Douglas Kinney ⋅
Father, Poppie, Pastor, IT Tech, Composer, Singer, and the guy trying to figure out how I got to be so old and life so complicated.
What would you be if you were attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis? Quote from the episode "The Desperation Emanation" (S4 Ep5) of the Big Bang Theory--By Leonard Hofstadter
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Positive, Encouraging, November in Life After 60
One of my loyal readers challenged me yesterday to post something positive each day in November so without further ado, here is the first positive post. ( + ) And there you have it, LOL, hey I ha...
D.I.V.O.R.C.E. in Life After 60
The word that can strike fear and/or jubilation into a persons life. I sometimes like to scan the internet for odd or unusual topics and this morning I found one that was actually more intriguin...
Sleepless In Seattle Take Two in Life After 60
“Destiny is something that we’ve invented because we can’t stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.” Sorry callers but I just can’t get enough of this movie. And today’s quote ...
Sleepless In Seattle in Life After 60
Jay: “Well, this is fate! She’s divorced, we don’t want to redo the cabinets, and you need a wife. What do they call it when everything intersects?” Sam: “The Bermuda Triangle.” Sleepless In Se...
3 Day Weekends in Life After 60
I love 3 day weekends. I mean, what’s not to love? I get extra time to do things around my place. And I never use an alarm clock. I have this strange ability to wake up when I need to. T...
Never Trust You Tech Support! in Life After 60
Okay, since you all love to hear my stories of misadventure on the job about my co-workers from the book of “I can’t believe you just did that” comes the first one! Adding new computers to one of...
Worst Date in Life After 60
” That’s a tough one. I’d have to say April 25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.” Okay, the first caller to correctly identify this quote: Who said it, ...
Worst Dates in Life After 60
” That’s a tough one. I’d have to say April 25th. Because it’s not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.” Okay, the first caller to correctly identify this quote: Who said it, ...
From The Exam Room in Life After 60
I used to work in the medical profession, so I have decided to share a story from that time period. I know this may sound like a well thought out lie, but some days, life is just too funny. Elder...
Russian/Ukrainian Election Interference in Life After 60
I try to avoid the topic of politics and religion online but this latest news from Facebook about Russian and Ukrainian Election Interference baffles me. So, followers, I am going to once again ...
Another Useless Fact in Life After 60
The stuff they tried to teach me in high school like Algebra, Biology, History, and such at the time was filed under the category of “useless facts.” I didn’t know what I was going to be when I ...
Things that make you go hmmm in Life After 60
We have all seen them, those wonderful little warning labels on things alerting us to danger. One that perplexes me is the California Proposition 65: “California Proposition 65, WARNING: This pr...
Open Sesame in Life After 60
Door locks are there for a reason. To keep people out. Unless you are a demented serial killer all bets are off. And breaking into some doors has a greater penalty. A couple of Saturdays ...
Musings of a mad man in Life After 60
I am a country music fan from waaaaay back. Today I had this earworm from long ago during a medical test. I was told I have a premature ventricular contraction or an extra heartbeat. Buck Owen...
The Lost Art Of Communication in Life After 60
My formal education required me to take English, Speech, and Communication in order to graduate. I prided myself in the fact that I was an A student in those subjects. However, a new reader sen...
The Internet is down in Life After 60
The four words that bring fear into every IT Professional. Any business that fully relies on the internet without a backup plan is asking for trouble. And let’s face it, almost all businesses r...
False Advertising in Life After 60
About the only thing that is true of some signs, is they are false Advertising. Okay, I am a male and we all know what that means. I want what I want and I want it now, no waiting, and I want i...
Dating in the age of Technology in Life After 60
We had such a great response from our last dating segment, I thought we’d do it again. So back to the phones we go. “Ladies, what’s are looking for in a man?” And for the record, if it is Loya...
Change of Taste in Life After 60
I am amazed by how much my taste in things has changed. My taste in friends, hobbies, food, and dare I say it, music and women. On music, I have gone from a Rascall Flatts fan to Kenny Ches...
Online Dating in Life After 60
Let’s open up the phone lines and see what our listeners have to say on the subject of online dating…We’ll be right back after this break....and we’re clear… Computers and the internet, along wit...
Class Reunions in Life After 60
Since that magical night in May of 1976, I have only attended 4 of my class reunions. Last night was the fourth. One thing I have noticed about people’s memories of events I was involved in, th...
While You See A Chance, Take It in Life After 60
Oh yes, that whimsical Steve Winwood and his lyrical phrases. But what he doesn’t mention is what to do when you have such a fear of rejection or failure that you can’t take the chance. I w...
Gray Matter in Life After 60
Being off work for two months has taken its toll on me. Not just physically but mentally. Not doing things every day has caused me to have brain fog. Either that or the early stages of Alzheim...
Depression? Just Deal With It. in Life After 60
Those who have never dealt with depression are totally clueless about its effects on a person. I have had the misfortune of being one of those people who knew nothing about it and then learned f...
Family Reunion in Life After 60
It’s that time of year. Family reunion tonight and high school reunion next week. I would describe my family as functional/dysfunctional with a touch of sarcastic humor…and I wouldn’t have them...
