Wishing all the purpose-filled dads a Happy Father’s Day

| June 19, 2022

I enjoyed a very nice Father’s Day on “Saturday” yesterday with Taylor, Megan and their long time friend Meredith, who was “dog-sitting” her sister’s dog “Chase” (below). They enjoyed the nice weather around and in the pool while I busied myself with a few projects … one of which was adding the additional pipes to […]

Archive: A Sunday afternoon Happy Birthday to Ellerie (photos)

| February 20, 2022

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Happy Valentine’s Day to friends and family, especially my girls!

| February 14, 2021

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Santa Mouse slippers, Christmas stories and Echo messages

| December 12, 2020

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Forgot to archive my 2020 Father’s Day conversation #TBT

| June 25, 2020

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Music Monday: Back to the 1970s with Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer”

| April 27, 2020

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We’ve come a long way from “Reach Out and Touch Someone”

| April 14, 2020

Once upon a time, families who only snail-mailed cards and letters would on special occasions, like Easter, dial their corded rotary phones and pay for an expensive long distance call in order to “Reach Out and Touch Someone” as the marketing jingle would advertise (a 1970s commercial below the break). I remembered many phone calls […]

Granddaughter Annalyn celebrated birthday number 3 yesterday

| March 5, 2020

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Phase of life: Enjoying life and watching family doing the same

| October 14, 2019

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How do you hold your iPhone for video conference calls?

| May 28, 2019

Just a little bit of wasted time this weekend after realizing I need a better way to hold my iPhone when using it for video conferencing and FaceTime calls. In the past I’ve used a little rubberized tape on the edge of ceramic plate that sits under my iMac … … but it was never […]

ISS & FaceTime with Annalyn brightens an otherwise sour day

| October 11, 2018

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We are looking forward to a couple days with Annalyn

| September 22, 2018

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Oh happy day – a FaceTime with Annalyn and Katelyn

| September 6, 2018

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Chastised for not updating on grandparenthood

| August 20, 2017

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FaceTime with Annalyn and Mt Rushmore photos

| June 15, 2017

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Panorama while taking a break from yardwork #MemorialDay17

| May 31, 2017

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FaceTime is a Great Time for both Annalyn and her Bompa

| April 23, 2017

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Staying in touch with family by video calling

| November 2, 2013

Although video chatting isn’t for everybody, I do appreciate seeing a face and a smile when catching up with my son in North Dakota and daughter in Columbus. Skype was once my preferred method (when “Skype to phone” was free), but now between iPads, iPhones and iMacs it is easier to jump on Facetime. Katelyn […]

Happy Birthday wishes for Brenda via FaceTime video

| August 14, 2013

Before I’m accused of forgetting my wife’s birthday, I didn’t (Whew) … but am posting here a couple days late. I think this is the first time we used a video call instead of a phone call as a way to connect with someone for a birthday, at least with a photo (we used FaceTime […]

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.