For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Screwdrivers, really? Yes, really. This is one of most interesting short videos I’ve seen in a long time. The History Guy takes on “Robertson, Phillips, and the History of the Screwdriver,” and if that sounds like a snoozer, trust me, … Read More
Both my laptop and my desktop computers have finally run the gauntlet of last year’s major Windows 10 update to ver. 1909, without getting borked by the update! Why is this a miracle? Let me count the ways, or rather … Read More
Because we haven’t had enough noise in our lives… this is the week that New England Ductless arrived to begin installing our upgrade to mini-split ductless heat/AC, as part of our participation in Arlington’s HeatSmart program. Essentially it’s a town-wide, … Read More
If any of you are going to be at Arisia, in Boston this weekend, I hope you’ll find me and say hello. I’m going to be on two panels, at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and again at 5:30 p.m. on … Read More
Another shudder-thumper, a 6.0 quake, struck on the morning of our last day in Puerto Rico. It shook the house alarmingly, as we were engaged in a frantic race to finish final repair projects, clean up, get everything put away, … Read More
Time for an animal report! Never mind the iguana. He’s an interloper and was chased off. No, I mean dogs. We’d gotten a complaint from one paying weekend guest about dogs running loose on the property. Really? we thought. … Read More
Just a few hours after I posted my last report, minimizing the effects of the quakes, the real one hit—6.4 magnitude—at 4 a.m.! It was a bone-rattling, house-shaking event that sent us leaping out of bed and running out of … Read More