I have not abandoned this blog. It may seem like I have because my posts have been infrequent this year. But I'm always thinking about i...

Fisher Price Rockin' Tunes Giraffe In my previous post, Machines as Best Friends , I mentioned seeing advertisements for two toys th...

i-Cybie, robotic dog I was watching an advertisement about some toys for babies at the age when they are just starting to crawl around a...

Trying to get it started again It's been too long, of course, since my last post on May 21, 2013. There were reasons for the slowing...

From Wikipedia Commons My title is a cliche, of course. Everybody knows this. Whenever you try to do something, especially something you...

I was so proud of myself. I found the perfect gift for my wife for Mother's Day. The kids already had their gifts for her and I already ...

Five people in the Software Group have recently (in the last three months) had to get repairs for damaged teeth. I am one of those people. W...