Done Since 2021-11-21
I actually appear to have gotten a few things done this week. Very little of what really needs doing, but at this point I need to mark whatever small gains I can make. (Not clear how much good that does but I'll take what I can get.)
Omicron is very worrisome. See Friday, where I've also put some relevant links from yesterday and today.
Had the second meeting of my grief support group Tuesday. Different microphones (the small-diaphragm Behringers with the UA-25 interface), which work well but clutter the desk way too much, largely because of the cables. I've been eyeing the verious Blue Yeti mics.
Quote of the week (from Intercom Programming for the Bendix G-15 Computer, p. 14; 1961) In all of the above, (tab) is not to be typed. This indicates that the tab key on the typewriter is depressed. To which my immediate reaction was: I'm very sorry to hear that. Is there anything I can do to make the tab key feel better?
Notes & links: 1121Su ? litter boxen & Awake 3:30; S=3:46; down 5am * up 8:30; S=6:12 (+ 2h or so drifting); shower % {naproxen, docusate} sodium % tooth pain not noticable, so probably just jarred it. * replace batteries in one of the scooters -> a little hard on my back, but okay -> applying heat @ Intercom Programming for the Bendix G-15 Computer (1961) " In all of the above, (tab) is not to be typed. This indicates that the tab key on the typewriter is depressed. " about halfway down p. 14 I am very sorry to hear about the tab key's depression. Is there anything I can do? * 15min: quick shopping trip to Payless with c * 4pm Lamplighters streaming 1990 production of Patience * laundry -> left a pen in one of my shirts when I washed it. I took _one_ out... -> I'm -going to have- _having_ trouble making my bed. Because cats. 1122Mo & up 5am; S=5:52; lower back -> heat % naproxen, docusate * before leaving RE collect: night guard, drugs, CPAP (leave humidifier tub) o Hard-boiled eggs * Bagels: 4 salt, 2 everything, 1 cinnamon raisin. 6 plain 2 tubs plain cream cheese & unsuccessful attempt with c to get generator going. * Found Anybody's Bike Book for c @ A quick guide to modern cryptography | InfoWorld @ The best open source software of 2021 | InfoWorld * refill prescriptions if necessary * 15min: set up UA25 and microphones for better zooming. % naproxen, docusate 1123Tu Wolfenoot & awake 3:30ish; S=4:35; down 4:30; * up 5:30ish; ; couldn't sleep: politics % despairing % naproxen, docusate; heat % thought of going for a walk but it's raining @ Prestigious prize visa: UK Global Talent fast-track scheme for scientists hasn’t received any applications since it launched | New Scientist @ According to Twitter, Twitter’s algorithm favours conservatives | The Economist " Their data show a bias aiding unreliable media, regardless of ideology, and right-wing political parties " @ Wolfenoot: Everything you need to know * 10am - 11:30 Memory Keepers support group % felt some emotion there. Don't know what $ I HSX $500 via PP from Linode for $writing-gig-5 * schedule tire rotation for Molly this month -> their website is unusable and their "live chat" is a robot -> 2:55ish robot said somebody would call -> 3:40 give up and call -> they didn't ask my name, so presumably they got my info from my phone#. Good. <- tomorrow or some time next week; after 9am -> 1203Fr 10am * 15min: dishes ! apparently I actually Did Some Things today % tense? Tight across the chest; occasionally forgetting to breathe. Very not relaxed. * make dinner. Chicken stir fry; shawarma spice % naproxen, docusate 1124We * up 7:30; S=8:20; % naproxen, docusate & long $A etc. dive looking for USB microphones. esp. stereo. Because the mics I have on the desk are outrageously awkward. They work, though. % naproxen with pm drugs : Panther's fan is in really bad shape 1125Th Thanksgiving * up 7:07; S=8:30; @ Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law - BBC News " But it does not include vehicles, smart meters and medical devices. Desktop and laptop computers are also not in its remit. " * 10am Zoom calll with E : apparently the latest version of zoom doesn't support virtual backgrounds on Sable Wants 4 cores... :P Turns out that it supports it anyway, but you have to enable it on the web before starting the app, and then you have to lie and tell it you have a green screen. (It doesn't work worth a damn without the green screen. But still...) @ South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike | AP News * 15min: dishes * 15min: Update E's address in contacts * Cranberry relish (Mom's recipe, roughly) - 1lb cranberries, 1 lg apple, 2 mandarin oranges. Peel one of the oranges (optional -- it's what I did tonight) . Chop the apple and mandarins into roughly cranberry-sized pieces. Throw in food processor (I did it in stages). Add about a tablespoon of sugar. Let it sit overnight in the fridge before deciding whether it needs more sugar. Needed the food processor -- the blender was hopeless -- it's narrower at the blade, so if what you're trying to chop isn't dry, a liquid, or suspended in one it hangs up on the shoulder. % naproxen, docusate 1126Fr * up 6:15; S=7:55; * guitar: Bad Guys, some of Millennium's Dawn, generic noodling @ Announcement of new virus variant alarms world, as stocks crash and flights are banned - The Washington Post @ New Covid Variant, Omicron: Live Updates - The New York Times @ B.1.1 decendant associated with Southern Africa with high number of Spike mutations · Issue #343 · cov-lineages/pango-designation @ Omicron coronavirus variant feared at Amsterdam Schiphol airport as night lockdown announced - The Washington Post @ What is the omicron variant and other questions about the new covid-19 strain detected in South Africa - The Washington Post & finally got rid of most of the donatables at RS (via (housekeeper)E' -- whose name I had to look up because I was blocking on it) % worried about my memory @ Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 - NYT Stephen Sondheim, central figure in American musical theater, dies at 91 - WaPo : Thanksgiving at RS : nailed the cranberry relish - probably my best yet. Definitely best recently. % pain in the right TMJ area -- mostly muscle; whether the joint is involved is unclear @ NOVA - Official Website | What Darwin Never Knew The episode is nearly 2h long; this page doesn't have it -- they're selling the DVD. But it has the transcript. The video is at: What Darwin Never Knew NOVA HD - YouTube @ The Living Gömböc | Natural History Magazine Gömböc - Wikipedia % naproxen 1127Sa * up 7:30; S=8:48; % naproxen, docusate * before leaving RS collect: night guard, drugs, CPAP (leave humidifier tub) * 15min: dishes * on the way up, check S's mailbox * SL: couscous, spray oil, nutella, fig bars, hummus (individual packets?) carrots, celery, mandarins (via c) * Back on Whidbey: let N know that I'm home. * mail for c in backpack * after arrival: * water orchids * sort mail * pack a couple of lanyards for GS badges @ A New Way of Treating Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma | Psychology Today
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