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Going Back in Time

No, I’m not going to tell you there is some secret government program which has achieved time travel. The fact we are all alive means they haven’t. If they are incompetent enough to be an elected official now and they can’t fix anything the last thing anyone wants is them…

Roland HughesJune 7, 2016September 1, 2017

Technology

FocusWriter

One of the more useful editors for creating blog posts, roughing out a chapter, etc. is a cross platform word processor called FocusWriter. Several times per year this becomes my favorite tool for getting things done. It has a wonderful “distraction free” mode which takes up the full screen presenting…

Roland HughesJune 6, 2016October 28, 2020

Stories

Your Little Pump That Can’t Suck

In farm country things tend to get used forever as long as they still “kinda” work. Oh, people will trade tractors and combines off just to drive something new much like city folk do with cars. When it comes to things like chemical pumps and hay elevators as long as…

Roland HughesJune 5, 2016August 22, 2017

Fiction Stories

Dear Agatha

You will continually find me posting on here about sub plots of movies and television shows. I will continually tell you that some of the best writing today is happening for the screen. Yes we have far too many fake reality shows polluting the air waves, but, it appears to…

Roland HughesJune 5, 2016September 1, 2017

Film Reviews Reviews

More Movies for Your Rental List – or not!

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Roland HughesMay 29, 2016April 1, 2025

Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

The Software I Miss the Most

It was with a heavy sigh that I read this post. Lotus Smart Suite was and still is the best office suite ever created. I’ve used just about everything during my 30+ year IT career. This package was so far ahead of the curve it boggles the mind. Recently some…

Roland HughesMay 26, 2016August 31, 2017

Fiction Stories

Show Don’t Tell

You’ve all heard that trope before. Many, many times before. Yes, it’s a trope. It’s a glad handed politician that will forget you exist as soon as they get elected. Like all tropes, it has a place, just not the place it has been given. Why has it been given…

Roland HughesMay 22, 2016August 20, 2017