As I’ve often said this blog is really “Reinke Faces Life” and the events in the daily struggle. In the matter at hand, “Life” seems to have ground me down and won. I’m taking a break to focus on a higher priority. I may or may not continue this … or the struggle. We’ll just have to see.
TTFN
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… For a quick dinner. Steak, mashed, and cole slaw. Had it a ton of times before. I take a gob of cole slaw and I almost puke. It’s rotten?
Give it the bartender and tell Hume to have the manager taste it. He comes back — the bartender, not the manager — and says it a new formula. The other bartender says “I should have warned you no one likes it” — are you kidding me?
There’s enough lessons in this to choke a horse. Now how can I make my displeasure hurt?
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After a weekend of mostly “altered mental status” — with unexplained causes, and after the innumerable transports of Frau Reinke to the toilet, I returned her to the comfort of her recliner. She couldn’t get comfortable. In a raspy strained voice struggling for breath, she said: “I have to get fresh air. I have to stand up.” So for the innumerable plus one time, I helped her to stand. I doing most of the lifting. “Just stand here” was her quiet words as she tightened her grip around my neck and held me close. Like one of the many slow “dances” we shared forty plus years ago. Until her legs tired out, she said “thanks”, and I placed her back in the recliner. Where she promptly was sound asleep. And, I was energized for the innumerable plus two times to come. Happy Valentine’s Day.
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Worked with a meaningless email on Gmail mobile from the IPAD. Interesting!
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Amazing.
I look out the window and it’s over.
Looks like I’ve got about 24 inches of “global warming” at my door.
Time to fire up the old snow blower and go clear it.
Luckily, having no life, I have no where to go today.
But, with my patient, keeping a clear path for help, is a priority.
Sigh, this too shall pass.
I hear we’re getting another snow storm on Saturday.
Oh joy!
I think I have enough gas for this one and maybe the next.
I remember one storm like this in both the 70’s and 80’s. Maybe this is that “event of the decade”.
Do a few data chores. Wait for the neighbors to wake up. And get to work.
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In using the IPAD, I have noticed that “swapping” between tasks or even between SAFARI windows isn’t a swap in the sense of ALT-TAB on a “real”computer.
Using the on screen keyboad is a PIA.
Different apps have different keyboards?
CARINGBRIDGE app loses input if not committed before task switch, hibernate, or time out.
Arch!
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LastPass is a password manager that makes web browsing easier and more secure
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Recommended, with a caveat.
I would never ever trust anyone with passwords to “financial” or “key email accounts”.
So, then by definition, passwords for “financial” services and their dedicated email accounts are NEVER shared with anyone, any service, or put on any machine. Written down in a secret spot. Not carried in a wallet or anything you’d expect.
(Handwritten and rolled up in a pen.)
Since there are very very few of these, they are easy to remember.
Yeah, under my tin foil hat, I’m paranoid!
And, you must use unique passwords for everything. It’s a pain, but necessary!
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/12/AR2010121200857.html
Suicide bomber kills 6 troops in Afghanistan
By Ernesto Londoño Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, December 12, 2010; 2:58 PM
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KABUL – Six U.S. troops were killed Sunday when a man rammed a minivan packed with explosives into a newly built military installation in Kandahar Province, U.S. and Afghan officials said.
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I think Ron Paul was right; “take the first thing smoking coming home”!
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Couldn’t figure how to size the cells. Adjust the font”? it’s definitely NOT like a desktop.
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Well, got it back last night. The apple store employee was stunned I was less than pleased at the hard disk being wiped! I expected it, but was hoping against it. The official report says that the hd wouldn’t mount. Worked fine when it went in. Visualize this: it goes in for a sound problem, a failure to sync on one account, and they nuke the hard drive. Lazy!
CARBONITE appears to be working at restoring my data. It appears to take a whole day to restore it all. We’ll see! I know that DROPBOX has my data as well.
It is just a big PIA to restore all the software and configure it!
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