Naviguessing

We’re taking our grandson Quentin bicycling tomorrow morning.  Our friend Mary Anne is bringing along her granddaughter Jade.  To keep the kids entertained, I thought we’d mix bicycling with geocaching.  Turns out there are several caches near the park we’re meeting at tomorrow. Not wanting to embarrass myself in front of the children (or the adults), […]

You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Gossip Girl

You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and news roundups. Arizona: Here’s a good summary of the prejudices and fears behind Arizona’s ethnic studies ban and the removal of certain books from Tucson high school classes. Elsewhere: “I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here […]

Crisis Recovery Mode

I turned the computers off Sunday night because Angie’s visiting from Tampa and sleeping on the Murphy bed in our office.  When I turned my PC back on Monday morning, a warning window appeared telling me my user profile was corrupted.  All my files, settings, contacts, email, etc — not gone exactly, but invisible and […]