Back Up Your Data – Wait – Who Cares? Let It Die!
At the risk of confusing the thirty-six regular readers of this column, which of course includes Thomas Atkins, the editor, l say let’s forget about backing up our stuff on our computers.
That’s the gist of a pretty funny article I read online at The […]

Cheap Thrills, Expensive (non) Laughs Couples Retreat (Rated PG-13) 107 mins.
Paranormal Activity (Rated R) 99 mins.

One of these days there will be another movie that comes out which is worth spending the entire amount of my allotted space writing on, but for now things continue to come in twos. It’s not that all these movies are […]

-Thursday the 15th: Venus, Saturn, and Mercury assemble near the moon early tomorrow. Venus is the “morning star” to the upper left of the moon. Fainter Saturn stands above Venus, with Mercury quite low to the lower left of Venus. Binoculars will help you find it.
-Friday the 16th:  The most distant object that is readily […]

Don’t Laugh 
Some time in the 1980s I read an interview featuring Madonna. I think it was about the time I was wearing out my “True Blue” cassette on my pink Barbie radio. The only thing I remember from the interview was Madonna saying that she lives her life with no regret, or something to that […]

Cranberry Applesauce
(Parental participation required)
This recipe is perfect for a fall day served with pork.
You will need:
1 pound Golden Delicious apples (about 3 large apples)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 cups water
1 (12 ounce) package cranberries