Opus 2011-238, Never Too Old to Learn

I am approaching what would be considered the standard age of retirement.  I doubt if I will ever find out what retirement means.  With the current state of the economy and major questions about health care I am currently planning on working until they have to call 911.  I expect to leave with a gurney, not a gold watch.

That means that I need to stay sharp.  Or I guess you might say, put off the dullness as long as possible.  What brought this to mind was a recent discovery about my computer.  You may have known this for a long time.  If you did, why didn’t you tell me?  You know the bar on the right with the button that shows how far you currently are through the file?  I am used to clicking on it to advance or retreat a page.  I know to hold down the left mouse button while the curser is on the button and I can move quickly.  What I found the other day is that if you place your curser on the bar away from the button and hold the left mouse button down it will scroll the page.  Amazing.

It has been an “new experience” summer so far.  I have tested a Kindle.  I am impressed.  I have been introduced the Chipolte Bar and Grill.  I love it.  I learned how to use a miter box and made a cabinet door.  It looked good.  I watched my first zombie movie.  Ho, hum.  I discovered snow peas and sweet peas to spice up my salads.  Using the word “spice” in regard to snow peas shows you how exciting my salads are.  I made it through a trip back east without falling down the stairs.  Broken traditions are better than broken bones.

Keep learning.  Keep changing.  Keep growing.  Share it with others.  Your neighbor may not know that his computer needs to be plugged in to work.

homo unius libri