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Steamboat Springs, Colorado This morning found us renting e-Bikes for a back-country road trip. At home, Julie rides her bike every day. Me, I get saddle sores just thinking about riding a bike. Regardless (or irregardless for some of my friends), we rented a pair of e-Bikes and headed out, map in hand. These bikes…
Read More Bike Trip in Steamboat SpringsThis morning we woke up in Colby, KS, about 1600 miles into our summer swing across the western United States. With Colorado being our first ‘real destination’, we’ve just been pounding out the miles so far. From the highway, we only get a glimpse of the country we pass through, but I find it curious…
Read More On our wayLooking Ahead Well, it’s mid-July and right now we’re working on travel planning for 2022 and 2023. As I’ve mentioned before, the COVID Pandemic has put a crimp on our travel plans. When we retired we’d envisioned 4-6 years of traveling ¾ of the year. The remainder of the time we’d planned to spend in…
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In the last post (Internet Threats) I covered some real threats at a high level. Now lets talk about what you can do to reduce the threat. Internet Browsing Regardless of the browser you use, IE, Chrome, Safari, or something else, you should NEVER use the browser’s “remember my password” feature or save any personally…
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Have you ever had your Facebook page hijacked? Ever gotten replies or bounced messages for an email you know you never sent? What about losing access to your email because someone changed the password without you knowing? The last thing most of us want to think about is the risks we face when browsing the…
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Pandemics, viruses, quarantines, and vaccines have become part of everyday conservations for many. However, it was only after having discussions with our grandkids about being out of school because of COVID-19 that I realize that these same terms had become embedded in their vocabulary as well. Because of their interests, I made a series of…
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Seven Principles for Immigration Reform “The last big immigration bill was passed in 1986 when Ronald Reagan was president and both houses of Congress were held by Democrats.” – Booking Institute I strongly believe that the time for immigration reform is long overdue. As with many issues, partisan politics have created a log jam on…
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It was a tough day at the beach, but I had no idea what sort of illuminating discovery was awaiting me… This evening we went to the beach to watch the sunset. We went during off peak hours because no one wears a mask on this beach and we want to avoid the daytime crowds.…
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Life in the COVID-Kingdom of America is much different than what we were used to back before Covid-19. Up until February 2020 we were living the post-retirement life of travel and adventure. Summers in upstate New York, late summer and fall traveling in the USA. Winters in Florida followed by spring traveling to Central America…
Read More COVID-19It was a Friday night and we usually have seafood or takeout. But I was looking for something different that I could make at home. Isolation cooking means you might not have everything you need on hand, so it was time to improvise! Our son’s girlfriend made a skillet baked tortellini for us a few…
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