Monthly Archives: February 2021

Do you ever get the blahs? Does good weather help? Does anything else? February 28, 2021

We continue to be impressed by New Mexico. We received a number of reminders this week that we were scheduled for our second Moderna shot today. The also sent us paper work to fill out and bring to the site, … Continue reading →

This picture reminds me of a true story. When they were first going together a fellow went to the hospital to see his future wife…she had just had surgery. The nurse was happy to see him and told him when … Continue reading →

I finally took the time to start upgrading our computers to Big Sur, the latest Mac operating system. I waited for a few months so they could catch the worst of any bugs, and I checked with Bitdefender (antivirus) and … Continue reading →

I finished the first draft of our taxes with TurboTax (Andy will do them separately and we will compare our answers), and I was surprised that we’re now using the special form for people 65 or older. The only difference … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s quotes reminded me of this one that I posted last July: Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important. Capture the good times. Develop from the negatives and if things don’t turn out – just take another … Continue reading →

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. — Charlotte Bronte Man needs, for his happiness, not only the enjoyment … Continue reading →

An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing … Continue reading →

And the snow is off the roof of the greenhouse. All’s right with the world. February 20, 2021

Zoom Earth is a new toy…it lets me see where the cloud cover is. This is what it cooked like for New Mexico and Texas earlier today: Sunshine here and on the Gulf Coast. How cool is that?! February 19, … Continue reading →