columbia. We were pleasantly surprised to hear from Parks Canada’s Metropolitan Outreach Officer after we finished the trail. It turns out he’d found our discussion of the … Continue reading →
About a week ago, a strange residential mini-dumpster showed up on my front curb (just like everyone else’s — Montgomery gives each household a mini-dumpster to roll out to the road up to twice a week for trash pick-up) . It wasn’t mine. Wasn’t my next door neighbor’s. I saw … Continue reading →
I think I said that a couple of posts ago, but it’s still true. I have lots going on and nothing. If that makes any sense to anyone. I think someone at one time or another said, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” I … Continue reading →
