Author Archives: Michael Waring

So Mary is off on a press junket at Disneyworld this week, leaving yours truly home alone. Situations like this in the past would have called for settling down on the sofa with a couple of six packs of fancy … Continue reading →

There used to be a, well let’s call it a social contract, between the generations. The previous generation would pass on their hard won knowledge (much of it gained around the fire from their elders) to us, their children, and … Continue reading →

Mary said I had to get the site registered and up to date with Technorati. The ‘or else’ was just implied, or maybe I’m just oversensitive. So I have to write this post and post a little code in it … Continue reading →

We’ve now reached that exalted age where we can ruin it for the youngs. Normally, you’d do this to your own children but, alas, we have none, and for some reason our siblings, as well as friends and acquaintances, seem … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, in Ye Olde Bachelor Days, I was pretty happy with a couple or seven cups of coffee for my morning repast. That pretty much fulfilled my needs, which consisted of liquids and a dose of caffeine … Continue reading →

So, I had this whole post planned out, with diagrams, photos and charts, possibly a short video too, about our recent trip to LA and Hawaii which would have done a hour by hour rundown of the trip, with witty … Continue reading →

Last week we traipsed off to LA-LA Land, because Mary was feeling a little lightheaded from all the fresh air and sunshine here in Colorado. Even after several years away, she still distrusts air that she can’t actually see. And … Continue reading →

It’s just occurred to me that a lot of my plans for the future may be in some jeopardy. See, I have just a couple of goals in life, and they’re really pretty simple aspirations. None of this become a … Continue reading →

Sometimes, during quiet periods, when the external noises don’t quite drown out the voices in my head, I start wondering about things. Not the great questions, like ‘why are we here’, and ‘what is the meaning of life’, which by … Continue reading →

We were well ensconced in bed one night recently, with the television quietly burbling over in the corner, while we devoted our actual attention to our iPads. I was distracted from a fascinating article about particle physics, found within the … Continue reading →