Done Since 2019-10-27

[mdlbear]

Not a bad week. A sizable fraction of Colleen's intestinal problems may have been due to the antibiotics she was on; much less troublesome since she finished them mid-week. Between that, the pressure sore on her butt healing, and what seems to have been a small shift in attitude on my part, things have been going much more smoothly.

Started the week with a trip down to Seattle to spend the afternoon and evening with the other half of the family -- both of N's kids and the Bonus Teenager. Monday my singing lesson started early, and ran long because there was a lot to talk about. Including "Ship of Stone", which of course was the song we worked on. Because Pegasus.

I am now on the third day of NaBloPoMo (National Blog-Posting Month); expect to see post- and word-counts as a colophon. The script I use for those is MakeStuff/blogging/word-count. I think the only thing even remotely ingenious is using pandoc(1) to convert the post to plain text before counting words -- that gets rid of all the HTML tags that would artificially inflate the count. (Whether one wants to inflate the count is another matter. I don't, but YMMV.) Last year I missed three days. We'll see.

Notes & links:

1027Su
  * up 7:55; S=8:47(!);
  / 9:30ish cleanup, desitin, and dressing change.
  * go down to Rest Stop.  m!
    -> no music and not much conversation, but a good family visit with drunken chicken
  @ Two dogs and a cat go to heaven - Starts at 60 
  * home 8:50
  @ Why Do Stars Like Adele Keep Losing Their Voice?

1028Mo
  * Up 5:45ish; ;
  @ Mental Health Resources: 80 Apps, Hotlines, Support Groups, and More (7c) 
  @ Computer Files Are Going Extinct - OneZero actually a rant against things like
    iTunes and GoogleDoc that think they know how you want your data organized.
  $ pay V; add $13+5=18 reimbursement for purchases
  * practice:  Ship of Stone
  : 2:45 looking for Plink and Desti; can't find either.  Plink probably in my closet
    Desti hopefully under a bed or something.  Not mine apparently.   ! worried
    -> hiding in L's closet.  ! relieved.  Plink's probably in mine. -> yes
  / C out with V getting labs drawn
  * 4:35 note that singing lesson is at 5pm today
    -> ran 45m over--lots to talk about.  Worked on Ship of Stone.  Of course.
  
1029Tu
  # L' back from MN
  & awake 4:04; ; -> not clear whether I'll want to go back to bed
    5:55 take naproxen and try for more sleep ->
  * up 8:45; S=7:48;
  @ Scam Alert: Fake Job Recruiters Tried to Catfish Us, Here’s What Happened S(L)
    Catfishing is a new one to me.  Gah!
    The “Tech Support” Scammers Called HTG (So We Had Fun with Them) 
  / C 12:30-1 Thel
  ~ CPAP supplies will supposedly be hand-delivered by Earl
    missing: disposable filters (!), tubing (last received in June, so next month) :P
    -> what sounded like clipping at their end when I called -- apparently too close to
       the mic or maybe a bad connection; happened on both my cell phone and the house
       phone, and not when I called between them.
    -> tubing is supposed to be replaced every _three_ months.
  * SL: LRF for cat tree, laundry soap (Bioclean), gloves, 4x4 gauze pads,
    almonds, pantsu, wipes, shredded It cheese, potato & green peas frozen
    pack, potato chips, cat litter,  x superglue, sourdough loaf
  * take up garbage
  / major cleanup -- went very smoothly.
  % ~7:30 naproxen
  % 8:30 feeling distinctly off.  hot, slightly weak, not quite shaky but almost.
    possibly too much chocolate.  Or not enough sleep.  Heating pad?

1030We litter boxen
  * Up 4:30ish; S=5:32, W=197.6;
  @ rsync.net - borg support .015/GB/mo zfs over ssh; no shell, no support.
    more expensive than backblaze, but supports borg, git, sftp, rsync, etc.
    borg: Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption. 
  @ GitHub - odeke-em/drive: Google Drive client for the commandline
  @ Product Usage Tracking (#5672) · Issues · GitLab.com / www-gitlab-com · GitLab
    " The CFO trying
      to overrule issues raised by the Director of Global Risk and Compliance.
      Just... wow. " -- see also, this comment
    " At this point, massive damage has been done to your reputation and our trust for
      you. This was completely handled in the worst ways possible across the board. "
  @ Compliance for Your Average Human | GitLab
  * 15min: got insurance info in the mail for the ambulance company
  & 15min: worked on s.s.net/Songs, including gig list, after pointing 7c!A' at it.
  & 15min: western-unioned $50 to R.
  @ Gitlab: Push to create new project Easy
    git push --set-upstream git@gitlab.com:namespace/nonexistent-project.git master
    git remote add gitlab git@gitlab.com:namespace/nonexistent-project.git
  * 15min: fixed tubing glitch with Island Drug
    n.b. filters are cheap on $A, so I ordered a batch.
  * ~2:15 L'
  % 3ish back problems.  Another part of the left QL?  too early for naproxen, I think
    -> applying heat.
  @ osewalrus | OTI Platform Accountability Process
    Holding Platforms Accountable: Online Speech in the Age of Algorithms
    Everything in Moderation An Analysis of How Internet Platforms Are Using
    Artificial Intelligence to Moderate User-Generated Content 
    Rising Through the Ranks How Algorithms Rank and Curate Content in Search Results
    and on News Feeds
  : V has butterfly magnets on her car.  Fun!

1031Th Halloween, Samhain
  * up 7:15ish; S=8:41;
  * feed cats in our bedroom
  * 9-11 window for Surety Pest Control (Thomas) -> finished 11:30.  Should have had this
    done Wed. when I would have had help, but it worked (see 1:15)
  * noon - (home health social worker)Stephen.
    -> List of private in-home providers.
    -> should get out of the house more often
  * the Surety trench-and-screen will be here working outside.
  & went to wake C ~1:15; Ticia bolted into L's room just as she was getting to leave.
    steered Desti in that direction.  Score.
  * 2:20 C Dr. Rochier ... C wearing her purple witch's hat
    *- need new hardcopy prescription for lomotil
  & 3:15 had to put the cats back under control because not all of the foam is dry.
  % back hurting. Left QL probably.
  & 4ish took a paper towel to the few stretches of baseboard that still looked like they
    hadn't dried yet.  That also swept up a few dead roaches.
  * 4:30 let the cats out.  Went straight for the food dish, of course.  Then Ticia went
    over to C's chair for kibble and treats.
  * SL: ginger ale, superglue, cottage cheese, swiffer fluid, paper towel, chicken thighs;
    lomotil (ready at 4pm)  x sink drain cleaner sticks, grated Mexican cheese
    % fun seeing (checkout clerk)D in a cat costume -- I know from previous conversations
      (and the pins etc. that she usually wears) that she was a cat person
  % 7:30 very congested despite having watered my nose earlier this evening
    A second round seems to have helped, at least for now.

1101Fr
  & awake 1:30am.  got some water.
  * up 5am; S=4:55, W=197.6;
  @ NaBloPoMo --
    National Blog-Posting Month
  @ siderea: The Risk of Talking Online About Your Health pre-existing conditions.
  % Realized this am while reading 放浪癖 | hōrōheki - 48
    that I tend to take breaks when what I'm reading (or in some cases watching) gets
    _intense_.  Don't know whether it's just emotional intensity, or if there's something
    else (either along with or optionally instead of).  Embarrassment is a subset.
  % probably spending too long on 7c
  x Thel (?) -> never called, didn't show up.  WTF?
  % I should be writing.  WTF?  Well, tomorrow is Saturday.  But which song?
  % 9:15 sleepy, scatterbrained, cold
  / dressing change; no cleanup

1102Sa
  & awake 3:30ish.  overheated; water; ~ may need to take weighted blanket off.
  * Up 7:25; W=196.6, S=7:25;
  ~ on sable: change device URI of lp to ipp:... - the problem is using a raw socket
    ipp://SEC00159910EB56.local:631/ipp/print or ipp://192.168.1.230:631/ipp/print
    also try s/ipp/http/ -> weird.  Problem may be the driver.  Works now, but why??
  * S needs to get to Wells Fargo for a notary
  * SL: grated Mexican cheese, frozen potatos and grean beans, cereal, balsamic vinegar,
    blood orange cran, marmalade, E muffins, whole peeled garlic, ~2# 5-7/lb pork roast,
    ~2# beef roast, mushrooms, X chopped peanuts (.5 lbs), sink drain cleaner sticks,
    -> did pretty well for having forgotten the list; only missed the drain cleaner
  * s4s: Songs for Saturday: In Memoriam (because Día de Muertos)
  % My right (mostly) knee has been twinging.  Last thing I fscking need.
    -> naproxen ~9:45pm
  * start laundry

NaBloPoMo stats:
     43 2019/11/01--rabbit-rabbit-rabbit.html
   1731 2019/11/02--s4s-memorials.html
   1459 2019/11/03--done-since-1027.html
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   3233 words in 3 posts this month (average 1077/post)
   1459 words in 1 post today

Comments

[siliconshaman]

I think there was a research paper done recently upon the intestinal effects of antibiotics, that concluded most of the problems were the result of antibiotics wiping out the internal biome. aka gut bacteria, and the knock-on effects of that.

The solution was a 'fecal transplant' from a healthy person's gut, taken in suppository form.

Personally, I'm not sure if the cure is worse.

[mdlbear]

There have been several studies with that conclusion; a less drastic solution is a mix of probiotics and microbe-based foods such as yogurt and cottage cheese. Probably less effective, but I don't think fecal transplants are easy to come by, and I'd worry about safety.