Author Archives: Jean

Andy and I gave up looking at mirrors ages ago. If I happen to see my reflection now, I just laugh and say hi. It has nothing to do with the real me. An interesting thing happened yesterday morning. I … Continue reading →

As I’ve said, I spend a lot of time reading about what is going on in the world, but I only talk politics with close friends. June 1, 2026

June 1, 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 →