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January 15, 2020January 14, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Phones, A Virgin, and A Boost

A little while ago I was visiting with some family members and my nephew noticed my phone. It was an iPhone 5S and it worked just fine for me. My nephew commented on it and made me take a second look. I can’t remember what he said, exactly, but I remember thinking that perhaps my […]

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April 29, 2015April 29, 2015Snowbird of Paradise

The Technology We Need

I need a couple of buttons on my computer. One would be a “What just happened?” button and the other would be “What do I do now?” button. If you could make those for me, tech people, I will be very grateful. Not that I am ungrateful, of course. In fact, recently I was celebrating […]

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March 11, 2015March 13, 2015Snowbird of Paradise

You talkin’ to me?

“No, it’s my imaginary friend.” That’s what she said when I asked her if she was talking to me.  She was in another room, working on her computer. Sometimes she talks on the phone there, so that was my first thought. I could not hear her clearly because she was facing a wall and her […]

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March 20, 2014July 7, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Being Cut Off

The rules about private conversations in public places were relaxed a long time ago. I think it was when school children started being loud and obnoxious on busses. My in-laws were visiting once and, since they were without their own car, chose to take a bus into town. It had been a while since they […]

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