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The idea of getting off the grid, unplugging, having some privacy from the digital world that follows you around in your pocket, is appealin...

 The Earth Orientation Centre has announced there will be no leap second added at the end of June 2021. Leap seconds have been added roughl...

We had no plans to celebrate the end of the year. There wasn't much to celebrate other than it was finally over! For dinner, we made a s...

I can't remember where I heard about this but I jotted it down in a notebook I carry for such things -  funny things I hear, see, or rea...

The Danish word for Peace is Fred. It's pronounced frell but as if you had a mouth full of mashed potatoes.  I like Fred. (I also like m...

Of course that's already been decided but among those considered for first in line was Santa. An early prediction on NPR's " Wa...

I discovered two things recently: First, that some Walgreens locations will dispose of your expired or unused prescription or over-the-count...

"  The bathroom is a place of social and environmental politics. A single company, owned by Koch Industries, controls 29% of the tissue...

"2020 - completely worthless." I bought three of these calendars. I kept one for myself and gave two away as Christmas presents la...

  Irish High Court Rules Subway’s Sandwich Bread Is Not Legally Bread | Forbes Justice O’Donnell, wrote, “This seems a very cumbersome and u...

In all my years, I had never know what this was. A strainer? A steamer? What's a steamer? Why does it have petals that open or close? Wh...

Closed due to pandemic Now open for take-out ! Now open for dine-in ! Sorry, closed Open for business! Wait, now we're closed again. Sch...

Fridays. Ah, but it's more than that. A well stocked fridge is more energy efficient. Just think - the more beer you buy, the more you s...

"Hey, Google. Set a timer for one hour," I overheard my husband commanding his phone. Nothing. "An hour." Still, nothing...

Last day of this (extended) tax season. While many are working from home, I have been doing so for about five years so I have a certain amou...

"Taxes will not magically do themselves." ~ Pearls Before Swine - July 14, 2020

Three more days of tax bliss. ... said no one ever.

Four days left but yesterday didn't count. Some tech issues gave me an unexpected day off. Whee! 

The dreams have started. You might call them nightmares: dreaming about preparing tax returns. Night and day. Day and night. Tax return afte...

Coffee, chocolate, wine; repeat.