Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Tag Archives: Technology
National Treasure #71: BlackBerry Limited
Hewers of wood and smartphone innovators – yeah, that’s us. Continue reading
With These Words
Giving thanks for ends. Continue reading
Partly Truth, Partly Fiction
My spam folder is full. Again. There’s a photo from Pam and a document from Louella, neither of whom I know. The Apple Store wants me to update my information; PayPal wants me to verify my account information. The US … Continue reading
Do You Believe in Magic?
Exploring the Rubik’s Cube again, for the first time. Continue reading
Just Click
Some thoughts on the silliness of spam. Continue reading
Tool for this Task
Spring will come, as will spam. Enlivened by two videos! Continue reading
The Law of No Free Lunch
Musings on the inevitable trade-offs in life and the odd things we lose when we gain time: recognizable signatures, for one. Continue reading
Never Let It Rest
Hacking my way through the 947-step process required to set up my new laptop, I come face-to-screen with a failure to communicate, caused, perversely, by a commitment to continual improvement. Continue reading
Inestimably Inscrutable
7 minutes left I’m syncing my laptop to my Dropbox account — my online back-up — and the application is helpfully telling me how much longer it will take. My nearly catastrophic hard-drive crash last September led to this good … Continue reading