A toast to our candidates from a glass half-full.

Let’s take a moment to say something good about society, for a change.

In all previous US presidential elections, every candidate with any chance at victory has been white and male; never black and never female. Now our society is finally breaking through these barriers. Currently, of the two top Democratic contenders we have one who is half-black, and the other who is half-female.

We’re making progress. Good for us.

Lively up your computer screen

Is your computer boring you? Are you tired of the same old bland desktop image day after day? I can help.

While traveling this week in New York and Michigan I took some amazing vacation photos. Right-click on any of these images, choose "set as (desktop) background," and voila, your computer screen becomes a work of art.

I call it "wallpaper".



Next week, how to cut and paste with something I call "scissors" and "glue".

Ten best things about having the flu

1. chicken soup

I can't think of any more.