Are You Fit for a Bit of Wearable Tech?
By Broc Sears ~ I used to be fit. Kind of. I used to run daily and log my distance, heart rate and calorie intake. Then came love, marriage, and the baby carriage — life, interrupted. Forty years later, three of my four doctors have told me I need to be more active. Two suggested
Honey, Where Are My Keys?
By Broc Sears ~ I recently noticed several pairs of reading glasses hanging from ornate hooks in every room of my friend’s home. She explained she often loses her “cheaters.” Her solution was to buy a case of glasses with which to populate each room. I said I wished I could afford to do
I’ll Take My Power Sunny Side Up Please
By Broc Sears ~ When I first saw a home that had a front walkway bordered by little mushroom lights, I immediately admired its charm and warmth. This was back in the day when that lighting feature would have taken hours of digging and stringing underground cabling to each light. Today, one buys a
I Love My Little TVs — Now Streaming Shows and Movies at Small Screens Near You
By Broc Sears ~ When TV broadcasts switched to digital, my heart sank. The little portable TV with an internal antenna I happily toted with me as I diddled around the house fell into obsolescence. I quietly suffered, turning to an old boom box to listen to FM radio and CDs, instead. Eventually, I
Tracker Apps Help You Find Peace of Mind — and Dad
By Broc Sears ~ “Dad, where were you? I called you a hundred times but you never picked up!” “I caught a ride to the store. I called you back when I got home.” Many of us have had that conversation more than once with our kids, spouses, or parents. It’s not the biggest problem
Wait, Is That My Phone Ringing?
By Broc Sears ~ I have friends who never answer their cell phone. Eventually they will return my call and the reason they most often give for not answering is that they never heard their phone ring. They say they either can’t hear the phone ring or think it’s someone else’s. And they don’t want
Walk In or Log In: Your Library is a Great Destination
By Broc Sears One of my favorite memories is walking to my grandparents’ home from school every Friday via a path through the public library. I wandered through the stacks and checked out a few books to return the next week. Today, our six grandchildren visit our branch library to wander through the stacks
Yes, Someday Your Prints Will Come
My wife and I went to an eighth-grade football game where our granddaughter’s band was playing spirit music and I shot photos with our digital camera, 310 to be exact. And we do not share many photos on social media. We share prints. Prints? Yes, prints. Every few months I select our best photos and
