Done Since 2021-09-12
It's been way too long since I did any singing in public -- we pulled off yesterday's concert, but the rehearsal was better, and it took me all afternoon to recover from the adrenaline rush. (An hour or so was spent trying to figure out why I felt so shaky. I'm not good at that sort of thing.) And I went to the Woodland Park Zoo with E, plus husband and in-laws -- that was fun! I know I've been there before, but don't remember when. Probably during a con, before we moved up to Seattle. Other than that, some work on $writing-gig-3, and some laptop maintenance (see notes), I didn't do a whole lot last week.
Okay, maybe I got a few things done. Doesn't feel like it, and I still have more things going onto my to.do list than are coming off it.
If you have any devices running Apple software, update them NOW. See notes.
Barring unforseen glitches, it looks as though R has landed a data-entry job. Remote, of course.
Notes & links: 0912Su & up 1:35 * up 7am; S=7:14, BP=128/74, P=62; heat, shower : probably should not have changed the W$10 device name to Panther, because it's attached to the license. Can probably change it back if I want to keep using that disk on Sable. OTOH, _do_ I want to? * 2 bags of coffee, one for RS, neti salt, -> c and S out with L' for grocery run * singing: Bells of Norwich, Eyes Like the Morning, For Amy * some dishes ~ replace disk in whatever's having problems. Apparently _not_ Raven. Sherman? * print set list songbook. using a .songs extension for the list fails badly interacting with tracks.make - infinite regress making directories. % N suggested moving the cats down to Seattle (after appropriate yak-shaving) - it seems to have brought up quite a lot of grief and anxiety. * singing: Millennum's Dawn * pack: * several boxes of kleenex * neti salt * AA batteries * the glasses I found under the sink were indeed c's * whisky tasting with c. Also blackberry liqueur : S has been having trouble with Tiddlywiki. One of many reasons why I don't use it : another unsuccessful try at booting W$10 from usb. Gets in a boot loop. Also failed to make a recovery drive -- seemed to be doing something, but I cancelled anyway * laundry 8:30ish; load drugs; -> back pain -> heat 0913Mo & awake 1:15; tried to get back to sleep; give up 1:50, down 2ish? * up 6:45 (alarm); S=7:20; @ If You Got Moderna, [which I did] You May Have More Antibodies | Best Life If You Got Moderna, You May Be More Protected Against the Delta Variant * order bagels: 4 salt, 2 everything, 6 plain, 1 cin/raisin. 2 cream cheese * singing: Rambling Silver Rose * 9am head out: 1:30 c has medical appointment in Seattle * (on the way down) Bagels @ FORCEDENTRY: NSO Group iMessage Zero-Click Exploit Captured in the Wild About the security content of iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8 - Apple Support Apple Security Update Closes Spyware Flaw in iPhones, Macs and iWatches - NYT * sable's old SSD boots fine from USB on Panther -> changed hostname. Has Win7, so should have product key. Maybe. ~/Downloads needs looking at. * update panther: vv, apt. After updates, put it back in the drive compartment : Panther's W$ is behaving oddly; probably improperly installed. Got product key though * panther should get a separate /vv partition. fsck first. mke2fs -c make partition, check copy data to /vv : Win7 appears broken, and it doesn't look like Win8.1 is available for free anymore, though it might be worthwhile looking for an upgrade button * guitar: bad guys (capo 2 on Plink) * panther needs new ssh host keys. -> stupidly removed them on sable by mistake, but there were "backups" in /xx and /yy % not sure about the handwoven shawl. % 9:40 -- still pretty early for bed, though I'm somewhat sleepy. 10pm then. 0914Tu & awake 4:30; S=6:20; % hand-woven shawl actually seems to work; feels a little odd and not particularly warm but takes the edge off. Leaving it lying across the bed makes it very easy to apply. I'm going to consider it a win. * up 6am; S=7:20, BP=106/77, p=61; exercises @ Microsoft Edge for Linux (Dev) review | TechRadar Edge on Linux: Thoughts from a Linux user | Vivaldi Browser * prep for meeting. It's on M$ Teams, so get that. Only works on Chrome (and has a Chromium-based desktop app, but haven't looked at that yet). No sign of audio/video settings, which is weird. Install desktop app just in case. : trying to pay lawyer. Didn't take debit card -> got security robocall; then it worked * 8:30am video (MS Teams) call with Dutch lawyer $ €200 on RE debit -> requires being an entrepreneur, so join N's freelance writing business. Have to actually work, not just invest, so it's a stretch. We'll see. * Can't find AX; look in car later -> in the door well, where I always put the card I use for the ferry. As expected. * call UB about WTF new account? -> nothing new; wrong form letter apparently ? trying to decide what to do about Panther: : Note: Worth checking to see if BT works now; used to but that may have been 16.04 - upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 -- the easy one. - Mint/Mate, like Sable - Ubuntu Studio @ There’s a guy, somewhere, who is still known as “the guy who bit somebody” after a drunken incident at a herpetology conference back in the 80’s. * 2pm Woodland Park Zoo with E et. al. % quite a lot of walking. Walking or any other form of exercise with a mask on is something of a challenge - I tend to get short of breath. But still, over an hour and a half of walking. Feeling somewhat accomplished. (only somewhat; was probably less than a mile althgether) * dinner afterward at Suni's Pizza and Burgers, next door to E and M's apartment. Their menu also includes Greek (which mostly means gyros and feta). The traffic on the way to the sushi place that was the original destination was extremely heavy. * Writing: memoir. Wistful Wednesday may become a thing * Singing: Riverheart. Fingers hurting a little. : ssh to savitzky.net seems to be broken -> rm ~/.ssh/controlmasters/* 0915We * up 7am (alarm); S=7:50; * Singing: Wheelin' -- before breakfast. * */15 pay AX card, Molly * pay ambulance company 3560.34 web doesn't work, billing phone, 800.913.9106, doesn't work, main contact# on AMR Contact page for Seattle, 800-542-7701, did work, took amex (which payment website did not), but took 3 tries to get exp. date in (timing glitch maybe?) worked. Supervisor may call me back in 24-48 hours to take my complaint, but I'm not counting on it. The contact # on the bill, 800.913.9106, goes to someone (recording?) reading a script trying to sell me a medical response pendant, but wouldn't or couldn't connect me with billing. % I think once a bad web experience overcomes my reluctance to use a phone, I seem to have trouble giving up on trying to complain. Never works anyway. ! apathetic @ Welcome to the W3C design system * some work on $writing-gig-3 * talk with N about whether she's coming up to the Island with me, and when * Singing: (in Lair) Lock-Keeper, hum through a verse of QV 0916Th & awake 3:30; S=5.0; awakened by a couple of text messages, one from Chris and one political. Trying to get unsubscribed from the latter ! right now I think really want to crawl into a hole and not come out. Overload? Why? * up 8am; S=7:36, BP=109/76, 60; dozing for an hour, exercises, heat * Singing: Eyes Like the Morning @ Understanding WAGI, the WebAssembly Gateway Interface | InfoWorld deislabs/wagi: Write HTTP handlers in WebAssembly with a minimal amount of work : Phone call from R! 1. he had an interview for a data-entry job. Hope he gets it. 2. wants to arrange a day to come up and get his boxes from Mom's -> Some weekend. @ Apple Issues Emergency Security Updates to Close a Spyware Flaw @ “Secret” Agent Exposes Azure Customers To Unauthorized Code Execution | Wiz Blog @ Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81 | The Guardian Sir Clive Sinclair: Tireless inventor ahead of his time - BBC News Clive Sinclair - Wikipedia * pack: UA25, mics -> household decision: skip the fall trip (OVFF + Vermont) because of Delta 0917-9 10th FotLR 0917Fr & awake 4:45; S=6:17; * up 6:45; S=7:15; * E' should start with cat boxes (if N isn't in good enough shape to let her in) * writing: more on $writing-gig-3: example for `git rebase --interactive` * pick up c's prescriptions at Bartell's on 85th St. * head up to Whidbey noonish; should know by then how N is doing : 4:28 power outage. For some reason the UPS on the network gear didn't work. * */15 CPAP: change paper filter, wash tub & went to bed 9:20ish. Put my kindle on a battery to charge 0918Sa & awake 12:10 or so. Read on the kindle. : the little silicone dragon hanging by my bed is phosphorescent : 2:27 power back on. We'll see how long it stays up. Should plug Molly back in. Internet is back up; Nova doesn't appear to have restarted. * pack ultra-fine-point sharpie for thumb drives (actually put next to drives) * pack pair of blue-blocker glasses from LR shelf * up 7:45; S=6ish (4:12 + 2ish); * 10ish: rehearsal. 11ish timed rehearsal -- hit 25min on the nose * Set up in the box room -- stereo mics behind and above the music stand no speakers, but headphones could be turned up loud enough * 30 minute concert -> Sat. 2pm = 3pm mountain -> 25minutes for quilt conspiracy -> lgf/Lyrics/fotlr.songs -- should really be in record/2021/09/18--fotlr eyes-like-the-morning wheelin lock-keeper rambling-silver-rose where-the-heart-is river -> at end of set, tell Lem to answer the door -> pretty wiped out at the end -- post-adrenaline reaction : Nova's UPS says it's okay; a bit odd unless it's configured to shut down on powerfail * grocery shopping trip * plunger for studio bathroom * 6ish call V - she's back on the island as of this week * laundry
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