thinking of cuba

Posted on July 15, 2021 | Leave a comment

Visiting in Havana, Cuba, 2005.

Me with Havana in background. Brian looking through binoculars in Havana Harbor control tower

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difficult e-mail

Posted on July 14, 2021 | Leave a comment

When somebody sends an email that includes no text, only remote loading images, this is what happens. Totally blank.

I don’t know what the compulsion is for taking a block of text and converting it into an image.

Screenshot of the latest blank email I received

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openweather on mobile

Posted on July 11, 2021 | Leave a comment

I like this weather app I’m trying out. It’s called OpenWeather.

“Precipitation will start within 24 minutes.” lol 🌦️

I’m in it for the nicely functioning home screen widget.

Screenshots of the app in use and in Google Play Store

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peach sliceup plus sangria

Posted on July 10, 2021 | Leave a comment

The all-night sangria freepour alliance is up at 4 am slicing peaches.

Our next-door neighbor is on his back deck at this hour smoking.

Everything normal.

bottles of sangria behind peach slicing area

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net software faves

Posted on July 9, 2021 | Leave a comment

Various things we like for desktop computer for our everyday net business of high importance. We are very important 💡

Mobile list is similar with some variations.

Some we have used for a very long time. The web browsers handle so many things these days.

The “about” screens from the tagged apps

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2008 washington dc

Posted on July 9, 2021 | Leave a comment

July 2008. Well, it had to be done.

Me posing in front of famous places in Washington DC

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cccp pin

Posted on July 9, 2021 | Leave a comment

I just got this pin from Amazon. LOL. There’s more on the way.

Attractive pin showing hammer-and-sickle, cccp, and maybe the Russian space shuttle

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dog sleepers

Posted on July 8, 2021 | Leave a comment

This is the way we like to sleep.

My spouse sleeping with two dogs

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220 volt power in usa

Posted on July 7, 2021 | 1 comment

We just got this 110v to 220v step-up transformer so we can now power up those odd electric gadgets from the old USSR that Brian buys on eBay.

So far the gadgets are all metronomes.

We got the 1000 watt transformer in case we get something that has a vacuum tube or two in it.

Front panel of the Transformer showing various Outlets

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cuba from cancun

Posted on July 7, 2021 | Leave a comment

Cancun 2010. Cancun has a high number of travel agents per capita. You’re never very far from one . As shown on this board, any of them can get you on a plane to Cuba.

USA, doesn’t matter. Cuba will let you right in, at least they did in 2005 when we went. Cuba will even do you the favor of not stamping your passport so you can lie about it if you wish. That said, you will have an exit stamp from Mexico then a reentry with unexplained time in between.

Display board outside of travel agency in Cancun showing advertisements for Cuba

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