Monthly Archives: January 2015

From the article In Africa, a Decline in New Ebola Cases Complicates Vaccine Development in Friday’s New York Times: As authorities and drug companies hurriedly prepare to begin testing Ebola vaccines in West Africa, they are starting to contemplate a … Continue reading →

We went up with Cheryl yesterday so she could measure the windows for the Hunter Douglas shades. (In the first picture Andy is holding the plant that goes on the sill of the window she is measuring.) She expects to … Continue reading →

The solar heating panels work great when the sun comes out. After a series of cloudy days Andy had to build a fire (for a total of four this season) to heat the house. But the past four days have … Continue reading →

One thing I like about the internet is when someone says something that doesn’t sound true, I can get more facts. Yeh, yeh. You can’t believe everything you see on the internet — but you can’t believe everything you read … Continue reading →

The forecasters have been having a lot of trouble predicting the weather lately. The past few days the forecasts for a single day have ranged from snowy to partially cloudy to sunny. In fact, we’ve had three beautiful sunny days. … Continue reading →

Unfortunately nature isn’t always nice. January 6, 2015  

There was a cute article in the Wall Street Journal Saturday about etiquette for using all the new tech gadgets that we’ll encounter. The article taught me a new word, jerkitude: Let’s face it: Technology of late has been so … Continue reading →

Do you agree with Mr. Shuldig? I certainly think if the news upsets people they should probably stay away from it. I’m more curious than that. Sometimes articles bother me, so I don’t spend much time on them, but I’ve … Continue reading →

2014 was a rotten year of tragedy and disaster, from the bloody conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Gaza and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq to the chaos of Ferguson and the spread of Ebola in West Africa. … Continue reading →

Rummuser recently wrote his family and friends have been pointing out he’s no longer a spring chicken. Welcome to the club, Rummuser. Andy came home last night with this picture, saying, “I just don’t get any respect anymore.” He walked … Continue reading →