Isaias aftermath

Isaias blew through our area mid-afternoon on Tuesday and took down trees, branches, and power lines on its way. It’s pretty f**king scary watching the powerful wind and rain then hearing trees cracking. As you might guess we lost power and internet Tuesday afternoon and didn’t get it back until Friday evening. If you're not … Continue reading Isaias aftermath →

FoodNoms food tracking app

As you will recall I had gained a couple of pounds over the winter and wanted to lose them. Once I had done that I wanted to maintain a specific weight. For me, the easiest way to do this has always been tracking calories. Calories in and calories out. What I've found after doing this … Continue reading FoodNoms food tracking app →

Sling TV holding prices while YouTube TV raises prices

Yesterday I was reading M.G. Siegler’s article about YouTube TV’s June 30th, 2020 30% price increase. He also speaks to how streaming tv is becoming bundled just like cable tv. Coincidentally, that same day I got an email from Sling TV telling its users that our price is not going up and that our current … Continue reading Sling TV holding prices while YouTube TV raises prices →

Hey controversy from a user perspective

As you have probably seen this past week, there has been a lot of controversy over the Hey.com email app being rejected from the Apple App Store. Here’s some background on what the brew haha is about. The Verge Apple is threatening to remove Hey.com from the App Store if the ambitious new email service … Continue reading Hey controversy from a user perspective →

Weight management

Over the last few months, I’ve put on a few extra pounds. I’m not happy about that so last Wednesday I decided to do something about it. Back in the day when I was racing bicycles competitively I always paid very close attention to my weight so that I would be at my optimum race … Continue reading Weight management →

The realities of COVID-19 in my own backyard

The COVID-19 death numbers for New York City are beyond comprehension. When you hear them it feels more like a nightmare than reality. But unfortunately, they are real. As of this morning (April 03, 2020), there are 57,159 cases including 1,562 deaths. In my state of New Jersey there are 25,590 cases with 539 deaths. … Continue reading The realities of COVID-19 in my own backyard →

Apple is concerned over the COVID-19 situation and the possibility of lower consumer demand to upgrade their iPhones

This Business Insider story from a couple of days ago got my interest. It suggests that Apple is reportedly worried about the financial impact of COVID-19 and that people won't have the money to buy new iPhones this year. That would seem to be a legitimate concern given the current state of the economy and … Continue reading Apple is concerned over the COVID-19 situation and the possibility of lower consumer demand to upgrade their iPhones →

How Rob lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer

I’ve been following Rob's blog for several years. I enjoy reading what he writes about. He is also the developer of a couple of Mac apps that I use. I felt bad for Rob after reading his blog post about how he had recently lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer. His … Continue reading How Rob lost control of his bank accounts to a phone scammer →

A different reality

This morning I got up feeling down from all the troubling news around COVID-19. All I wanted to do was get back in bed go to sleep and wake up when this is behind us. I didn’t. I got up did and my morning chores. I walked the dog, feed the animals on our small … Continue reading A different reality →

Covid-19 and me

Let me start with this. I have absolutely no confidence in Trump’s ability to steer us through this crisis. And unfortunately, he’s been lying to us about the impact coronavirus is having as late as yesterday. He thinks he can bullshit his way through this but this time he’s wrong. New York TimesTrump’s False Claims … Continue reading Covid-19 and me →

Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair

I don’t usually write about things like this but this is something I thought you might be able to benefit from as I did. I live in Central New Jersey where the winter air is dry and cold. We have 20 acres of land with a small farm so I’m outside a lot with my … Continue reading Duke Cannon Bloody Knuckles Hand Repair →