20th
April
2016
There you go. Clear sky. No wind. Full moon in view. And then my “old fella” voice murmurs… “Close the door. Cold outside!” Such is my life. Had to go and convince the dog that it was time to come in, before the chorus starts to howl. That kind of evening. I can hear the buoy up at the point, and the occasional rumble of whatever going by on the road outside.
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posted in media |
19th
April
2016
Just wondering: how many really wrong things does a government have to do before we move to open revolt?
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posted in economy, technology |
18th
April
2016
Today, an informal conversation took an unexpected turn. To my advantage, I have to add. For the past year (almost), I’ve had to accept that access to a new ophthalmologist might prove challenging. I decided “to beard the lion in his den”, so to speak, and showed up in the office of a local specialist. Of course, there’s always a gatekeeper: think school secretary, for a similar approach to the world. I presented my case, and she gave her rebuttal. No entrance to the inner circle without a referral…
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posted in health, technology |
17th
April
2016
At first, it seemed like a plan. Put everyone in the car and head off to explore new places. Perhaps wander through a “paper town”. Of course, plans change, and when the car left the lot, we were down to two. The dog may forgive us, some day…
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posted in genealogy |
16th
April
2016
On TV, an interview. With DJ, who is the GG of CA. There: total shorthand description of the holder of a job that doesn’t have a description. The head of the whole shebang, and yet the role comes down to an endless series of “meet and greet” sessions.
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posted in politics |
15th
April
2016
Shortly after our move (to the new house), we decided to immerse ourselves in our new community by attending the local trivia evening. Good fun, even though we knew only a “scattering” among the faces. And then summer changed to winter, and we stopped going out.
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posted in environment |
14th
April
2016
Methinks I’ve found the frontier between procrastination and pain. The season is about to change, and my promise to construct garden frames has to move from piles of boards to piles of dirt.
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posted in technology |
13th
April
2016
This evening took me outside of my comfort zone. On the practical level, that meant trading in my around the house clothes for something closer to what I would have worn to work, back in the day. On the mental level, I had to sit at a head table and address a roomful of strangers. Again, not too far removed from “back in the day”, but this is my new life in my new community. So easy to suffer a pratfall.
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posted in education |
12th
April
2016
Take nothing for granted, when it comes to the internet. My effort to post today’s blog entry was stopped, abruptly. The site was unavailable. I’ve been down this path before; thankfully, infrequently. The drill is clear. Contact support and check my email. Their team found irregular activity under another, unused subdirectory. Easy fix; I simply used the big eraser. Should I need to rebuild the other site, there will be newer, better software versions to consider.
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posted in computing |
11th
April
2016
Sometimes, I need a pinch of inspiration. Whether it’s musical, or literary or whatever; I need to see someone else doing something new, that I haven’t tried before.
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