Category Archives: Lifelong Learning

According to Will Rogers this is the before-election promise season. After the election it will be the alibi season, where the winners explain why they can’t keep their promises. (Hint, it’s the other guys’ fault.) Peggy Noonan, who was a … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending a lot of time the past few days doing research on charities that support some of my favorite causes. In the past the charities would send me reminders each year and I would send them checks. This … Continue reading →

  I’ve heard about targeted marketing/personalized advertising and am sure that occasionally some internet ads were directed at me, but I didn’t understand how it worked until I read this Washington Post article. Apparently the presidential candidates, especially Obama, are … Continue reading →

  We woke up Tuesday morning to eight inches of snow, which was already starting to melt. As you can see from the drought map, we can use the precipitation, especially if it’s not a gully washer that washes out … Continue reading →

  It was a good but uneventful week. I did do some sketching and spent time on my Wii Fit everyday. And Andy and I did the federal income tax. We each do it independently–he uses TurboTax and I do … Continue reading →

It’s been a full week. I’ve been playing with my new iPad, of course, and have been doing a little sketching every day. Then because I’m still having trouble with dizziness, I decided to dig out my Wii Fit to … Continue reading →

  They were busy replacing a beam and some posts this week. Presumably they will now stain the posts and replace our railing. A downstairs neighbor cheerfully said, “Well, I see you haven’t fallen off the porch yet!” Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →