If you are anywhere around Milwaukee, you know it rained all day yesterday. And it was beautiful weather, by the way. But I can never understand why just a day of rain can cause so many traffic accidents. You would think that the only people who drove were 16 year olds who had just got […]
I don’t like the drugs but the drugs like my doctor.
History: I’ve had allergies all of my life. I have had sinus problems all my life. I’ve spent way too much time around various kinds of smoke in various situations. Consequently, I’ve developed one of the most congested and infected sinus cavities on the planet (at least, by my estimation). I routinely have problems sleeping and, […]
Afraid of Losing It?
I lose things sometimes. Not as much as I used to, but sometimes I do. I’m sure you do, too. But if you lose an electronic device (such as a notebook computer, MP3 player, cell phone, Palm Pilot, etc.) it may have some capabilities of notifying you of its location. Lost? Check out this article […]
Radio Peeves
The two major rock stations in Milwaukee, FM102.1, and 102.9 The Hog, both have practices that I find completely disturbing. FM 102.1 is less disturbing to me, for the most part, because they’re not named “The Hog” and they actually play music I like (along with some crap, but less crap than other stations). My […]
Lowering our Carbon Footprint, #1
In response to Live Earth, I thought I would post some of the things we have done to lower our impact on the Earth. This post is about the most recent thing we’ve done, replacing our old gasoline-powered lawnmower with a person-powered push mower. This was a good idea for us for a couple of reasons. […]
iWhat?
iPhone. It does everything except bake cookies. And they’re probably working on that. But what practical use could I find for it? If I buy an iPhone what other object that currently occupies space in my house/pocket/purse/car/etc. can I get rid of? I get it – it does Internet phone pictures video music Can I […]
Juneteenth Day
I heard on the news this morning that it’s Juneteenth Day today. They were talking about the riots that broke out last year at the celebrations and how the police are trying to avoid that this year. They showed video of last year’s celebrations and Juneteenth Day parade and explained that the parade starts at 10AM […]