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Please tip the writer<\/a>. Whatever amount you like-every little bit helps, and I’ll do a shoutout. We are always short of cash, especially with a big mortgage. Let me know if you or someone you know needs web design\/development-my rates aren’t bad, and I’m more than pretty good at it. Java\/database\/AWS\/UI too. ThankYouVeryMuch!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hi, it\u2019s me again<\/a>. Back for another installment in \u201cmy exciting life\u201d. Woo-hoo. See whining below. News summary-no conviction, authoritarianism to follow, coronavirus, Brexit, primaries (more to follow), Boy Scouts are bankrupt-sex abuse lawsuits… There\u2019s a current events portal on Wikipedia<\/a>-handy. Not really much else, trying to stay afloat, keep house tidy, save some money. As always, need to carve out some time to be creative, learn stuff. In other words, same ol\u2019. See you next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haven\u2019t touched this last Monday. Not surprising-I\u2019ve had much longer hiatuses…12\/01-4\/04 for example… Since I don\u2019t have an audience, it really doesn\u2019t matter. Eventually something will happen and I\u2019ll get noticed, if only for longevity. Whatever. Anyone who\u2019s been doing it as long as I have and hasn\u2019t been recognized, probably doesn\u2019t care about recognition. Since that\u2019s probably only me and maybe a very few others…I guess I\u2019m still saying whatever, but passive aggressively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok, so sour grapes aside, another completely typical week. Except for a visit to one of E\u2019s friends for a Super Bowl party, where we didn\u2019t watch it. Ate, drank (M made drinks-he went to the liquor store for the first time), and played games. I fiddled with an acoustic for a while too. Worked out before, which was odd. S\u2019s teacher\u2019s daughter spent the night. Not much else, the usual try to keep the house tidy-E worked a lot on organizing her stuff, I finally put the Xmas stuff in the outside closet. Church, shop, M did some driving at the cemetery<\/a>. He drank straight whiskey<\/a> for the first time and hated it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weds. afternoon, busy. Figured one thing out, two others require changes, one is a moving target. Anyways, not much else-good w\/o last night, C needs to gain weight. Short of $$$ this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday morning, trying to get stuff complete. E\u2019s computer had a bad memory chip-had to take it completely apart, pulled the chip, works now, only broke one component…E did a bunch of purging. I just need to sell some stuff and repair 2 instruments for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday afternoon, in a meeting-many meetings today. I got most things done Friday, and a mess that I fixed. Quiet weekend-shop, binz, clean, laundry, good w\/o\u2019s, a thing. No church. E is pretty close to getting all her stuff organized-I did a bit in the closet, but I need to go through my white bin some time. There\u2019s a lot of stuff I want to do, if I have time. Want a new laptop, and E needs one too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, late morning. Now noon. Pretty quiet-getting things done. Keeping things clean-laundry last night, E is really getting rid of a lot-she moved my books. Practiced a little last night-went through my rolling music suitcase and put stuff into the Pod bag. I need to test out the cheap amp I have with the Pod. The rolling suitcase is now too big-if I get the stuff on my wishlist, probably not then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This<\/a>. It may be behind a pay wall, but it basically says that we\u2019ve squandered our opportunity to make the world a better place. \u2018Ya think? Known that for a long time… Foreign affairs<\/a> is a good list to subscribe to, if you\u2019re interested in politics and foreign policy. Stratfor<\/a> too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday in be. Messed up my back yesterday. Need to get up and make breakfast and coffee. Sunday morning in bed, back still hurts…not nearly as bad as I\u2019ve done before. Being in better shape helps, I guess. No w\/o, no housework. Ripped cds and tried to fix E\u2019s laptop again-gave up-pulled the hdd-we\u2019ll get an enclosure for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday noon. Waiting for a job to finish and deployment config, specs on another. Back is largely better-skipped w\/o again. Off Monday, shop, E\u2019s chiropractor<\/a> app\u2019t, laundry, tidy-living room is a mess, as E & S are redoing her room, and everything is piled in the living room-the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom are tidy…I\u2019m going to call this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links\/viddys-brighter side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not so bright: don’t even want to go there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi, it\u2019s me again. Back for another installment in \u201cmy exciting life\u201d. Woo-hoo. See whining below. News summary-no conviction, authoritarianism to follow, coronavirus, Brexit, primaries (more to follow), Boy Scouts are bankrupt-sex abuse lawsuits… There\u2019s a current events portal on Wikipedia-handy. Not really much else, trying to stay afloat, keep house tidy, save some money. … <\/p>\n

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