Hello my friends. It's been a while since posting, but life has taken me on a wild ride, As many of you know, my father has Alzheimers disease and this past month or so, it has gripped him tighter and tight with each passing day. I won't darken you day with the details, just suffuce it to say things get darker for us daily and sometimes hourly.I haven't had to minutes to myself to work on my business, or anything else for that matter. It saddens me to say that this will be my last posting for q

Back in the early 70's, I was present when my Dad broke his back. I warned him not to try doing the thing he planned. Tough guy. Wouldn't listen. Did his, not so little, task, and broke his back in the process. Tough Guy. That was then. Dad has had 8 very major back surgeries more aimed at pain relief than anything else. The first surgery repaired the damage. The 7 Subsequent surgeries, spread across the following 35 years, were aimed at pain management thru various means. He never really got r

A smokey week behind us here in Nothern Nevada. The above photo might look like fog, but it's not. I took this from my back porch last night around 5pm. What you are seeing is the sun making a feeble appreance thru the smoke. This smoke from fires too many to mention. Fortunately, none are threatening to us here. I said not threatening, but I referenced fire danger only. The smoke is coming from fires in Northern California, and a few in the Reno/Sparks area. In reality, our air quality has bee

So much for my 'Tranquil Thursday'. This is the day I reserve for myself. My morning routine of surfing emails and blogs takes me about an hour or two, then it's off to the wonderland of the internet. Maybe I just sit on my keester contemplating the nature of the universe. Maybe I do nothing at all. Point is that it's my day.This morning was a little different. As I was taking my shower, highlight of my Thursdays as a rule, I was struck by an idea and I knew I just had to come write about it. I

I have a nice surround system with wireless speakers. Not going to mention names as I'm not a shill for the company. Suffice it to say that this company produces some very good and reliable equipment. Last month, I turned the unit on and it began to immediately weird out. It was stuck in some kind of boot loop. Did the usual basic troubleshooting steps, unplug wires, cables and power for one minute, plug everything back in and power up. Same result. Check wires for damage etc., nada. Back burne