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- Do You See a Pattern Here?
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Category Archives: Information
Employing the Little Grey Cells
“It is a small problem merely. But a problem that will agitate the little grey cells most adequately.” - Agatha Christie’s Poirot in The Incredible Theft Lately I’ve noticed a lot of television commercials for the Luminosity website. Like brainHQ, BrainCurls.com, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Issues, Health-Diet
Tagged aging, lifestyle, Memories, Memory, Senior Health
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Why Everybody Needs a Plan – Part 2, or Where’s Mom’s Checkbook?
Caregiving for an older person has so many aspects. There are physical and health issues. There are housing and recreational needs. And then there are the bills. I’ve been through this with three parents now – my own two and my … Continue reading
Posted in Caregiving, Family, Finances, Information, Retirement itself
Tagged Financial Power of Attorney, Senior finances
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Murphy’s Law and Why Everybody Needs a Plan – Part 1
If anything can go wrong, it will - Murphy’s Law My Scottish grandparents had lots of favorite sayings. Two that often come to mind are, “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst,” and “Murphy may have been an Irishman, … Continue reading
Future Challenge – How Will You Plug in and Connect?
Challenge #12 If you’re reading this, you connect to the internet somehow. Technology offers us a wonderful variety of entertainment, communication, and educational outlets. Over time, my beloved and I have accumulated two PC’s, two laptops, an e-reader/tablet and two … Continue reading
Posted in Future Challenges, Technology
Tagged choices, cloud computing, computers, lifestyle, smartphones, tablets, Tech
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Is the Cloud Friendly? or Can We Ever Find Cyber Security?
I like doing the USA Today puzzles. Because they aren’t on the Kindle edition, I sometimes pick up the paper version. Although I don’t rely on this for all my hard news, I do enjoy reading the news snippets from various states, baseball … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations, Technology
Tagged change, choices, cloud computing, Data storage, lifestyle, online security, Protecting Data, Technology, The Cloud
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That’s the Way the Money Goes!
All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey stopped to scratch his nose. Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread, a penny for a needle - That’s the way the money goes, … Continue reading




















