by Francie | Jul 31, 2013 | Age, Family, Tech Rants
My bedside lamp needed brightening up. For years, I’ve been reading in the shadows, as if by candlelight. We are an energy-conscious family so our house is packed with compact light bulbs. If I’m smarter than a new-age light bulb, I switch on the lamp while I brush my...
by Francie | Jun 29, 2013 | Francie, Tech Rants
I hate maps. My husband cares but I don’t. I’m of no use to him while driving so he has to do it all. Mostly I dislike the ones just getting me from point A to point B, say the ones in my own neighborhood or pointing me to a new place from my current location. ...
by Francie | Jun 13, 2013 | Shopping, Tech Rants
What is the world coming to? All around new devices are changing a beautiful, multi-dimensional and interactive world to 2D, or flat. Didn’t Columbus take great measures to prove to old world leaders that the Earth is round? Now, in a global world where we know...
by Francie | Apr 11, 2013 | Francie, Tech Rants
Back in 2006, I was finishing a morning run when my left knee felt like it wanted to leave me, immediately. Disengage so to speak. The skin prevented an escape and held the angry guy inside. I needed to settle this urge to secede and sought out a medical...
by Francie | Oct 27, 2012 | Family, Tech Rants
My husband trusted me to do something. Besides the obvious like caring for the kids, the most precious part of our lives, he asked me to cross over to his domain. “Can you call AT&T and just ask them to flip a switch?” What? Do I look so pained to sit here...
by Francie | Sep 16, 2012 | chocolate, Tech Rants
Surprise! Shoezle moved. I had hoped to make a really formal announcement with ribbon cutting and all, but plans were foiled. My new site is going rogue. God I hate technology. During the move, a gift was sent to all of you: shoezle anthology. I didn’t...
