water and waves

Boats, fishing, crabbing, and just messin' around with Ham Radio. Dem's the water and waves parts. Crosswords, the English language, classical music, - all are fair game here. FAIR WARNING: I don't particularly care for opera, and will throw up at "music" that sounds like the orchestra is tuning up for the entire piece. Ugh. So call me a lowbrow. It's time to go fishing.

Sunday, April 16, 2017

Hej Ainar, tousen tack.

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My dearest, oldest friend John Lindholm, left us April 15, 2017. I am heartbroken. We were all set to drive down to NC and see him ...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

I've become obsessive about manuals

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Because of warranties, I used to staple my register receipts to user manuals of expensive or complicated things. Then I'd put the manual...
Wednesday, October 05, 2011

So Long, Steve

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I am proud to say that my first computer was a Lisa, plopped on my desk in 1983. I'm proud to say I never looked back. I'm also pr...
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Saturday, March 05, 2011

Please God, if there is one, don't take me on this journey

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This post is about dementia, and how it has visited itself on our family. By way of background, my wife's mother, who is now (in 2011)...
Tuesday, December 07, 2010

New York Times Puzzle

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Just about daily since my college days in the late 1950s, I do the New York Times crossword. Every night these days, promptly at 10PM (6 on ...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

We went to the Antiques Roadshow

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2016 was our fourth trip to the Antiques Roadshow. The First must have been 15 years ago, to the New Jersey Meadowlands Arena. No tickets, j...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

I loved this book. The movie stank.

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This past Spring (2008) I caught an interview with the author of this book on a Philadelphia NPR station , and KNEW I had to read the book. ...
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Sunday, December 31, 2006

GRAVLAX RECIPE

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TOO GOOD TO BE MISSED. Try it! Enjoy! GRAVLAX 1 whole salmon filet (3 1/2-to-4 lb) with skin left intact. We get Atlantic Salmon at Sho...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

How I built a Macintosh G4 Tower. Sort of.

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(Actually done November 2007) Trash to treasure - build a G4 Macintosh from junk parts. Well, my trusty G4/867 Quicksilver bit the dust. Whe...
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