The Download

It started with a small glitch after a Microsoft software update on my computer. Excel displayed a message indicating that only “read-only” mode was available, meaning creating or editing files…

Individuals face make-or-buy decisions every day. Cook dinner or order takeout? Fix a leaky faucet or call a plumber? Bake a cake or buy one? Clothing was once part of…

Going backward is not my favorite thing. I’m not a fan of walking backward, backing into a parking space (parallel parking is another mystery), or redoing a project I’ve already…

Halloween has a way of putting bones on our minds. Skeletons are appearing on porches, in front yards — and even in trees. My recent YouTube discovery had a surprising…

Temperatures have started their fall descent, and frost is predicted for this evening. The scenery in my neighborhood is changing, too. Leaves are accumulating on lawns and sidewalks, and pumpkins…

I still remember the puzzles in Highlights for Children, the magazine that made reading a little more fun. Hidden Pictures challenged me to find pencils, teacups and other objects camouflaged…

My neighborhood is changing. The trees are trading green leaves for red, orange and gold. Leaves scatter across sidewalks, and mums have replaced summer’s impatiens, petunias and geraniums. Inflatable pumpkins,…

I admit there are things I didn’t know, things I now know — and plenty of things I suspect I will never know. There was a time when cache, cookies…

Names matter. We give them to people, places, products, foods—and puppies. Sometimes we choose a name because we love its meaning. Sometimes we wonder where a name came from. And…

Most of us have memories tied to the sound of a bell. School bells. Church bells. Doorbells. Each one signals a moment we recognize. But bells can also mark something…