What’s Up in the Neighborhood – A MILESTONE

Before I start our regular Saturday recap of the blog posts and photos and thoughts of the wonderful people on my blogroll … a personal note. Today’s blog post is my 7,000th published blog post. That includes going all the way back to 2007 for my original blogspot.com portal, then 8 1/2 years at the…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 3 2026

It’s a new year, it’s a new blog, and a new resolution of sorts. This morning, I’m currently backing everything on my computers and flash drives onto a 16TB external hard drive. Then I’ll put all the flash drives and backup drives in storage, and this way my materials will remain protected over time. It’s…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 27 2025

Hi everybody, hope you had a good holiday this week, and are ready to face the world. I’m staying inside today – there’s plenty of snow outside and I don’t feel like chancing a trip on the slippery streets. So I’ll stay in and blog about this week’s great articles and photos on my personal…

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What’s Up in the Neighborhood, November 15 2025

Good morning, everybody. Hope your mid-November weekend plans are pleasant and that you’ve got everything under control. And by “under control,” I mean that you’re not doing anything out of the ordinary until you take a moment and enjoy this week’s blogroll recap. There’s plenty of good stuff here, so let’s get started right now.…

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