Author Archives: conrad reynolds

The customer is always right, but that doesn’t mean we have to do something about it

Posted on 11 April 2015 by conrad reynolds

A beautiful spring day today!  The sun was shining so bright that you got hungry just looking out the window.  And as fortune would have it, a local restaurant, Roux, was having their New Orleans festival today.  Their tagline is … Continue reading →

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24 Hours in…Indy

Posted on 24 March 2015 by conrad reynolds

CVH is still, after all these years, a rabid Houston Rockets basketball fan.  She watches all the games on TV. So when a business associate and all-around good guy mentioned to me that he had season tickets to the Pacers … Continue reading →

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A boy can dream, can’t he?

Posted on 8 March 2015 by conrad reynolds

We still have a lot of snow on the ground, but we’d like to think that spring is just around the corner anyway.  I bought this small rose bush at Kroger today for two dollars; a small price for a … Continue reading →

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The Terminator was programmed in Assembler

Posted on 17 February 2015 by conrad reynolds

Subtitle: Conway’s Game of Life in IBM Assembler Assembly language is what you saw from Arnold’s viewpoint in The Terminator (the first movie).   I have implemented Conway’s Game of Life in IBM 390 (z/OS) assembler. (For an explanation of the … Continue reading →

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One day you wake up and look in the mirror

Posted on 15 January 2015 by conrad reynolds

I had the day off today, and CVH told me to go to the grocery store.  I waited until about 9:30, figuring traffic and crowds would be at a minimum then. Got to the Kroger, and holy smoke!  The place … Continue reading →

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Just when you think you’ve seen it all

Posted on 10 January 2015 by conrad reynolds

CVH and I went to our local Kroger today to pick up some groceries.  As we went down one aisle, we passed the magazine display.  They had easily over a hundred different magazines for sale.  CVH is a big NBA … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Ameche

Posted on 2 December 2014 by conrad reynolds

About fifty years ago, I made my first picturephone call.  My grandmother took me to the Prudential building in downtown Chicago, where Bell had a demo system set up. (You can see a picture of what the Pru looked like … Continue reading →

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Bernheim Fall Festival

Posted on 19 October 2014 by conrad reynolds

Each year, the Bernheim Forest has a Fall Festival called “ColorFest”, and CVH dragged me down there this year.  Once I got there, I had a wonderful time.  When you live here in the Midwest, and the cold grey spectre … Continue reading →

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Bright Lights, Big City

Posted on 18 October 2014 by conrad reynolds

Spent the last week in Dallas, visiting and house-sitting for a friend in the hospital.  Although not as big as Houston or Chicago, it certainly qualifies as a Big City, especially if it’s been a long time since you’ve been … Continue reading →

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Autumn for Cats

Posted on 25 September 2014 by conrad reynolds

It’s autumn, the windows are open, and the cats are eating it up. Fresh air, sunbeam, altitude – according to my cat, it just doesn’t get any better.

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