Endless boxes
I previously mentioned my occasional frustration with never-ending to do lists. One element that appears and disappears from our lists regularly without ever really getting done: unpack boxes.
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My interrupted life
Everyone in the modern world deals with constant distractions. But one of the benefits I expected from retirement was the concept of being able to focus on a task, or to set it aside and come back to it later without nagging guilt. I was, sadly, wrong to expect this.
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New furniture for the office
Irene had some of her medical tests last week. Included in that was a radiograph- basically, you are injected with radioactive stuff, then you have to wait for three hours before the actual scan is taken. It shows bones, bone density, and bone lesions quite well which is why Irene gets it every three months or so.
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Lower back MRI
I returned to the Trail (Kootenay Boundary) hospital on Monday night for an MRI. This one was of my lower back, and traces to my original problem with sciatica / sciatic nerve disruption. The X-rays of that back region had shown bone degeneration, but the MRI should also show any nerve involvement.
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Refried beans
I occasionally produce a large food conglomeration in the form of either chili or tacos. Tacos are actually more complex as all the ‘fixings’ like lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, etc. are part of the meal, but both options feed Irene and I for multiple days.
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When your charity is you
I put in considerable effort to avoid talking to much about President Cheeto. The fact that I manage to mention this toxic dumpster fire and the destruction he has wrought no more than once or twice a week is testament to my efforts: he really gets into my head that much.
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Cancelled OpenAI/ChatGPT account
I signed up about a year ago to OpenAI’s ChatGPT+ service. This unlocks unlimited (practically) queries for a fee of about $20 a month.
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Will you click this link on Facebook?
I “cross-post” most of my blog entries as links on Facebook. My intent is to have most of my writing here on my own blog, mostly so I can retain some semblance of ownership over my own words. And I want my Facebook friends to stay in touch as well.
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A proper weather station
I have built a simple hyper-local weather station at our house. It has been a wee bit expensive as most of my projects end up being, but I’m fairly happy with the results.
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