Misc this and that
May. 3rd, 2014 07:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisLast Sunday I fell on the sidewalk and skinned my knee. It was not a bad fall and I really only brushed the top couple of layers of skin but it was enough to scab over. I think because it spends an hour in water every day and then dries, it's not going away or changing. I may have this skinned knee for the rest of my life.
When my mother went into the hospital for the last time, she had coincidentally, just had a pedicure. She had bright cherry red toenails. I was not there but all of the nurses and doctors I talked to told me she was dying, not conscience and comfortable and had the cutest toes.
When my brother calls to see if I'm dead yet, he'll hear I have the knees of a 6 year old on the playground. Oh well.
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My home network is having a difficult time keeping its grasp on the internet. I installed a monitor program that beeps when it loses connection for more than 5 minutes. I heard the beeps at 2 am. When I got up to pee, I rebooted the router. At 5:55, I heard it again. I got up to get coffee and rebooted the router. At 6:03, I heard it again. I rebooted the router.
The next time it goes off, I'm going to reboot the modem. Evidence to the contrary, I do not think it's my router. I've gone through patches like this before - at least this time, I don't have a job dependent on uninterrupted service.
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I'm enjoying my Windows tablet. It's snappy and I'm getting used to Windows 8. If I could only have one tablet, I'd toss it in a minute and keep my android tablet. But the tablet is way handier than a laptop and does all I need it to do. I have it set up with iTunes for music and books. It works for updating my Harmony hub (for TV remote). I need to set up the library for downloads from there to the Shuffle but that should not be a problem.
Next up is to rip my short stack of old CD's that I found when I cleaned up the terrace cupboards. I know there are a couple that I would really enjoy while swimming.
The other night, I deleted most every MP3 I own. Accidentally. Happily, the folder I deleted was mirrored onto another computer that was not turned on so I could recover it. It is now copied onto two different USB drives. Most of the MP3's are on both Amazon's music system and Goggle's but neither of those work worth a damn with my Shuffle. But, saved. So Whew.
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Today, swimming is at 8:30. And then I'm not sure what. I'd like to pop into Trader Joe's but I also need Dr. Pepper which means a regular grocery or Cash N' Carry. And I will also need breakfast. The baseball game is at noon. A soccer game in the stadium across the street - and my own inertia - will keep me home tonight.
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I think I'll do a house sweep for garbage and trash to take down to the dumpsters on my way out.
When my mother went into the hospital for the last time, she had coincidentally, just had a pedicure. She had bright cherry red toenails. I was not there but all of the nurses and doctors I talked to told me she was dying, not conscience and comfortable and had the cutest toes.
When my brother calls to see if I'm dead yet, he'll hear I have the knees of a 6 year old on the playground. Oh well.
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My home network is having a difficult time keeping its grasp on the internet. I installed a monitor program that beeps when it loses connection for more than 5 minutes. I heard the beeps at 2 am. When I got up to pee, I rebooted the router. At 5:55, I heard it again. I got up to get coffee and rebooted the router. At 6:03, I heard it again. I rebooted the router.
The next time it goes off, I'm going to reboot the modem. Evidence to the contrary, I do not think it's my router. I've gone through patches like this before - at least this time, I don't have a job dependent on uninterrupted service.
---
I'm enjoying my Windows tablet. It's snappy and I'm getting used to Windows 8. If I could only have one tablet, I'd toss it in a minute and keep my android tablet. But the tablet is way handier than a laptop and does all I need it to do. I have it set up with iTunes for music and books. It works for updating my Harmony hub (for TV remote). I need to set up the library for downloads from there to the Shuffle but that should not be a problem.
Next up is to rip my short stack of old CD's that I found when I cleaned up the terrace cupboards. I know there are a couple that I would really enjoy while swimming.
The other night, I deleted most every MP3 I own. Accidentally. Happily, the folder I deleted was mirrored onto another computer that was not turned on so I could recover it. It is now copied onto two different USB drives. Most of the MP3's are on both Amazon's music system and Goggle's but neither of those work worth a damn with my Shuffle. But, saved. So Whew.
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Today, swimming is at 8:30. And then I'm not sure what. I'd like to pop into Trader Joe's but I also need Dr. Pepper which means a regular grocery or Cash N' Carry. And I will also need breakfast. The baseball game is at noon. A soccer game in the stadium across the street - and my own inertia - will keep me home tonight.
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I think I'll do a house sweep for garbage and trash to take down to the dumpsters on my way out.
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Date: 2014-05-04 01:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
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