Visitors to this blog may have seen it go through gyrations of appearances with https:// and regular insecure http:// protocols.
I have spent more hours and hours trying to…
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Finally Figured Out How to Convert to SSL
I blogged before that I had purchased SSL certificates for this website and bootedman.com website, but I could not figure out how to get them to work to show these sites with the “https://” URL.
For a while, I gave up. But now that I have a bit more time since I retired, I…
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2020 Retirement Plans
Welcome to 2020… where I still wake at 0400, but keep myself in bed until at least 0500 since I do not have to get up to drive to work any more 🙂 !
Some have advised and some have just asked about what I should do “during” retirement.
I have short-term, medium-term, and long-range plans, all discussed thoroughly with The Spouse and agreed. So what are these plans?
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2019 In Review–Part II
Continuing with a look back at my activities and life during the last half of 2019…
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2019 In Review–Part I
Here it is, 2020, the year I begin retirement. But before Spouse and I set sail for new adventures, here is a brief retrospective of 2019…
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Winter Ride
Whilst most of the continental United States is experiencing rain and snow, the weather on Saturday 28 December in Maryland was unusually pleasant. Sun (though winter muted), dry, and mild with air temperatures that reached 60F (16.5C).
As I mentioned in my recent post, I have been noticing the weather forecast and giving signs at home (longing looks at my neglected Harley and deep sighing–catches the attention of the Spouse every time).
So on this fine day, I got together with some buddies and…
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Winter Ride Prep
I want to keep this blog going, but again and again, I have run out of ideas to write about. So today’s post is a short ramble about the unusually pleasant weather and …
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Different Christmas
Merry Christmas to my blog visitors! This year, our Christmas is quite different. For the past 15 years, we have devoted Christmas to taking care of my Spouse’s mother. Since she passed away in May, this year sets a different tone for the holiday. What are we doing?
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Fuzzy Socks Routine
I am still struggling to get used to not going to the office every weekday. I do not actually retire until January 3, but I am on leave until my last day, when I make a brief visit to the office and turn in equipment and my I.D. Being on leave is just like what my schedule will be when I retire.
The struggle I am enduring includes more wearing of…
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When Out On The Lawn There Arose Such a Clatter
Last night (Friday evening), I was at a sister’s house for our usual every-Friday-night family dinner. My large family makes it a priority to get together for dinner once a week, as best we can, forgiving absences for being away travel, distance, illness, or other allowable reasons.
My Spouse rarely goes to these dinners with me because…
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