Hello Daryl!

** On Saturday 26.12.20 - 13:31, Daryl Stout wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> Did he ever have a sense of humour?

 DS>   He probably does, but I don't think he appreciates "pun
 DS>   humor" as I do. Yet, he hates Christmas now, because
 DS>   except for the Walgreeens stores, and the Chinese
 DS>   restaurants, everything else was closed that day. He
 DS>   prefers to go out to eat, drink beer, and converse with
 DS>   his friends...and hates being home alone. He has no
 DS>   hobbies at all, and he hates computers.

Is he older than you?  Too bad about in him not having other  
interests other than shopping and eating out.  But perhaps with  
"converse with his friends" he sounds like a conversationalist  
and perhaps likes intellectual stimulation. I was going to  
suggest that maybe he could find that in a good message board in  
times when he is "stuck at home". But, since computers are out,  
the typing to replace actual conversing probably wouldn't work  
very well.

My mom wouldn't warm up to using a computer at first. Being an  
accountant/bookkeeper, she did however appreciate the benefits of  
organized data that a good computer program could produce. She  
also loved to write letters, so an intro to WordPerfect turned  
out to be perfect. She liked the instant ability to look up past  
letters and organize them.

Then, to improve her mouse-motor skills, I found a few games she  
really liked. She typically enjoyed playing the real Scrabble, a  
CDROM filled with a variety of word games worked well. Then the  
introduction to InterBBS Scrabble turned out to be a lot of fun  
for her too.

Does your brother play chess with his intellectual friends? Maybe  
an intro to computer chess could work.


 DS>   On the other hand, between the BBS, ham radio, and square
 DS>   dance related stuff (website and publications), I have
 DS>   more than enough to keep me busy at the computer at home
 DS>   alone..

Yes.. you are one busy body.


 DS>   Besides, frequent naps prevent old age...especially if
 DS>   taken while driving. 

If ever you get the chance, try to take a look at this tv series:

 "Canada's Worst Driver"

I just "discovered" the tv series this year (they're airing a  
repeat of season 8 on my OTA analog tv feed), but both past  
current episodes seem to be available on youtube.

It's funny and concerning that these people are actually allowed  
to drive on the roads.

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  ../|ug

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