I’m not in THE doldrums, yet. That would be an area of calm, boring water north of the equator where the tradewinds don’t blow. The word probably comes from “dold”, think dolt, for stupid and “drum” which is akin to the “trum” of tantrum. Put it together and it spells stupid state or something similar. [...]
Daughter and I recently managed to combine business, pleasure and terror in a trip to our old stamping grounds in Vermont and New Hampshire. I made some money and she added yet another stuffed animal to her collection, which now rivals the nearest Hallmark store. We also took in the sights, ate a few good [...]
Geekdaddy is an early adopter. If it’s technical and it’s available, even in Beta - especially in Beta - he’s gotta have it. So when compact fluorescent bulbs came out, the geek was first in line at the power company giveaway where you could get four bulbs free. He got ‘em and loved ‘em. I [...]
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