With the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics now in the record books and many of the participating athletes already in training for 2028 in Los Angeles, a question occurred to me. Does anyone remember when Olympic contenders were all amateurs? Long ago champions had to fit their preparations for the Games in between job shifts. Now, [...]
As you read this, the Democratic fun fest in Chicago is fading into history. To be sure, though, the continuous bashing of Republican nominee Donald Trump will no doubt continue apace. But much like the aftermath of the political gathering of the loyal opposition earlier this summer in Milwaukee, the Democrats’ barbs and invectives probably [...]
Well, well, well. It seems as if the tables have turned on Vlad “The Mad” Putin. At least for a little while. Ukraine soldiers crossed over into the Russian border this past week and took over more than a few towns and villages. The Russian President was outraged at this incursion, going so far as [...]
Back in May, my daughter called and asked if we could come down to their home and watch their two girls in August. “Sure,” we said, looking forward to spending time with them. Mom is a teacher and had to go back to school for prep work for several days before the girls start. Dad [...]
Where were you when the CrowdStrike bits and bytes blunder recently hit? I got lucky. I was vacationing when things went awry. There was a nice big lake in front of me with a sailboat moored just offshore. Fortunately, I needed nothing whatsoever in the way of cyberness to row out to the boat, raise [...]