We're definitely ready for spring... fortunately, these later snows tend to be very brief around here. Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words!

I like Hive and the communities here because (mostly) I really enjoy the whole blogging experience and have been going at it since 1998... and the fact that we do get some rewards is definitely a nice

Strong points are often weaknesses, as well. For me, part of the joy of eBay is being able to deal with individuals, rather than mega-corporate entities... the downside to which is that quite a few sellers

Wise saying... along with "if you think you've stopped LEARNING, you're dead." I'm pretty much always tinkering, adjusting, making sure everything is going as it is supposed to be... and also

Almost the reverse of the normal iceberg graphic, in some ways. I pretty much live, eat, breathe and sleep all the "busy-work." Sometimes it almost feels like I have forgotten that there's a

Thanks for the support @bhattg & @indiaunited, I appreciate it!

Ah yes, dry and dusty down where you are. When I lived on the south coast of Spain as a teenager, we'd get the northern sirocco version of that dry wind from the Sahara.

In some ways, I am glad to be over the hill... when someone looks at me and says "You're just too OLD to get it!" I can look them straight in the eye and simply say "Yes..."

Chaos may well "sell", but that very fact makes really worried about the world and the future we are moving towards! We canceled our cable a few years back and now only stream a few things, mostly

Social chaos, indeed! And with that, a lack of respect and compassion... paired with frequent verbal and physical violence... with the latter often glorified as "standing up for yourself and your

Fact! I don't remember the first time I heard a news program referred to as "infotainment" but I do remember that it gave me a sinking feeling and a sense that society was getting horribly derailed.

Thank you...

Undoubtedly, I will keep saving them. For the moment, I'm just learning to accept that I get downvotes that have nothing to do with my actual content simply because someone is in a fight with someone else

Yes the whole "You get used to it" rationale is utter nonsense. I was born and raised in Denmark, but lived in Texas for 20+ years and I never got used to the heat... in fact, I rarely ventured

In truth, it's actually my preferred type of "rock show!" Maybe short of an actual gem and mineral show...

Yeah, that whole changing things around your house "just because" pretty much drives me nuts! Perhaps — at least in part — because I don't tend to get bored. I'm also "on the spectrum"

Bonds... time vaults... whatever we end up calling them, I do like this idea of "fixed deposits." I'm thinking (ultimately) that we should have 30-day, 90-day, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year

Perhaps the important lesson is to do our best, but remember to still enjoy our lives!

I'm somewhat the same with gardening... and there definitely is a personal sense of satisfaction from a job well done... but it is also not a competition, at least not for me. One of my more recent challenges

I'm all for developing excellent skills in a work context... it's with the hobbies and casual pastimes I am learning to relax, so "developing skills" doesn't get in the way of actually having