Author Archives: retiredintoronto
Happy New Year!
Although January first is officially the start of a new year it is September when I feel like a new year is starting. Almost everyone I talk to agrees. It must have to do with our school system. Classes start … Continue reading
More notes on my computer problem
I was in the Staples store at Eglinton and Brentcliffe and noticed they now have a computer repair department. I explained the problem I had – nothing happens when I try to turn the machine on and that I suspected … Continue reading
I’m back.
In this earlier post I bemoaned the fact that my main computer just stopped working all of a sudden. It would no longer come to life when I caressed it’s on switch. I’m not afraid of computers but I am … Continue reading
Computer woes.
My main computer won’t power up. It happened two days ago. I opened the case, blew out the dust even though there wasn’t too much then looked around inside like I knew what I was doing. Of course that didn’t … Continue reading
What do we know about large numbers?
I recently watched this video that attempted to show what the $100,000,000 cut that US President Obama talked about in his State of the Union speech would look like compared to the entire US budget. Great visual. It got me … Continue reading
Makes me smile
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. WordPress has initiated a program to encourage those of us with writers block. They are encouraging us to post once a day or once a week and WordPress makes daily suggestions of topics. … Continue reading
Reflections
Out of the city. Fall 2009. Cottage country isn’t all peace and quiet and that’s fine. The morning stillness is punctuated with the buzz of a chainsaw in the distance. Mirror flat water reflects the far shore and sky. A … Continue reading
Education, the 2010-2011 season approaches.
I just received a tweet saying that descriptions of the courses offered by the Continuing Education department at the University of St Michael’s College for the 2010-2011 season are available. See them here. If you find any of these interesting … Continue reading
Solitude
“… isolation, willingly embraced, becomes the gift of solitude …” – Linden MacIntyre, The Bishop’s Man. I was fortunate to grow up with a wood lot as my friend. Between the ages of 5 and 10 I was allowed to … Continue reading
An unplanned break.
It wouldn’t surprise me to find some people thought I’d left blogging behind and moved on. That’s not the case at all. Sometimes life draws your attention down a different path for a while. That’s the situation I find myself … Continue reading
