27th
June
2015
Last evening, we listened to the coyotes, somewhere down at the bottom of the field. Romantic, except for the fear that our fearless dog might not fare well in an unscheduled meeting of noses. Which led to a reminder that the “magic eye” lights for outside were still packed in their original boxes, and wouldn’t it be nice if we could get them up and out where we could see what waited in the gathering gloom. Message received.
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25th
June
2015
The dawning of a bright, new day at our house. We’re reconnected! Seriously, if someone had ventured that what others take as commonplace, getting a phone line, would require weeks of patient requests and interventions by others, I’d have thought my leg was being tugged. Not so.
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23rd
June
2015
Part of a proper education is the ability to quote great literature, in context. Part of life in the new corporate “dog’s breakfast” approach to customer support is the ability to misquote…
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22nd
June
2015
Who knew that some day I’d have my own vacuum collection? Not the “beyond the earth”, lacking in air vacuum. No, more like the “too much dust around here” kind of vacuum. I’ll try to explain.
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16th
May
2015
Not sure why I awoke. That moment of silence, when the refrigerator stopped. The sensation of flashing clocks, even through an almost closed door. Just before 03h00 (which is a shorthand for “too early”), I came downstairs. The burner readouts on the kitchen range framed one of the pulsing 12:00 displays with large, red “PF” codes. The cable clock (my trusted real time indicator) was off. And son #3 was waiting for the ‘net to come back.
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7th
May
2015
I hate my printers. In large part, because they print well, as long as I spend all my extra cash feeding them with toner or ink cubes, according to the model. This is a low volume household, and when the need to print comes along, I shouldn’t have to shake drums, or use ancient prayers over the ink nozzles. It should be like in an office…
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21st
April
2015
Worms, beware. The first robin of the year is afoot.
There are only two ways to receive a delivery at your door. Either you sleep in, and miss the low flying run-by completely… or you get up bright and early, and then wait for the whole day for the truck to park at the end of the drive. I chose the latter.
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16th
April
2015
All it required was for me to extract a clean pair of socks from the drawer, and the dog went into overdrive. Race upstairs. Bound on and off (and on) the bed, with the same sense of anticipation I’d noted on other evenings. This “go for a long walk” behavior seems to suit him. Me; not as much. I’m aching from the continual tow (although that might be my fault).
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13th
April
2015
Today was “new shoes” day. Not for the humans, or the dog; this time around, the car got the nod. Not cheap, either. In fact, a round of tires, which seem to have a useful span of about three years in seasonal mode, cost more than all the other family footwear, combined.
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7th
April
2015
I’m just too young to have had to deal with an inkwell. Or a pen with a nib that required constant care and attention. I’m sure that if my school had required me to adopt such a tool, my handwriting might have improved. No hentracking allowed. Anyhow, a short documentary, this morning, showed me one side of the page that I’ve missed.
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