A clamber up the tower
In one of those “it ain’t over ’til it’s over” moments, I have just applied a patch to my (virtualized) Windows XP system. For those of you who don’t have a longstanding history with Microsoft, that’s the system that ended, in support terms, just over three years ago. An eternity, in OS terms. But, due to a particularly virulent malware that is playing the “give us all your Bitcoin” game with the world, the powers that be decided that even the obsolete systems should get a patch, now. I don’t go on the ‘net with the machine, except for emergencies like this.
Today, we had nice weather. Really nice weather. A reminder that summer, however brief, is coming and will be welcomed with open arms. After our restaurant breakfast, we drove up to a nearby lighthouse. Too early to be real tourists, at least the tower was open for self-tours.
And so, we climbed. Up to the lamp room, where we stopped to parlee with some other self-directed visitors. The room is small for impromptu parties; getting in/out/up/down requires some careful gymnastics. Grab rails rule! No gravity assisted descents, today. It strikes me that my “climb to the top” days are running out. I can’t imagine how a person handled the day-t0-day-to-night climbs, back when a lighthouse required constant care and feeding.
I really should have done some of the things on my list this afternoon, but didn’t. One more reason for “tomorrow”. If anyone wants to witness my efforts at oil changes and small motor repair, the moment is now (tomorrowish).
