In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Got a bit of rain this evening. Suppose to be dry tomorrow. I hope so. I don't relish going to the dentist in the rain.
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Huh.... Maybe not so bad. I think I was further along with the re-org than I thought I was, but I just needed to get stuff out that was ready to go out and be put in its proper place.
It's still a mess, but at least it's a mess that I can navigate without tripping over. One more day should do it.
I just remembered I bought a few external hard drive enclosures on the cheap back on Black Friday. Now that I'll be setting up my aunt with a proper home network, maybe I still have an old laptop hard drive laying around with decent storage capacity since the laptop and desktop computers I put together for her last winter don't have the most space on them.
Not this week, but probably next week I'll be giving one of my two copy/print/fax machines as a loaner if I ever need it back since she's going to be taking all the family photos and said she wanted to start copying them in her down time, and it would be a good backup to store them until I make copies and send them out to everyone.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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Nice. I did have a 500GB laptop drive that checked out as good. It had a mystery Linux partition on it, but since I've never done much more than tinker with Linux I doubt it had anything important on it. I didn't have any documentation anywhere on what I might have been doing with it years ago. I probably just installed a Ubuntu release on there to boot up into and learn Linux and never got around to it. It's all formatted and ready to go to my aunts on Wednesday.
She wanted the 2-step aluminum ladder for her apartment, but my uncle spotted it and wanted it too. He let her have it, but I've got something better for her so they can both be happy. I took a 2-step thinner one that has a much slimmer profile when folded down so it's easier to tuck away from my friend's father in law that I thought would be nice to have in my pantry for the top shelf, but I forgot that it would block the pull out shelving I built in there so I'll need something smaller. I cleaned that up real good for her and we'll let my uncle have the bulky aluminum one.
I also cleaned up one of my alarm clocks real good to replace the one I accidentally gave to goodwill last week. 
Pretty much done with what I'm going to do today. I really don't like that I'm up this late since I've really been getting up early and getting a lot done these last few weeks, but I was up late at my friend's place last night and with all the work that needed to be done today I'm on the late schedule again.
No big deal. I'll just wake up early tomorrow instead of sleeping in.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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Hope the dentist appointment goes well for you today, Brenda, and I hope you keep getting stuff done Sigs.
See you in a few.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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You've been ripping thru your list of things to do, SIX!
I have to say, I find your pro-active stance with your g'ma and aunt to be a very positive example. Instead of wallowing in anger and grief, you made things better by stepping in and helping out. I was awed that you got your aunt set up in an apartment ahead of time. Most people would wait until events occurred before acting. Not only was that helpful, it was wise.
Over here, I've been mostly mired in daily chores and doctor appts, altho I did manage to get out and do some yardwork, and I plan to declutter during upcoming rainy days. (I'm amazed they're still predicting rain, usually the fun is done by mid-March but it looks like we might add another inch or two in the next 10 days)
I got out to that retirees lunch yesterday and had a good time catching up with the people who used to work for me, including the two recent retirees being honored. One of them mentioned a specific project that made me wince and reminded me why I'm so happy to be retired. Yanno, I absolutely LOVED working with (almost) everyone, and there were parts of the job I really dug into. Even reviewing data packets and being final QA and lawsuits and all the paperwork wasn't that bad. But the part that made me cringe was the constant firefighting. There WERE actual emergencies involved ... industrial explosions, large fires, accidental spills and releases. Those, I could understand.
But being a public agency meant that we had to respond to public and political pressure, and things became hot button issues that really weren't, and they were constantly popping up whenever somebody (industry group, public group, NGO, member of the board) got a bee in their bonnet about something. I'm glad that part is over!
I don't get out to Brea much, but on the way I saw a large stand(?) of pure lupine growing in a sandy bank by the side of the freeway, and it was lovely! I wish I could have taken a picture to show you guys.
Gotta run. Have fun, and get lots done!
Good luck with the dentist, BRENDA. I hope your weather stays dry.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Hope the dentist appointment goes well for you today, Brenda, and I hope you keep getting stuff done Sigs.
See you in a few.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
Dentist should be okay SIX. Just getting my mouth measured for the denture.
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Out for a bit of a walk in the sun and the off to the dentist to get my mouth measured for the denture. Not looking forward to that goop they use. YucK! Also have to cross their palms with some silver to get it going. Later peeps.
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Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
You've been ripping thru your list of things to do, SIX!
I have to say, I find your pro-active stance with your g'ma and aunt to be a very positive example. Instead of wallowing in anger and grief, you made things better by stepping in and helping out. I was awed that you got your aunt set up in an apartment ahead of time. Most people would wait until events occurred before acting. Not only was that helpful, it was wise.
Over here, I've been mostly mired in daily chores and doctor appts, altho I did manage to get out and do some yardwork, and I plan to declutter during upcoming rainy days. (I'm amazed they're still predicting rain, usually the fun is done by mid-March but it looks like we might add another inch or two in the next 10 days)
I got out to that retirees lunch yesterday and had a good time catching up with the people who used to work for me, including the two recent retirees being honored. One of them mentioned a specific project that made me wince and reminded me why I'm so happy to be retired. Yanno, I absolutely LOVED working with (almost) everyone, and there were parts of the job I really dug into. Even reviewing data packets and being final QA and lawsuits and all the paperwork wasn't that bad. But the part that made me cringe was the constant firefighting. There WERE actual emergencies involved ... industrial explosions, large fires, accidental spills and releases. Those, I could understand.
But being a public agency meant that we had to respond to public and political pressure, and things became hot button issues that really weren't, and they were constantly popping up whenever somebody (industry group, public group, NGO, member of the board) got a bee in their bonnet about something. I'm glad that part is over!
I don't get out to Brea much, but on the way I saw a large stand(?) of pure lupine growing in a sandy bank by the side of the freeway, and it was lovely! I wish I could have taken a picture to show you guys.
Gotta run. Have fun, and get lots done!
Good luck with the dentist, BRENDA. I hope your weather stays dry.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
Thanks SIG.
Glad you enjoyed your lunch with your old co-workers.
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Back from the dentist and all molds done for today. And that stuff is as grotty as I remember from high school. Going back next Tuesday for the first fitting.
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Quote:As bad as back then?? That's pretty bad! You'd think they could have improved things by now!
Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from the dentist and all molds done for today. And that stuff is as grotty as I remember from high school. Going back next Tuesday for the first fitting.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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