Monthly Archives: May 2026

Still learning a little more Spanish and enjoying the process. This comic is my favorite, because it’s all too true sometimes. But also like Calvin and Hobbes. May 31, 2026

This pup knows what his are. Update on our landline: The technician did come yesterday, and the phone is working again. He said he liked our wall phone. I told him it was almost 50 years old. He was surprised … Continue reading →

So, our new printer came yesterday. It’s for Andy’s computer, and the one we had didn’t do two-sided printing, so we bought a Canon TS7720. I managed to get it installed as the default printer without much trouble. But it … Continue reading →

May 28, 2026

1. Our Landline: Our landline no longer has a dial tone. Luckily we discovered it Monday when we tried phoning it to check our flip phones. I’ll spare you the details, but it probably took me about an hour yesterday … Continue reading →

The creators of Betty have moved on from the basement renovation. About Amazon’s Alexa — She forgot why I asked for help. My present MP3 players stopped linking to the computer I mostly use. I can go to another computer … Continue reading →

This reminds me of a Reader’s Digest issue a while back. I was amused by two of the articles. The first was about the soothing effect of nature — why we should go out and experience it more often. The … Continue reading →

It looks as if Betty and Bub are moving on without telling us what they’ve decided. Sigh. I’ve been having a merry adventure with Amazon’s Alexa AI. I think it helped me find a new printer — which won’t come … Continue reading →

Ginny said she likes pastels and light, but the Nordic scheme mentioned in yesterday’s post was too spartan. Maybe we should try English cottage? I told ChatGPT that, and hopefully if you click here you can read its full answer. … Continue reading →

Bub’s looking at mood boards did get Betty out of her doldrums. I looked up those three styles and I loved this picture ChatGPT showed as an example of mid-century modern, But the room was so light and airy because … Continue reading →