Category Archives: Technology

Me And My Vacuum Sealer: Food Fun!

I am a kitchen gadget geek. I have way too many things sitting on counters, hanging from the walls and ceiling, and stacked on shelves in two rooms. I do use many of them regularly, but some make occasional appearances for meal preparation. I have no issues donating books, clothes, and decorative household doo-dads, butContinue reading “Me And My Vacuum Sealer: Food Fun!”

Race Season Starts (yay!) And Colonoscopy By Mail?

Let the running begin! Actually, it started two weeks ago. Two 5K races in a row, and so far, so good. I am feeling pretty decent, running three times a week, all in the mornings. The good news is that I got my high-heat practice in during summer afternoons, which sounds insane (my hottest practiceContinue reading “Race Season Starts (yay!) And Colonoscopy By Mail?”

Had To Have It; The Hydration Vest Arrived

I live in Florida, so you’ve already figured this out. It’s hot here. And it’s oppressively humid. It’s boil-the-brain-cells-then-squash-them-flat-them-flat kind of weather. I was carrying a 16-ounce handheld bottle of ice and water on my runs, and figured out that after a four-mile run, that’s nowhere near enough of either. So I broke down, didContinue reading “Had To Have It; The Hydration Vest Arrived”

Two Men Go Out For Breakfast…

I kickbox three times a week, in the early morning. In fact, I usually open up the place with the owner/trainer and his son. I like the feeling of upping my energy level (and earning my breakfast). And it’s too hot later on anyway. Every time I come out of the gym, around 6:40 a.m.Continue reading “Two Men Go Out For Breakfast…”

Company’s Coming! Or, The New World Version Of Face Time With Family

Next weekend, we get to do something we have not done in a year and a half. We host a family member in our house. Funny how strange this is. Pre-COVID, I never would have thought about it, beyond the usual tidy up the place and make sure our visitor (my niece) will be comfortableContinue reading “Company’s Coming! Or, The New World Version Of Face Time With Family”

The Only Voice In My Head Is My Own…And We Argue

I’ve been working from home for 14 months, and I’ll admit this much: I hated it in the beginning. I am a child of the office age, not the technology age. I started working in the late seventies; we had clunky word processors masquerading as computers, but mostly it was pens, notepads and phones (push-buttonContinue reading “The Only Voice In My Head Is My Own…And We Argue”

I Got A Digital Babysitter For The Holidays

The smartwatch was not my idea, I swear. The Husband thought I needed one. I’m not sure if he meant well or is trying to kill me. But I am wearing it. And despite my best efforts to dislike the thing, I am attached to it. Bad pun, and it won’t be the last oneContinue reading “I Got A Digital Babysitter For The Holidays”