Monthly Archives: October 2023

How I Dress Myself, Part 2 – Has Anybody Seen My Lederhosen?

Posted on October 30, 2023 by 2ndsense

“What color is my shirt?” I ask Lola.  We sit amid piles of clothes in the dressing room. “Taupe,” says Lola. “Taupe?  What color is taupe?  And how do you spell it?” “T A U P E.  A blend of … Continue reading →

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How I Dress Myself, Part 1—The Foundation

Posted on October 16, 2023 by 2ndsense

The New York Times Best Seller List includes books which promise domestic tranquility if I declutter my house.  So, I’ve asked Lola to serve as impartial, unemotional judge of my wardrobe, a role the declutter books consider vital for successful … Continue reading →

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JAWS: Software or Shark

Posted on October 2, 2023 by 2ndsense

I’ve been a JAWS user since version 3.5—twenty years and twenty versions ago.  Sometimes JAWS confounds; sometimes it impresses.  For we whose eyesight has reduced the computer screen to a London fog, JAWS the screen reader brings us into the … Continue reading →

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