0700/20th September 2023 The way things are going today, before I get halfway through this, it will blow up in my face. It was a late start because having finished a long letter, I went to print it only to find: Printer disconnected. Password? Neither of the two I have written down apparently. . So … Continue reading Stems, stalks…?
Tag: technology
Understanding
1610/10th June 2023 Just as I launched yesterday's post, I was assaulted by a vicious headache which required me to lie prone with a bag of frozen peas on the aching noggin. In consequence, the rest of the afternoon went sideways. No great loss. Grant took over the afternoon "rounds". By suppertime, the peas having … Continue reading Understanding
Going “manual”?
0642/16th February 2022 Let's start again. Why was I bemoaning the simple life, two days ago? It will be no surprise that it involved technology. Although... It was all Hal's fault. Hal is my washing machine. Grant named him thus because of his irritating beeps. It's a little shocking to remember the 1968 film "2001 … Continue reading Going “manual”?
Here a beep, there a beep
1907/16th September 2021 When I called it quits yesterday, I was attempting to get some rest after a somewhat shocking day which ended with emergency abdominal surgery. It had not remotely featured on my daily plan, but there it was and I had come through, shedding another small piece of my anatomy. It made me … Continue reading Here a beep, there a beep
Staying on top?
4th January 2021 Monday. Getting back to normal week. In a manner of speaking. Whoever knows what normal is these days? It's surely not going to be anything like the old normal was, and probably it needs not to be, because look where that got us! First order of the day was to get my … Continue reading Staying on top?
Tuesday thanks
Thanks for the long road I have travelled It may seem a little strange, but I am thankful to have been born in 1948. WW2 had been over, almost 3 years when I was born. But we lived in London till I was 8 and the wreckage was still very evident when I was a … Continue reading Tuesday thanks