Tinkering Toward Art
An organized collection of galleries of our art, posts on various topics, and sections called Our art of (slow travel, housebuilding, workshop;garden; and other topics as we see fit.
Here’s some information concerning scams targeted to conscientious seniors. Scammers gain enough information about you to seem real – and ask for more under various guises.
This article from Senior Planet explains the techniques and what to do:
My take:
Meeting, sort of!
I met Jerry Andrus, illusionist, tinkerer, and magician, at the local DaVinci Day’s Art, Science and Technology festival sometime in the ’90s decade. My hands-on science exhibit for kids and Jerry ‘s much more elaborate and comprehensive exhibit of puzzles and illusions for kids of all ages were near each other.
Puzzles and Illusions
I occasionally walked over to his exhibit and tried to solve a puzzle or two, or stare at his spiral circle till everyone looked wavy, or get in line with the kids to stand in some sort of whirlygig which at this time I don’t remember what sensations, what illusions, it created. Continue reading
There are more and more companies, many of them startups, trying to design, produce and sell high tech devices for seniors.
One way to keep tabs on the growing field is to read “Aging in Place Technology Watch.”
I am tech fan and a gadget junkie. This site covers the burgeoning field and I find it enjoyable and constructive to read. The coverage is mainly about the business aspects but there is much that can be gleaned for us “already elders.”
How to get around – without a car
Here is a pdf of a proposal made by hree emeritus professors from Oregon State to move away from cars. I like the thoughts.
Here’s the link.