I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been somewhat confused and cranky for the past week or so. Maybe longer, as in all of my adult life. The latest thing to bother me, however, is my conclusion that we, as a spe…

I try to be a good Green person. I plan my shopping trips to make the best use of miles and gas as possible. My only explanation for yesterday is that, for some unknown reason, the gods were pissed at me. I got …

A new warning may soon be issued by all laptop computer manufacturers and the moguls of the recliner chair industry. We are already warned of the perils of using plastic bags as toys, not using the computer in the batht…

Following my move from a large house on the far fringes of the westernmost suburbs of Chicago to a much smaller apartment in a suburban town, I clearly had to dispose of many possessions. There was not enough room for e…

As arrangements proceed on selling the house there are so many loose ends that I can't concentrate for quite long enough on one to complete any of them. And the voices are getting more insistent, louder, and are comman…