Communication blackout 2

In 1960, 21 percent of Americans had no telephone. Today, the same proportion of Americans have no internet. Try calling the phone company or ordering something by telephone or buying stamps at the post office? You find that they funnel you to the Web! Even the U.S....

Communication blackout: first in a series

Technology actually keeps many smart people from reaching each other. I believe that, and I’m going to show you how. Trey Popp’s article on the downside of online job-hiring software proves the point. In late 2012, the federal government reported 3.6...
Not for the holiday wreath

Not for the holiday wreath

Berries all along the branch. That’s how you know it’s the invasive kind. A friend asked me once for cuttings of Oriental bittersweet from my front yard. She wanted to make a holiday wreath with it. “Ugh! Has that grown back again?” was my...