Opinion
What is a smart home?
Going back a few weeks to my column on free and paid TV/movie streaming services, CNet recently published a list of the channels each of the major ser...
Who was Mikhail Gorbachev?
First, let me say this: Mikhail Gorbachev was no Vladimir Putin.I hardly knew Gorbachev, but I met with him and his wife Raisa at a farmhouse just out...
Funny things started happening
Here’s the thing: I’m not superstitious.It all started when I was still in Mexico, visiting a gallery, and I saw a painting across the roo...
Eventually we get it right
I think we have all had those “it seemed like a good idea at the time” moments. I know I sure have.One for me involved what at the time se...
HIGHLAND COUNTY S.O. REPORTS
The Highland County Sheriff’s Office has released the following information:Aug. 29INCIDENTS/ARRESTSA deputy responded to the 12000 block of Nor...
Do you want a smart home?
Last week I talked about masked/anonymous/disposable email services. Well, DuckDuckGo just recently opened its masked email beta to everyone so you ca...
Teachers: A not to be forgotten gift
It is said of teaching that when done well, it gives students the possibility of a better future. There’s more to this notion. As a country let ...
Progress in Spanish is slow
It wasn’t much of a joke, as far as jokes go.I saw the man wearing two hats, one on top of the other. The second hat may have been for his wife....
The poignancy of funerary displays
For generations, those who mourn the passing of others have tried in some public displays to honor the memory of the departed. The practice goes all t...
Long ago memories for the soul
The horn blew and we knew son Greg and his family had arrived for the weekend. I stood in the garage as he unloaded his Mustang and unpacked his belon...
