Category Archives: Essays

The Joy of Insignificance

    The Joy of Insignificance The older I get the more insignificant I become. And that’s a good thing because I have found the joy of insignificance. I’ve seen thousands of beautiful sunrises – the orange ones, the red ones, the spectacular ones. I’ve seen thousands of amazing and dazzling sunsets – those surreal multicolor sunsets –… Read More »

The Real History of TC and EB

    The Real History of TC and EB  Intro by TC Darcy (EB) wrote this in 2008 — I cannot being to tell you how much things have changed over the last fourteen years — but our history is still the same. We hope you all enjoy this little trip back to the beginnings of Cloudeight when… Read More »

Wishing You a Very Happy Birthday, Darcy! 

    Wishing You a Very Happy Birthday, Darcy!    Some of you know her as EB, some of you know her as Darcy, and most of you know she’s a very special lady. She is the one who makes sure that everyone every order gets filled, and everyone with a computer problem who has a Cloudeight Direct… Read More »

The Helpless Consumer

    The Helpless Consumer Is it just me or have big companies intentionally made it hard to get in touch with them if something goes wrong? 1’m going to tell you a true story – a saga -that began in February and looks like it’s going to continue through the summer.  As I said it began in… Read More »

Venting on Vegans

  Venting on Vegans   I must admit that letters to the editors and responses to articles on Web sites are one of my main sources of fodder for my rants. “USA Today” prints the best letters to the editor though. They tend to pick out some great letters from morons all over the world. I don’t have any… Read More »

Sometimes the Best Memories Just Happen

    Sometimes the Best Memories Just Happen I’m older now than I ever thought I’d be. I noticed how many people who are as old as I seem to be preoccupied with their bathroom habits. I suppose that’s why the drug store has a whole section filled with laxatives.  Luckily, for me, I’ve not had to buy… Read More »