by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 27, 2010 | Wanders
We got about 18 inches of snow last night and were able to get out today for our first snowshoe of the season. Good thing because apparently it’s going to be over 50º on Saturday. Best part of the whole thing was that we were the first ones on the trail....
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 27, 2010 | Asides
Any takers? Family Grapples With Castle on Hudson | via WSJ.com Gorgeous piece of property, which you can see as you drive south of the Garrison School, looks like it may eventually be put up for sale. T. Coraghessan Boyle lived in the Osborne gate house, and...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 24, 2010 | Asides, Featured
Thank you Mr. Ebert. I’m feeling kind of cozy now. ‘Twas the Night Before Pogo | via Roger Ebert’s Journal
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 15, 2010 | Featured, Writing
A little different than my usual writing fare, but I recently wrote an article for the Poughkeepsie Journal, a local Gannett paper, on the benefits and perils of reverse mortgages. Reverse mortgages can help seniors stay in their houses, but their heirs may lose out |...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 13, 2010 | Featured, Macworld, Reviews, Writing
For my money it’s still Pages as my full-featured word processing app of choice, but Word really has improved in its latest iteration. Google Docs… nah. My coverage of all three apps is up at Macworld..com Office apps showdown: Word processors | via...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 3, 2010 | Asides
You’ll never catch me with a Logitech Revue, but I’ll take Kevin Bacon 8 days a week. YouTube – Logitech Revue with Google TV – Kevin Bacon
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 2, 2010 | Asides
The first time in 30 years that anyone in the house has been censured. Biggest joke on the planet. In the real world you get your ass fired, but in the place where words and rhetoric have zero value, this guy is begging not to have his dirty laundry aired in a public...
