Tech Friday: An old Chromebook, LinuxMint and ChromeFlex (plus MacBook Air, Claude.AI assistance and the Moom app)

| June 5, 2026

As usual, there are a couple of odds and ends photos left in MyCubby 2026’s May folder that I need to either toss or stick in a filler blog post. So today I’ll add them here. Last month I toiled … and I mean toiled overtime … with Brenda’s older Samsung Pro Chromebook while attempting […]

Years ago my travel computer was an Apple Duo #TBT

| June 4, 2026

Recently I’ve been working on Brenda’s Samsung Pro notebook computer and hoping Linux can bring it back to life … since Google is no longer supporting older Chromebooks – more on that tomorrow. For now, it is fun to look at the old gear … and smile. 😊  After years now of using the oversized […]

Filler: FastScripts and Baby Rabbits are everywhere this year

| June 3, 2026

Wednesday morning rolled around and when glancing at MDB, it occurred to me that I forgot to add a daily “desultory” post last night. Truth be told, I was tinkering with scripting, automating some computer archiving and a new Red Sweater app called FastScripts … which I tried once before, but never got around to […]

Stock Market CAPE Ratio hits 40, a number last seen before the 1929 crash and the 1999 dot-com bubble

| June 2, 2026

Most investors these days are likely following the herd and enjoying strong returns in their portfolios — much of it due to the weaker dollar vs asset classes in my opinion. That said, it is hard not to be smiling when the market hits new market highs. BUT … history has taught us (or at […]

Music Monday: Lanie Gardner discovered on social media

| June 1, 2026

It would be challenging to have come of age in the 1970s and not have enjoyed the music of Fleetwood Mac. As evidenced by several of my Music Monday posts mentioning their music or bands who build their careers around playing their music.  Another “at the time in 2020” young talented musician did the same. […]

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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