Sorry guys I did not post yesterday. But I am following @Jim Chianese and head to Italy. My daughter lives in Italy and I went to visit her. Got to go to Lake Garda.

What’s one piece of 'modern' tech that actually made your life easier this week? (Or one you want to throw out the window?) For me, it was my phone. The actual phone won't connect when you need to make a call. Not the apps, not the text, not the GPS, or the Internet. I only needed to make a simple phone call. Well, I was in a sort of emergency situation: three dogs were running loose in the neighborhood, and I caught all of them, but holding them was extremely physically demanding. Luckily, I have a leash and looped it through two of the dog's collars. But these were strong, energetic dogs, and the third one was in my arms. I couldn't make a simple call to ask a neighbor. Bottom line, after 30 minutes, the dogs were back with the owners, but my phone, NOTHING! Scary, if my house were on fire, or I were in a crash, I couldn't make a call. What tales of Tech and Tinkering have you experienced?

My sister and I at the Von Trapp Lodge in VT. Interesting history and learning the factual aspects of the VonTrapp family aside the movie The Sound of Music, which I do enjoy. It was a lovely time with just the two of us and the drive from NY to VT at that time of year was breathtaking. Pictures do not capture the foliage extravagance.

Near Mammoth Village in Yellowstone NP

"What’s one skill you spent 30 years mastering that you’d love to teach someone else just for the fun of it?" Wait! Or maybe This! What one skill DIDN'T You Learn that you wished someone would teach you during The Encore stage of our lives? Answer either one or both. Have fun with it!