I picked up a few bad habits from my iPhone that have since transferred to my Mac. Browsing the App Store. It’s actually fun to try out new apps on the iTunes App Store. If something looks interesting, and the reviews are good, I’ll give it a try– definitely if it’s free, but I don’t … Read More »

Who doesn’t like their iPhone? I’m on my 4th iPhone and eagerly anticipating iPhone 5 (or, ‘The New iPhone’) later this year. The biggest disappointment I’ve had with the iPhone has nothing to do with Apple or the phone. The biggest disappointment comes from AT&T. As with many iPhone users, I signed up for their … Read More »

Politicians make for great entertainment at public expense. Is democracy the most curious form of government? Or, is it publicly sponsored, state sanctioned entertainment? The answer? Yes. Personally, I’m something of a monarchist. Make that a benevolent monarch and all is well with me. Why not democracy? Most of us just don’t have the proper … Read More »

Does television news give you an accurate view of real news? Sorry, I channel surf, bouncing from TV show to news to sports to movies. Sometimes within minutes. Guess what I landed on? Immigration. Rather, the immigration problem. Protesters in Washington and elsewhere were protesting, for lack of anything constructive, any immigration policy which did … Read More »

“Nothing improves without change.” But let history be our guide. People come and go, but life goes on. So it is with a heavy heart that I bring you sad news from Tera’s family. Saturday afternoon, I received a phone call from Tera’s parents. She was staying at their home near Los Angeles. Tera Jean, … Read More »

Is life a race, or a destination? Starting now, it is both. A person’s life often is measured in years and accomplishments. Seldom is a person’s life measured in days. Here is my race to add a few days to life. “Two, maybe three months.” Solemn, soft spoken, yet surprisingly cool and distant words with … Read More »

Politics is free entertainment that we pay for in taxes. Is there a more entertaining or more expensive or more dangerous form of entertainment than politics? Look at the political landscape. You can’t make this stuff up. From weapons of mass destruction that can’t be found, to lawyers being shot, to letting Arabs control major … Read More »

The information age gives us both at the speed of light. We’ve all heard stories that were hard to believe, but ended up true. Others were believeable, but ended up as fiction. How do you know for sure? The smell test is one method I use to tell Fact from Fiction. For example, there was … Read More »