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Your Open Table is Waiting

One of the goals of retirement, at least for women, is to maintain a spotless kitchen.  Current research has shown that the best way to accomplish this is to avoid cooking whenever possible.  Here in South Florida, as I’m sure in other sunny places where Snowbirds perch, we take these findings very seriously.  So, instead

By |2023-01-30T19:27:58+00:00January 31st, 2023|Categories: Dining, Housekeeping, Technology|10 Comments

Virtual Assistance

            I was at my local beauty salon the other day hoping for a magical transformation via a much-needed haircut.  Soft jazz music was playing in the background as the stylist began snipping away at my neglected “do.”  Suddenly, she called out “Alexa, turn up the volume,” and voila, the music got louder.  A few

By |2022-01-15T14:45:25+00:00January 15th, 2022|Categories: Technology|6 Comments

Report Card

I don’t think I’m suffering from paranoia, but I am resolutely convinced that someone from Apple is spying on me.  What other explanation can there be to account for the weekly messages that appear on both my i devices (phone and pad) summarizing my screen time? Not only do these messages mathematically tally my screen

By |2021-09-14T13:51:42+00:00September 15th, 2021|Categories: Technology, Time|2 Comments

The Thrill of the Shill

May is Older Americans Month, or so proclaimed  President Gerald Ford in 1976.  It's the month that the nation is supposed to honor all the past and present contributions made by its senior citizens.  Since I've already wasted 15 days in not acknowledging the greatness of my cohorts, I thought I'd use this blog to

By |2021-05-15T13:46:29+00:00May 15th, 2021|Categories: Media, Technology|1 Comment

Zoom-iquette

Since the onset of Covid-19, we have been experiencing a Zoom boom!  The company, which has existed since 2011, has suddenly become everyone’s favorite vehicle for virtual social contact.   It’s the go-to app for flat screen, two-dimensional relationships.  And, you don’t have to wear a mask. Everyone’s doing it. Businesses, book groups, Cousins’ Clubs, Uncle

By |2020-05-31T15:07:44+00:00May 31st, 2020|Categories: Technology|10 Comments

What’s the Big Idea?!?

Think you have enough gadgets and energy-saving devices that make life so much easier?  Well, you don’t.  Because each year new products appear on the market to fill a need you don’t know you have. 2019 produced some doozies, and I can’t wait to discover what 2020 will bring forth.  Will the Apple phone keep

By |2019-12-15T14:37:34+00:00December 15th, 2019|Categories: Technology|6 Comments

Old Dog, New Tricks

I'm pleased to state that when it comes to technology, I have one foot and 2-1\2 toes in the 21st century!  Reluctant as I was at first to embrace this brave new world, I did eventually relinquish my electric typewriter. And, while I may have been the last kid on the block to finally purchase

By |2019-09-30T13:44:41+00:00September 30th, 2019|Categories: Aging, Technology|0 Comments

Is Your Email Address Telling on You?

Are you reluctant to share your age? Are you reluctant to share your email address? If you answered “yes” to the first question, and “no” to the second, and are an AOL user, you’re screwed! According to the popular wisdom proffered by millennials and beyond, if AOL appears after the @, you are fat, over

By |2019-04-30T13:44:54+00:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: Aging, Technology|13 Comments
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