So, what else is new? I’ve been hacked by the best of ‘em. My alma mater, the federal government (OPM hack). And, yes, I just checked and Equifax too. Here’s something you should be aware of, you can put a fraud alert on your financial records for free for 90 days. It’s easy and does not cause you any problems when…

Basically, this is a good primer on how to take a good photograph, said this former photography prof.

Because my father died of colon cancer, I get a colonoscopy every 5 years. Yes, the prep is the worst part of it. Let’s just say, the worst part is how chapped your butt gets. But, the last time, my doc told me to just use some Vaseline and that should take care of it. And, he was right. And, I can see why Michael…

Not eating at McDonald’s is one of the things you can do to prevent illness. ;-)

Our library has a “Friends of the Library” group and they run a bookstore out of the library itself. It’s there you can donate your books as well as find some wonderful ones to buy cheaply.

I have publicly written about my two daughters since they were 3 and 4 years old. Even then, I was aware that I was writing, to a great extent about their lives (although, these stories always included mine back then) and I didn’t want them to be embarrassed someday in the future. I never mentioned their names or…

Just remember, never leave home without your elbows. That’s all you have to do.

We sneeze for a reason. But, if you’re going to sneeze, do it the “vampire” way: sneeze into the inside of your elbow. Not into your hands. Riding public trans all the time, who wants to touch a pole you’ve touched right after you’ve sneezed.

I love my eggs over-easy. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it.

I have signed up for CrashPlan for Small Business. Best deal and I won’t have to migrate to another company.

That’s really funny. Same here.

Interesting. I was only paying $5/month for a total of $60/year for the Home plan.

Did you have to do anything specific to get this deal? My Crashplan subscription (with the extension they are giving) doesn’t expire until November.

It was twice the cost. And, Crashplan’s Home version was perfect for my needs.

I have mentioned this before on LH, I shop weekly at Trader Joe’s. My wife makes out my shopping list and to get in and out as quickly as possible, I, too, have made a “map” of the store for her to list what we need in the order I go. One of the problems is that TJ’s often moves things around. I have complained often…

Yes, I was a college prof for 23 years and I had the opposite problem too.

I have Crashplan and got the email with this announcement yesterday. I then spent well over an hour with both Crashplan’s and Carbonite’s customer support. The email said that we would get a good 50% initial discount for either Carbonite’s Home or Core services. But, every time I click the link on the email, I was…

I am just about ready to go to the Washington Monument, here in DC. Here’s a photo I took yesterday on the Capital Beltway:

The converse of this is when you say “no, thanks” and they keep trying to sell you something.

Give me something to attach to my eyeglasses. I lost a pair in a pile of leaves and never could find them.

Give me something to attach to my eyeglasses. I lost a pair in a pile of leaves and never could find them.