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I Voted – Yay for Early Voting!

Hubby and I voted today. It feels good to take part in democracy. In Minnesota, where we have a tradition of getting out the vote, we make it easy to do so, with automatic voter registration when updating your driver’s license and same-day registration. This consistently puts us at the top of states with a high voter turnout … which is as it should be in a democracy. We were able to vote early in-person…

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The Constant Babysitting of Tech

I have to rant for a moment. With work and life-related tasks and errands, I don’t have much time to blog, so when I sit down to my computer, the last thing I want to do is babysit the tech. Yet, increasingly, that’s what I need to do. By babysitting the tech, I mean doing updates and security logins or troubleshooting problems. I seem to be doing all of these things more and more. I…

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Toys as a Sign of Love

I ran across a list showing the most popular toys of each year from 1950 to 2010. It’s from Mental Floss. Here’s the link: https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/most-popular-toy-year-born You will need to copy and paste that into a browser. I’ve discovered that the direct links I’ve provided in past posts are breaking at an alarming rate. I blame this on a few things. Link rot has been a constant for decades. People and organizations change their websites or…

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