Recent content by Dr. Jekyll

I took piano lessons for a few years as a kid. That gave me my musical foundation, reading notes, understanding the keyboard etc. One of my great life regrets was giving it up, but as a boy, too many other things were more interesting. Starting in middle school, I played the clarinet all the...

I'll second (or third) the free version of DaVinci Resolve. I like it because it also has the integrated audio editor. However, Infinnab is more than correct about the steep learning curve. But, as with almost everything, there are a ton of tutorials on YouTube.

This was me...right up until the moment I decided to retire. I was in IT and I loved the actual work that I did. (I still love IT stuff and try to keep up!). Within 3 years of graduating I had landed a job at a company (DEC) that I expected to work for forever. But time passed, the company...

Sorry to resurrect a dormant thread and this may be of little interest to non-techie types. My career was software development. I've started playing around with using AI assisted coding just to try and keep up with basic knowledge etc. I have to say I find it pretty amazing. Now that they...

I do a fair amount but I like to think that I keep it focused. Facebook for family connections, a couple of bass guitar groups and an instrument buying and selling group. We also use it for cruising. Generally someone starts a group for each specific sailing and we will join that for cruises...

I too gave up the endless sock matching game many years go. I buy 10 pairs of white socks and 10 pairs of black. When enough of them have holes or are showing wear, I toss them all and start over again.

Also an all Apple environment here. If Open Source is a thing for you then Bitwarden is good; I used it for a while. I have hopes that the Apple Passwords app will someday "Sherlock" its competitors. However, for me and my house, 1Password is the thing, Have used it for many years and it has all...

If you are able to and don't mind driving, another interesting idea is auto parts delivery. Local auto parts stores are always looking for people to deliver parts to dealerships and repair shops. They generally seem willing to work with retirees and part time schedules and some places, like...

We have one very close by and it's the cheapest lunch date around! It's the one place where our shopping instincts are totally opposite from anywhere else. Normally, she's the "shopper" and I'm get in, get your stuff and get out as quickly as possible. However, at Costco, I'm the one who wants...

Who remembers the hamster dance? Hamster Dance

For completeness sake, the original term was "web log" or weblog which, as others have said, was like a journal or diary but posted on the web. Along the way, it just got shortened to "blog".

I first loved it because I was fresh out of college and still a big SNL fan. Now that I'm playing in a blues jam group, I watched it again recently with a whole new kind of appreciation.

Mine's a tie between cooked butterscotch pudding and banana pudding as made with the original recipe from the Nilla Vanilla wafers box.

I keep waiting for that quantum leap forward in battery technology. I know that incremental progress has been slow and steady, but I think a giant leap that results in lower cost and very long, rechargeable battery life would have a substantial impact on many things. (This is, perhaps, colored...

Not just movie night, any night, for any reason - popcorn is my crack. I remember family trips to the local drive-in and dad would pop up a brown paper grocery bag full of popcorn to take and divvy out in the car.