I recently heard two young DJs chatting on the radio, discussing Dylan and the Beatles – you know, those old guys who used to be young and famous.
They discussed the time Dylan fans got angry when he began playing the electric guitar and wanted him to go back to the acoustic (Dudes – we didn’t have Acoustic [...]

In the recent release of the Les Mills Step Aerobics version #84, track #9, Madonna asks to be spanked, hit, tied up, in a perky dance number.
Millions of women will take Step class to this music. It  has no place in an international aerobics program where people attend to get healthy. And, the Mills team – a group promoting fitness worldwide [...]

Last Monday, I got a note from a colleague telling me my blog was down. I tried it, and yes, it was down. Then I tried all of my sites – I have 6 – and all were down. I contacted my webmaster. Seemed the server was down. He called my server and finally got through [...]

As per my blog post a few weeks ago, I had problems with a phone I recently purchased from Plantronic. The first fix they sent me was a refurbished product to replace the new one. I refused that, and was then sent a new one. At each step of the way, I told the folks to [...]

I recently purchased my 4th Plantronics hands-free phone. I love these phones. They last for years, and offer me the qualities I need, including a long battery life.
This time, however, I’m not happy, and am being made unhappier daily.
This time, the dial-pad came with several problems, and it refused to reset, or upload, or connect [...]

Austin is both a cool city and a hot town. It’s hot during August and September – furnace hot, actually – but every town has its drawbacks. And since the weather is mostly temperate year-round (except it does get down to near-freezing a couple of days during December), we happily complain for 8 weeks about [...]