It’s not my old age. It’s that the world has changed around us in ways that I don’t like. When I say “ways I don’t like,” I do NOT mean ways that I can’t adapt to or can’t understand or … Continue reading
November 26, 2019
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Category Archives: Appliances
June 29, 2019
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110 in the Shade
Actually, Wunderground says it’s 112. But the thermometer on the back porch says it’s 110. WhatEVER. It’s plenty toasty out there. LOL! Years ago I was doing a story for Arizona Highways on Aravaipa Canyon, a wilderness area in southern … Continue reading
June 27, 2019
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The Appliance Jamboree
Welp…since the (radically expensive!) kitchen faucet croaked over, every appliance in the kitchen has decided to do the same. The dishwasher died: when I rolled out of the sack yesterday morning, having turned it on about 9:00 the previous night, … Continue reading
June 24, 2019
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At Five in the Morning…
…there are hardly any other dog owners out walking around with their pooches. The weather is gorgeous at that hour, the desert air cool as swimming pool water flowing over your skin. And the morning sun is rising like a … Continue reading
June 16, 2019
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Modern Inconveniences: The “Water-saving” Toilet
Have you ever noticed that all our fine politically correct appliances actually waste more water and energy than they save? Case in point: the “water-saving” toilet that can’t flush a normal load of flushables…so that you have to do your … Continue reading
May 9, 2019
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Phone-dango!
So… I’m in the Costco thinking about replacing my houseful of phones, the current system evincing signs of advanced age. All the batteries are running down, so every time I turn around I pick up another dead handset. And lo! … Continue reading