Monthly Archives: April 2019

One use of robots that seems to be taking off is food delivery. They’re a lot quieter than drones, which is a big plus. April 20, 2019  

I’ve been watching some Boston Dynamics demonstration videos about their robots. I can see that they could be useful in a factory, but I would have nightmares if I had this one in my house! I’ll stick to my Roomba. … Continue reading →

Do you think there’s any truth in this cartoon? I laughed because it reminds me of an incident in a sitcom a few weeks ago. I seldom watch TV, but a friend had mentioned the show and I was curious. … Continue reading →

I thought of this cartoon this morning when all sorts of little things went wrong. None of them were serious, but there were enough that I stopped, scratched my head, and asked, “What on earth is going on?” Laughing was … Continue reading →

Defensible space — the buffer you create between a building on your property and the grass, trees, shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it. When we built our first house we were told the space should be 25 feet … Continue reading →

Amazon. Delta Air Lines. Chevron. IBM. General Motors. Molson Coors. Eli Lilly. What do these companies have in common? They paid no federal taxes last year. Thanks to President Trump’s 2017 tax law, the number of Fortune 500 companies that … Continue reading →

Just in time for Tax Day, the for-profit tax preparation industry is about to realize one of its long-sought goals. Congressional Democrats and Republicans are moving to permanently bar the IRS from creating a free electronic tax filing system. …. … Continue reading →

The None of the Above option in India has played a decisive role in swinging results of elections in several state assembly and parliamentary constituencies, election data reveal. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that a NOTA option must be … Continue reading →

Our doctor had Andy come back six months after his annual physical to see how he’s doing after his brain bleed last summer. She said he was very fortunate. While he was there he mentioned that he’s having problems with … Continue reading →

In the fall of 2016 we started making plans to build a greenhouse between the shed and the house. Fortunately for contractors, unfortunately for us, things were booming down here in 2017 and 2018, so we had to put the … Continue reading →