A new toy for the home entertainment centre
I am unclear on whether the addition of a fruit or a tree is necessary to “grow” an orchard. In the Apple world, it just requires adding a new device. And another one. And another one. Appears that you “can’t just own one”, when you enter the enclosed garden.
And so, with barely a nod to common sense, I skipped supper and purchased an Apple TV. The game console was MIA (held hostage in a nearby bedroom, probably) which put Netflix out of the game plan. Faced with hours of people falling down hills, I opted to throw a little cash at the problem, and now the chief Apple controller is busily trying to enter all the passwords necessary to integrate the little black box into our lives. Better her than me. I lose patience…
At work, yet another day slid by. The new elections officer didn’t respond enthusiastically to my offer of creating a website with the slogan “Vote early! Vote often!” Guess it takes time to move some people into the “more is better” frame of thought. I have months to get it done. I also created a new photocopier code with associated quotas (that are fictitious; if the wall is reached, I move the wall). Add that to my list of things that I probably won’t heve to do, after I retire. Not the wall. Photocopier codes.
Yesterday, the feds announced another budget, with the usual hits to the pocketbook. One, in particular, left me perplexed. The insurance rates for retired civil servants with rise, by as much as $500 per year. The government trumpeted a “reduction in future liabilities” of $7.4 billion (with a b). Since the real saving (based on the number of now newly angered voters) is more like $150 million, I did some math. On a calculator. The future liabilities period appears to extend for the next 49 years!
