That’s Why I Use UpNote — Some Background Back in the olden days, I used to program on my Kaypro 2X running the CP/M operating system. That’s when I discovered the Wonderful World of Macros.© Using Borland International’s Sidekick program, I programmed the hell out of my keyboard, using it to insert repetitive bits of code…

…But I Got a New Vape — One of the difficulties with the implementation of legal marijuana in my home state of New York is that the agency set up to oversee the trade isn’t doing a very good job of it. As a result, there are tons of legal crops rotting in storage facilities, legal dispensaries…

When It Works, I Suppose It’s Great. but When it Breaks Down… — I rarely go to McDonald’s. I don’t have a car, and the idea of hopping on a city bus bound for the nearest one might sound appealing, but where I live, riding the bus to Mickey D’s, eating a meal, and then riding the bus home again is close to…

…and to Read Yours — Sometimes when I can’t think of what to write I log into Medium and read your stories. That usually makes me think, and often jump-starts my brain. This morning I read Tony Stubblebine‘s keynote address from Medium Day 2023, and that’s what got me started (inspired?) on this article. In…

Because Nobody Did Magic by Smoking Tobacco I’ve always thought that in the Trilogy of the Rings, Gandalf the Wizard was smoking something other than tobacco in his ever-present pipe. I got the idea for this story last night after smoking a bowlful of my own pipeweed, aka marijuana. And as is usual, I forgot all about…

I’m Not Medicated, and I Don’t Need to Be — And it’s also my end. I was born in 1950, a time when no one had even heard of ADD/ADHD. Today, at the age of 73, and looking back, I can say it was a blessing, and not the “disability” so many people seem to consider it today. This attitude…

Was He Right? Well… Yes and No — They’re both gone now, but for a time my aunt and uncle — brother and sister — shared an apartment in Hollywood, Florida. They were both in their 80s, and were my father’s older siblings. I remember the time my Aunt Dorothy confessed to me, “I’ve lived here for 30…

I Call Bullshit! — I came across a post today that said something to the effect that “There are no winners in war.” And while this is indeed a noble sentiment, I found it to be quite naive. Let’s take a closer look, and I’ll list some of my reasons for saying it’s naive. …

I Hate it. It Sucks. And I Don’t Friggin’ Want It! — It started innocently enough. Spell Check. At first it was a separate stand-alone program but as computers became more powerful, it was incorporated into the word processing programs themselves. …