lever-age ... points to ponder

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2Fingers wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 12:11 pm
Mëds wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 8:52 am I had to increase the font sizes on all my screens this year.
I had to get a slightly bigger phone so my fingers can type better and I can see the font.

Carry reading glasses to read the back of the effing medication and other food items.
That is one of my biggest pet peeves - everything is written in such a small font. I hate when I have to borrow my wife's glasses at a restaurant in order to be able to read the damn menu. I have enough trouble remembering to carry my phone and wallet, without having to worry about glasses. I do have artificial lenses in both eyes, and while it really helps my eyesight, it doesn't do shit for reading small print.

And to Corn's point - my birthday is closer to 1900 than it is to today, by 20 years :look: :look:
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BCExpat wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 2:31 pm And to Corn's point - my birthday is closer to 1900 than it is to today, by 20 years :look: :look:
:shock: You're old enough to remember when the flames last won a Cup! :D
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He is almost old enough to remember when the Millionaires won theirs.
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donlever wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 3:17 pm He is almost old enough to remember when the Millionaires won theirs.
I was going to go there.... but held off. :D
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Use your phone. Put it in camera mode and zoom in on the menu.
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Cornuck wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 3:00 pm
BCExpat wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 2:31 pm And to Corn's point - my birthday is closer to 1900 than it is to today, by 20 years :look: :look:
:shock: You're old enough to remember when the flames last won a Cup! :D
My kids are old enough to remember when the flames last won a cup :look: :look:
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Per wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:16 pm Use your phone. Put it in camera mode and zoom in on the menu.
Good idea :thumbs: :thumbs:
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BCExpat wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:07 pm
Per wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:16 pm Use your phone. Put it in camera mode and zoom in on the menu.
Good idea :thumbs: :thumbs:
If you have shaky hands. Make a picture and zoom in. Delete the pic after reading. 👻
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You know, you old guys don't even have to do that. You can zoom in on anything on your screen, it doesn't have to be a photo.
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Cookie La Rue wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2026 6:42 am
BCExpat wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:07 pm
Per wrote: Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:16 pm Use your phone. Put it in camera mode and zoom in on the menu.
Good idea :thumbs: :thumbs:
If you have shaky hands. Make a picture and zoom in. Delete the pic after reading. 👻
1953 just 7 years younger than my father and he still don't know how to delete a pic. I'm explaining it to him nearly every weekend. 🙈
Hey, that's why we have kids - to do all the computer/gadget stuff for us :roll: :lol: :lol: No shaky hands yet :thumbs:

My neighbor is 79 years old and doesn't have a clue on how to use any electronic stuff. He can answer his cell phone and he can make calls, but that is about it. Texting - forget it. Good thing his wife knows how to use a computer.
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donlever wrote: Tue Mar 24, 2026 7:44 pm Wanna feel old?

In 2026 these songs celebrate 50 years of existence.

Hotel California
Don't Fear the Reaper
More than a Feeling
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (sounds like a Cuz bio)
Go Your Own Way
The Boys are Back in Town

50 years before that Baby Face and Bye Bye Blackbird were 2 of the top hits of the day.

I can verify that 50 years ago then felt a whole helluva lot longer ago in the past than when Hotel California coming out does now.
Great songs, even the one on the list I don’t personally care for (More Than A Feeling), I really appreciate what’s going on in that song from a craft perspective.

Forget where has the time gone. Where has greatness in popular music gone?
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