23rd
August
2020
A second computer has gone into nowhere land. Blame it on “Wonky Windows”. More than likely, the ingestion of some “pushed” update means that the machine boots, complains, reboots and we start all over again. Hardly a productive state. I’m tired of reading diagnostic hints; yes, switching to Linux might be worth some analysis, but right now getting data onto an external store is a priority.
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posted in education, health |
16th
August
2020
I suspect that this self-enforced quarantine is going to be more difficult, going forward. Here in Canada, the realization that winter is coming (no GOT reference intended) makes our summer seem even more valuable. Any vacation travel has to be planned with a climate-based agenda.
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posted in health, travel |
31st
July
2020
Someone gave us some trendy food for supper: a “meal in a bag”, if you will. Unfortunately, not my “bag”. Knowing what will sit well in my stomach is perhaps one of my greatest accomplishments that comes from getting older. Moving along.
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posted in computing, health, technology |
26th
July
2020
Not intending to start with a scandalous tale here, but I awoke with a stranger in the bed this morning. What struck me most were the blue eyes, and the tail.
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posted in health, pets |
25th
July
2020
Another break in the routine. This evening, we have a second dog (a loaner from a neighbour). It really isn’t just my dog that has a failure to communicate; this one also avoids conversation, and seems attentive to the possibility of food. Could it be that dogs don’t talk much?
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24th
July
2020
Locally, with the shuttered tourist attractions, we’ve turned to a new source of entertainment: watching the regular press conferences from the Public Health office, letting the population know about how things are going. To be fair, that is not the source of our giggles. We take the pronouncements very seriously. However.
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posted in health |
18th
July
2020
The parent job notice didn’t prepare me for the lifetime of challenges. I thought that once the Pamper Parade ended, life would get easier. Not exactly.
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posted in health |
29th
June
2020
Right now, I miss the distraction of the workplace. With lots of time on my hands, and a deep-seated curiosity, I find myself reading lots of things, about lots of subjects. And I realize that there are many, many people with access to keyboards who come without a lick of sense, as my grandmother used to say.
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posted in health |
28th
June
2020
Here we are, late in the afternoon on the final weekend in June. Only because FB brought it to my attention, I realized that the amateur radio community on this continent is starting to clean up from another Field Day exercise. This is one of those events where I should have got involved; I have the time, the field, the equipment and the knowledge. Trapped in my bubble, I haven’t even plugged in the radio. Next year.
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posted in economy, ham radio, health, travel |
26th
June
2020
The phrase “it takes a community” is being tested, here, this evening. Suddenly, the number of dogs has doubled, and all I have to distract is a bag of liver treats. They don’t show an interest in quiet conversation, so my role is simplified; I hand out things that I wouldn’t eat, even on a bet, and they respond by wagging their tails. Almost wrote “tales”, but they haven’t told me any, yet.
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