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So Long Ago

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Pets , Travel
Posted on July 5, 2021July 5, 2021
16 years today we closed the door at 56 Pennington, Georgetown in a rainstorm. We ate fish and chips in Port Perry, slept at the Nite Owl motel in Peterborough (don’t ask.) The next...

Just Back from the Edge

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology
Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
My nine-year-old Acer Veriton desktop has sadly reached its end of life as far as Microsoft Windows is concerned. Intel is no longer supporting Windows 10 with its second-generation Sandy Bridge CPU. No amount...

Windows Shuffle

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology
Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
I have been using some form of Microsoft Windows at home for thirty years. I have been using it to surf the Internet for at least 25 years. During a good deal of that...

Window Maker

Life Experience
Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021
Linux is different from Windows in that you can choose the look and feel of your desktop. So lately I have been playing around with a dinosaur window manager called Window Maker. Let me...

It Takes a Worried Man…

Life Experience
Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021
It doesn’t seem all that long ago when computers and software were changing so rapidly that one was forced to buy a new machine every 3-4 years. The operating system changed. You needed a...

It was 16 Years Ago Today…

Life Experience
Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
We came to Almonte for the first time in our lives on February 26, 2005. We had intended to look for a home in Carleton Place or maybe a condo. But when we saw...

A Flair for History

Family , Life Experience
Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
My grandson Teddy certainly can be identified with historic dates. His birthday coincided with Barack Obama’s inauguration, and this year anniversary #12 occurs on the day Kamala Harris will become the first woman of...

O Be Joyful

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Travel
Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020
As the Winter Solstice approaches again, with its short gloomy days and frozen nights, I am reminded that Dec. 21 also will mark the 16th anniversary of my retirement. This year has seemed almost...

Mr. Oates Turns 6

Family , Life Experience , Pets
Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
Or at least he will on Nov. 11. He’s still a handsome dude as he enters middle age. A face to die for and a shiny ginger coat. He’s put on a few grams...

Can It Be That It Was All So Simple Then

Family , Life Experience
Posted on October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
What can you say about a year whose best feature is that you have to cash in your RRSP for a RRIF? Well, there have been some significant anniversaries already in this COVID tinged...

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