Done Since 2020-10-25

[mdlbear]

Not a particularly good week. Good music on Sunday (between nOVFF and the Lamplighters), but that doesn't make up for the disaster with the Supreme Court. I'd love to be proved wrong, but I don't expect many of the rights we've won over the last sixty years to last another six months. And that's even assuming that we still have a democracy six days from now.

And it didn't help that Sean Connery died yesterday.

If you want to fight racism by replacing the "master" branch with "main" in your Git repos, you'll find everything you need in Tuesday's links. Or you could wait for a curmudgeon post later this week.

Notes & links:

1025Su  * litter boxen
  * Up 4:35; S=5:42; shower, laundry
  @ How to Change Lid Close Behavior in Ubuntu 20.04 | UbuntuHandbook
    sherman: change HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore  -- crude, but cats
  : looks like there's frost on the ground
  ~ 9am Toastmaster Concert - Tom Smith -> got distracted, caught the last half or so
  * Pegasus awards: *Andrew Ross, ~Margaret and Kristoph, *Following in Valentina's
    Footsteps, *Goodnight Sarah Jane, ~Somebody Will, *tie* btw. ~Mordred's Lullabye and
    *Child of the Library (* are the ones I voted for)
  * 3pm Lamplighters Gala
    using Raven under the TV; works well though the space is a little tight.
    -> of course Colleen isn't interested, so I have it on Sable back on the desk.
  : Tried to help Colleen put an icon on her Lenovo tablet's desktop and after much
    frustration found that **it doesn't have a goddamed apps drawer** -- you have to
    install a "launcher".  Which in Linux terms would be a window manager, I suppose.
    Nova is suggested, but there are (as with everything on Android, hundreds of) others.
  % meloxicam 7ish with evening drugs.
  * replaced the litter ~9:50; back hurts somewhat -> heat

1026Mo
  & awake 5ish 
    / C needed help getting her feet into bed.  -> back to bed 5:30
    % (Supreme Court) anxiety kept me awake.
  * up 6am; S=6:20;
  / 8:20 C still asleep; will need major cleanup when she wakes up.  hopefully by V
  * 10:15ish get C ready for cath change: clean up as necessary
  * 11am (HH)Thel catheter change  -> flush once or twice/week
  & ordered Z-fold paper towels, dispenser; cotton flour sack towels.
  % retreated to bedroom -- can't handle C repeating the same stuff over the phone to each
    of (at least) half a dozen people.
  % 6ish meloxicam
  @ Senate Confirms Barrett, Delivering for Trump and Reshaping the Court
    n.b. not going to read it.  Just here as a marker.
  * replace toner cartridge on lp.  (finally popped up an "out of toner" alert)
  % particularly apathetic today
  / 1800ml in bag

1027Tu
  * up 6:45ish; W=195.0, S=7:04;
  / 1800ml in bag, minor cleanup
  @ Removing racist terms in tech | Go Make Things
    How to rename your default GitHub branch to main | Go Make Things
    web tool: Rename GitHub Default Branches
    5 steps to change GitHub default branch from master to main | Steven M. Mortimer
    github: Guidance for changing the default branch name for GitHub repositories
      -> there will be a seamless 1-step process later this year.
    Links to deleted branches now redirect to the default branch - GitHub Changelog 
    Easily rename your Git default branch from master to main - Scott Hanselman
      -> git config --global init.defaultBranch main
      -> git branch -m master main; git push -u origin main
      -> git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main
         # for repos on GitHub, rename master->main on the website
      -> git push origin --delete master
    Git: Renaming the "master" branch - DEV -> instructions for github and gitlab
    Change the default initial branch name for new projects on GitLab (#221164)
    Changing the default branch for new Git repositories — Leigh Brenecki
    -> includes workaround for older versions that don't support init.defaultBranch
       which includes git version 2.25.1, which is the version in 20.04
    -> git config --global init.templateDir ~/.config/git/template #for example
       cd  ~/.config/git/template; echo ref: refs/heads/main > HEAD
    Change Default branch in gitlab - Stack Overflow
  * replace fridge filter
  * take out garbage   * load drugs
  * order and print ferry tickets  order# 20201027-6306079
    -> I have 2 extra passenger tickets.  I'd meant to get just 1, in case V came along
  / 1200ml in bag, very minor cleanup;  % tweaked my back putting on desitin -> heat
  
1028We
  / 12:30ish major cleanup
  * up 5:45ish; S=5:44;6
  * 11am leave for dentist
  * 1:30 dentist - teeth cleaning - me and C
    -> one cavity, but it's under a crown, so that will be expensive.
    C gets a long appointment.  2h?  Waiting until she comes out to schedule
  & meloxicam
  : received obituary for Cynthia Kaehler from Ted.  (she died July 11)
  / 800ml in bag

1029Th
  * up 5:25; S=6:32;
  % apparently forgot to re-fill the humudifier in my CPAP
  * singing:  Middle Sized Bear, QV
  * 11am (HH nurse)Shirley -> MicroLife BP meter seems to work really well
  / 1000ml in bag
  * contact notary: (360) 320-4263 orders@kirstenbirdnotary.com For even faster service,
  ~ expect notary -> my reply email never arrived.  Weird.  -> rescheduled for Tuesday
  * meloxicam 10:45

1030Fr
  / semi-major cleanup.  She did much of it
  & awake 2:25ish; gave up trying to get back to sleep 3:06
    % election fears; earworms from The Mikado, esp. "Taken from a county jail"
    % worried about notary; should try to find a different one today
  ~ Up 5:30; D=5:20; (after another unsuccessful attempt to go to sleep)
  x 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST - concert at E's con: Friday 10/30/2020 cancelled
    Virtual Events Platform - vFairs
  : found the blue bumpy ball cat toy in one of my shoes this morning.  Ticia, probably.
  @ Instead Of Losing Family And Friends Over Politics, Experts Say Communicate : NPR 
  : very windy.  Small craft advisory, but no high wind warning at the moment
    -> a rather brief wind-storm; didn't last
  % just looking at the state of the yard, especially the driveway and walks, made me ill
    Don't have a definite id for the emotion.  shame, possibly.
  * black kitten sitting in a wine glass next to a bottle of Gato Negro wine
  @ What Are Boundaries And Why Are They So Difficult? (ysabetwordsmith | Poem: "A Purring Parcel of Paradox")
  * Singing: Lock Keeper
  / 8:20 major cleanup   1600ml in bag

1031Sa  * litter boxen
  * up 7:30; S=7.8, W=192.4;
    / looks like C threw up at some point last night.
    / 1400ml in bag at 11:40
  @ Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90 
  * get discord up on Raven   * and Starshine
  * 2pm discord video conference call with Chaos
    -> Raven's camera is wretched; Starshine seems to have a good one.  Starshine's mic is
       at least adequate, with the gain cranked up.  So we'll use that unless I can find
       an external camera and/or a better interface for decent mics.
  % sad.  tearing  up a little.  Maybe I'll be able to cry for Mom when the election's over

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