The Reality of a Visit from the Grandkids
Talking over coffee, the realization hits that you miss the grandkids, and wish they could visit more often. Wouldn't it be nice if they could stay over. We have the…
Heltsley Family Reunion 2017
A reunion is planned for the weekend of May 12 though 14, 2017. If you're a Heltsley, and can attend, consider yourself invited. If you need a place to stay,…
KDP Rocket Accessibility Tutorial for the Mac-
I have recently been exploring tools to help in writing, and self-publishing. Most times, effort is placed on the writing process, but that's only about a third of the work…
The blind Elephant
The elephant in the room. That's what it has become. It's here, obvious, but has been with me so long I usually never notice it any more. Inconvenient, sure. I…
Forgetting Where You Came From
Time marches forward, like troops in lock step. A vanguard of locked shields, and weapon at the ready. Forcing approval of policy, though many in the nation disagree with those…
Adventures in the Life of a Blind Computer Geek #anticipation
Or, the Joys, and Risks of Computer Upgrades Decided to see if my desktop computer would upgrade to Windows 10. I reserved a copy shortly after it was released, but…
Crazy Pilgrim Friends #ThanksgivingCarol
Or: My Lame Thanksgiving Carol. Pilgrims feast, and then grow fat. So sad, but way too quirky; They need full bellies of deer and turkey. Or pants could fall down,…
A Lifestyle of Waiting
People tell me, "it'll be OK." They offer encouragement, advice, or relate what happened to them, or somebody they know, But nobody offers real solutions. I'm told that government programs…
I Could Really Use a Cup of Coffee, or an Asperin, or a Long Nap
What a day. I feel like a fire hose has been going off in my head. Information overload. Cramming data, doing word searches, cross referencing, gathering, and packing it in.…
The End of a Bad Day
Or: Water Babies Janet returned to the living room after tucking the baby in for the night. Sitting back in her spot on the couch next to Dean, she commented,…