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If They Open It, Will They Come?

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

We were out for another food run today, and if anything shopping in the Valley is becoming even more aggravating. The nice weather is bringing more people out, and a number of different stores...

Life After the Pandemic

Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

Well, I’m pretty old but even I don’t remember what life was like after the Influenza pandemic of 1918-19. I’m sure it changed a lot for the survivors – but they had just come...

A Tale of Three Notebooks

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020

In the past 10 years I have owned three 15 inch Windows-based notebooks -from three different notebook makers. All three have one thing in common – a thing that’s a bit unusual for a...

Setting Up a New Laptop

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

My Lenovo Flex2 laptop has been getting a bit long in the tooth lately, and it’s gotten particularly frustrating in more than one regard. The worst part about it is the wifi connection. It...

Shoot or Shelve

Economics , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

March 1, 2020

My recent experiences with my Nikon F80 film SLR got me thinking about the hobby of collecting cameras versus actually using them. Here are some thoughts: Collecting cameras has a lot more in common...

Analog Man Revisited

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Did you ever buy a piece of technology that you regretted not that much later? Something that became obsolete long before it became a piece of junk? Maybe it was a Betamax video recorder,...

Geeking It Up

Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

A few years ago I replaced my dormant Nikon F80 film kit with a new D5500 digital system. I really liked the compact and lightweight new DSLR and eventually got 3 new autofocus DX...

So Vinyl LPs Sound Better, Eh?

Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020

Yes, I have a turntable. Even had to buy a phono preamp when my replacement stereo receiver didn’t feature one. I have lots of LPs too. I’ve collected them since I got my first...

Digital Photographs Through the Years

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

I began the 21st Century as basically a film photographer – both at home and while traveling. At the time I did not think that the newly developing digital camera could compete with a...

Winding Up Another Decade

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Travel

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

As the end of the year approaches, so does the end of another decade. These past 10 years have had their share of changes for us, although we have remained in Almonte as our...

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Hobbies

If They Open It, Will They Come?

Life After the Pandemic

A Tale of Three Notebooks

Setting Up a New Laptop

Shoot or Shelve

Analog Man Revisited

Geeking It Up

So Vinyl LPs Sound Better, Eh?

Digital Photographs Through the Years

Winding Up Another Decade

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