I remember: Computers and other technology
Photo by Alessandro Vallainc on Unsplash Mainframe Computing to Cloud Computing “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning […]
I remember: Early Phone technology — landline and cell phones
Photo by Donald Edgar on Unsplash Landlines The first phone I remember at our home was a black rotary phone, the phone came in both wall and desk. The phones originally only appeared in black, shortly after phone came in colors. I recall Red, yellow, blue, green, white, and pink, there may have been others, don’t […]
10 years ago I stopped writing goals and that was a mistake.
Well, maybe it was not a real mistake. Having retired 10 years ago and thought I did not have to have a Plan or Goals. What really happened was there was always tomorrow to do whatever did not get accomplished today. I had a very flexible plan in my head with only some of it […]
Life Lessons: Life is not always fair — but we survive
We all want our lives to be perfect. Photo by Jonathan Hoxmark on Unsplash But the difficult parts of life help us grow and learn. There were four times in my life that did not seem fair to me — two times the rules were changed without my input. Two times were from a spouse, and two times […]
5 Signs You May Have Rabbit Hole Syndrome
The Observerist What You Think Is a Healthy Level of Productivity May Be Signs of Rabbit Hole Syndrome. Photo by Benoit Beaumatin on Unsplash Rabbit hole syndrome is a phenomenon that can happen when you’re reading one article, then it leads to another and another until you’ve forgotten why you’re reading. Usually, this can be caused […]