THIS:   I'm settling in to my new laptop... and I have just learned that I can scroll the screen up/down/sideways (webpage or Word doc) with two fingers on the touchpad. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS?!?!? SO much easier than hitting the correct up/down/side arrow. Yep, I just checked on the old laptop; two fingers works on it, too. FIVE YEARS I've ( Read more... )

 
A while back, I posted about my a talent for "fixing" things -- basically making things work for me when they fit don't the way I need them too.

My sis just emailed about a new fridge -- bigger than her old one, with less shelf space; she's pretty pissed. She wrote a long email (she can't do short emails like I can't do short posts) detailing ( Read more... )

In semi-desert southeast New Mexico, we sometimes have enough rain for frogs/toads to come out and breed -- but the water often doesn’t last long enough for the tadpoles to develop.*** (I think the adults are frogs, but I’m not sure.) When I first discovered tadpoles on my land I started helping, first by using a hose to maintain a large puddle ( Read more... )

After I made my post about the oriole, I wondered if there was a way to keep him or them around. Some research and an online question pointed me to an oriole feeder -- like a hummingbird feeder, but with holes big enough for their beaks to fit into. So I ordered it and another thingy, with a cup in the middle for grape jelly and two spikes for ( Read more... )

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One of these days I'm planning to talk about my talent for "fixing" things, with multiple subsequent posts showcasing the various workarounds I've made. But, in the interest of getting to the point, I'll just drop this here, now.

When wearing a mask, the top edges press into the bottom fold of my eyelids. It's vastly uncomfortable, and it ( Read more... )