10th
September
2020
Ham radio operators (some of them) are fascinated by readiness. Things like keeping a portable radio with batteries, in a small bag, in case you get called to take care of an impending emergency. In fact, some of the mainstream magazines get into the game, publishing “bug out bag” photos. As someone that stays close to home, I have never paid much attention.
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posted in ham radio, health |
9th
September
2020
That seemed odd; who would have put an egg out on the back lawn? My bad. After closer inspection (me with a monocular and she with an eyeball up close), we now realize that big, white mushrooms can seem rather uvular. No, I won’t be collecting and tasting any fungal manifestations. Been reading about that. It requires training, good colour vision, second opinions and a willingness to die for something with little nutritional value. I’m good with the product offered in my local supermarket, thank you.
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posted in photography |
8th
September
2020
Governments are slow to learn. As predicted, there is an increase in numbers of infections, across the country. And despite common sense, the move to lock down public gatherings is like something from a movie in slow motion. BC has decided that it should react to hundreds of new cases by maybe (the operative word):
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posted in health |
7th
September
2020
As a rational being, I don’t believe in luck. That stated; I am having such a run of “bad luck” with technology. I’ve mentioned that we have replaced a number of hard drives (and a computer, in one case). Goes with the age of the equipment. Well, today the wifi router simply quit.
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posted in computing |
6th
September
2020
Is the food on the BBQ supposed to be “flame-Broiled”? What about when it catches fire? Just wondering.
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posted in food, sports |
5th
September
2020
Don’t be fooled by the similarities. Dogs are individual. Different. I just watched our visitor probing the kitchen sink for anything interesting, and I can say that our own dog has never tried that route to something wonderful. I was too shy to signal the incongruity, and the visitor has better teeth than me. All of this is temporary; I’m just the sitter for the afternoon/evening. Soon we will go back to our personal “one dog, one family” model. And I will be able to put the trash bins back at floor level, and refill the dog dishes (emptied as a premptive move on my part). Less reason to row.
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posted in computing, health |
4th
September
2020
School is open. Not everywhere, but across the nation, in small, childlike steps. And we now have to prepare for “the next wave”. You know, pandemically speaking. It’s still too early to call for a trend, so we’re going to have to accept anecdotal evidence. Often without a clear grasp of the population numbers.
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posted in computing, education, health |
3rd
September
2020
So much for my faint hope. Despite the pandemic, and the passing of a great summer for constructive activity, I had this idea that maybe the next round of technology in our neighbourhood had been forgotten. Nope: today the local newspaper carried the story that we’re getting our windmills. Even if there had been eighty submissions from the public, the minister in charge announced that we were back on schedule. New towers, next.
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posted in environment |
2nd
September
2020
Maybe one cannot extract blood from a stone, but I invite you to research the term “hematuria”. As in, something I want to see, ASAP. Last evening, the first signs of renal colic flagged the way the next few days are likely to unfold. Picture me, perched on the edge of a kitchen stool, because trying to extract myself from a normal chair (or worse, the living room couch) is just too unpleasant. The dog wonders at my sudden reticence to serve as his doorman.
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posted in health |
1st
September
2020
It might be fun to think that I knew where my big repair plan was going; delusional, but fun. Today, after a number of false leads, I recovered my bookmarks and passwords from Firefox. Now, my workflow should improve, greatly. No more guessing what I might have used as my identity on sites not visited for many months. Do I have an improved plan, going forward? Maybe.
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