Archive: Our granddaughters are ready for summer break
Posted By RichC on June 7, 2026
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Happy Anniversary Brenda. Yes, a day late, but I didn’t forget.
Posted By RichC on June 6, 2026
Here’s to remembering our 44th (ugh!) wedding anniversary. By the way, I 
remembered June 5th just fine, but I am posting on it a day after a pre-prepared Tech Friday post. 😉
I still find it difficult to believe that we have been married for that many years? As previous generations have said, the years go by so fast. It is so true!
Taylor and Megan are off on an Alaskan cruise and they have been very excited to go. Taylor sent a photo as they flew into Seattle … what a beautiful view of a 14,410 ft snowcapped Mt. Rainier. We are looking forward to hearing about it and seeing more photos.
As for us, we’re looking forward to our granddaughters dance recital and seeing the Oostras. We always have a good time with them … and wee might even check the progress on my brother Ron and Claire’s new house up on Lake Erie? I think summer is here.
Happy Anniversary, Brenda … with a couple of goofy photo booth memories from Katelyn and Drew’s wedding in 2013.
Tech Friday: An old Chromebook, LinuxMint and ChromeFlex (plus MacBook Air, Claude.AI assistance and the Moom app)
Posted By RichC on 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 to convert some perfectly good Intel m3 hardware to a Linux OS. I knew it would need to be a lighter build and so tossed around a few versions … finally deciding on Linux Mint. BUT … I’m getting ahead of myself.
After updating my MacBook Air M2 to the M5 in April in order to gain a bit more memory (too many tabs and spaces), I set up the M2 for Brenda … since her Chromebook is no longer getting updates from Google. That was too bad since she was very comfortable with the small touchscreen Chromebook (more on that in a minute). So that opened the door to play around with and “try” to get Linux on the Samsung Pro. Frankly I recall that same struggle when she moved from a smaller non-touchscreen Samsung Chromebook that she had prior to that.
First, it wasn’t easy. There is a Write-Protect screw buried under the backside of the “copper” heatsink that is only accessible by removing the entire board and unscrewing all the screws holding down the heatsink. After that little metal screen washer and screw was removed, I added a little electrical tape just to be safe. Buttoned everything back up, installed the MrChromebox boot loader and then flashed a USB (actually microSD card) with Linux and rebooted the Samsung Pro. What a mess trying to get everything working … and a big problem with the Intel WiFi .. something has limited the range???
Years ago my travel computer was an Apple Duo #TBT
Posted By RichC on 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 multitouch trackpad on Apple MacBook Air notebook computers, seeing my old Apple PowerBook Duo’s miniature pad makes me chuckle (see PowerBook Duo). There was a day when I thought the MacBook’s trackpad was way too big, but now looking at the Duo has me thinking the MacBook’s are just about right and the old laptops were way too small.
Filler: FastScripts and Baby Rabbits are everywhere this year
Posted By RichC on 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 efficiently using.
For now, here’s one of the cute baby rabbits that I almost ran over with the mower. Whew!
Stock Market CAPE Ratio hits 40, a number last seen before the 1929 crash and the 1999 dot-com bubble
Posted By RichC on 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 least me) that the party doesn’t go on forever and that the more rapid and “exuberant” the rallies, the more rapid and severe the 
decline “could” be. Jonathan Hoenig of The Capitalist Pig shared some comments on Fox Business about the CAPE Ratio and an article with me on X.com, hinting at a statistic that does give pause to the wondering just how long the promise of AI productivity gains will continue?
Synopsis
Stock Market CAPE Ratio hits 40, a rare level last seen before the 1929 crash and the 1999 dot-com bubble burst, raising fresh Wall Street valuation fears. The S&P 500 is trading at extreme overvaluation levels, driven by strong but expensive tech-led gains. Investors are watching stock market crash signals, rising interest rates, and weak sentiment closely. Historical CAPE ratio data suggests lower future returns when valuations stretch this far. Analysts warn that high stock market CAPE ratio conditions often lead to sharp corrections if earnings fail to keep pace with prices.Read more at: LINK
Music Monday: Lanie Gardner discovered on social media
Posted By RichC on 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. A young woman from North Carolina, Lanie Gardner, “got her start” as they say by utilizing social media (TikTok, YouTube, etc) eventually receiving millions of views. A few years ago in 2021, she posted this about the sudden fame.
Since I enjoyed the Stevie Nicks voice and Rumours of Fleetwood Mac … Gardner’s music appealed to me as well.
Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.