mdlbear | Done Since 2021-02-07 (Reply)

Now that tRump is off the hook, the Repugs know exactly what they can get away with -- namely anything. I am not looking forward to 2022, let alone 2024. Odds are, I'll be living in a right-wing dictatorship by 2025.

We're on our second day of snow. Fortunately we won't have to go anywhere until Tuesday, by which time the predicted rain will (hopefully) have cleared the roads. Last Sunday we had hail.

As usual, I haven't gotten much done. In particular, I haven't written a curmudgeon post about the latest interesting supply chain attack, dependency confusion, so go down to Wednesday for more links if you're programming in JavaScript, Ruby, Python, or .NET and have dependencies in non-public package repositories. (Hopefully I'll get to it sometime this week, so if you didn't understand that but want to know more, it's safe for you to wait until then.)

Can I just curl up in front of the fireplace with the cats and wait for Spring? I thought not.

Notes & links:

0207Su  * litter boxen
  & awake 3:37; plan on back to bed 4:30; -> gave up 5am
  ! very worried about Colleen
  * up 5:05; S=5:05, BP=125/71, P=59; shower
  / 5:30ish C woke up briefly for water; sounded pretty chipper.  I told her I would make
    * jello -- I'm very concerned about her getting enough nutrition
  @ https://book.appointment-plus.com/cn2vqgd8/#/ to book vaccine at WhidbeyHealth
    -> nothing.  But I have a link now
  * 10:30 wake Colleen
  / cleanup, liquid; 1200ml in bag
  / breakfast: banana, cream-of-rice with butter
  @ mdlbear | Git for Poets (and other writers): part 1
  * mdlbear | Writing Without Distractions is not on c-c.com
    -* import 2019/03/01--markup-markdown-tex-and-text.html
    (had to install gojekyll: make -C Honu/opt gojekyll)
  : 2pm hail
  * c-c.com/Blog article title links are all broken because they have -mm-dd, not /mm/dd
    -> just refresh the page with shift-ctl-r.  Apparently hadn't published since I
       changed the permalink format.
  * finished 750ml bottle of Bombay gin (0207)
  * started: curmudgeon:  deploy-website-with-git (Git for Poets 2)
  : somehow managed to take a set of morning pills in the evening; will require some
    juggling on Tuesday.
  / 1600ml in bag, pale yellowish gray

0208Mo
  & Awake 3am; S=4:00; back to bed 5ish
  * up 8ish; S=6:38; exercises
    % pain right shoulder - trapezius, presumably.  -> heat
  & 15min: make a batch of white rice
  : call from (HH)Orlanda - skip visit today, keep Friday to see how things are going
    some diet advice.  search for "bacterial colonization urine" - she was going to drop
    off a copy of Bacterial Colonization in Urine and Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection | Gillette
    Children's Specialty Healthcare (pdf downloaded)
    Overview | Urine Culture Stewardship | HAI | CDC
    -> dietary advice: avoid milk, but yogurt and cottage cheese are okay.  "white"
  * arrange for V to come 0218Th instead of 0217We (when I'll be getting 2nd covid shot)
  : 2:55 V going home early due to vaccine side-effects
  % tight across chest, too - presumably from snorting
  : 4:10pm cell service outage -> only lasted 90m or so.
    also, 3G support is going away end of 2022/2 and Colleen's S3mini will stop working
    still, that's a year away.  I'd misread it.
    also, the SD card in my phone is dead
  * strip bed,
  * load drugs, plus an 8th set for tomorrow.  Short tomorrow am due to screw-up.

0209Tu
  & awake 3:30;
    % still hurting, so took 2 aspirin, chewed up.
  @ The 100 Best Android Apps for 2021 | PCMag
    10 must-have Android apps
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  & went back to bed ~4:30 or 5; failed to get back to sleep (possibly because Ticia)
  * up 5:50; S=5:02, BP=127/77, P=58;
  / major++ cleanup, liquid
  * Laundry:  bedding, pads, towel
  % chest much better -- just needed stretching I think.   back -> 2 naproxen 9:25, heat
  & 15min: bedroom closet.  Looking for theracane, which I found, and sarongs, which I
    didn't find.  But I did find the old smoke alarm that's been chirping.  Win.
  % 2:24 been feeling distinctly out of it for a while.
  * wash more bedding, towels, my laundry after C gets up
  * finished 2lb bag of Blue Mountain blend coffee that I got from Colleen
  * started working on "what's where" emergency info file.
  * message to Dr. Dixon about whether we need labs
  * bit my lip.  Again.
  / 2000ml in bag, grey-green.  no cleanup, liquid.

0210We
  * up 6:15; S=7:16, BP=112/71, P=65; exercises
  * start 2lb bag of Amazon Fresh dark roast coffee
  / 1600ml in bag; no diarrhea
  @ Dependency Confusion: How I Hacked Into Apple, Microsoft and Dozens of Other
    Companies | by Alex Birsan | Feb, 2021 | Medium
    Researcher hacks over 35 tech firms in novel supply chain attack 
    3 Ways to Mitigate Risk When Using Private Package Feeds
    CVE-2021-24105 - Security Update Guide - Microsoft - Package Managers Configurations
    Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 
  @ What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell? - The New York Times
  ~ should hear from Dr. Dixon's office by 4pm -> didn't
  / "tummy hurts"
  @ Here’s How a Genderless Virtual Assistant Is Undoing Gender Bias in Artificial
    Intelligence they're named "Q", which probably has some unwanted associations now
  / vomiting

0211Th
  * Up 4ish; S=5:05, BP=115/69, P=64;
  : snow on the ground.  Thin layer, but there's a winter storm watch Fri. night thru Sat
  : response from Dr. Dixon's office via voice mail (why not online??)
    -> I need fasting labs; Colleen apparently doesn't need them
  / 1500ml in bag; (HH)Orlanda -> flush, bag change. (cath. next week)
  % feeling rather detached.  No idea what that's about.  Dissociation?
    ?(debat{ed/ing} whether to flag this % or !.  Noticed _something_, but can't identify)
  $ HX $21.47 from CDBaby
  @ kandymask - A stylish reusable face mask backed by science
  / 600ml in bag

0212Fr Lunar New Year - Year of the Ox
  * up 6:30; S=7:47, BP=115/65, P=64;
  x 2:40 S and Colleen COVID vaccine dose 2 Coupeville
  * week of 0208 - fasting labs for me; C doesn't need.
    Clinton lab open 7am-7pm -> passed two deer on the way out.
  : there is now a robin outside my window.  Or was a minute ago.
  : Winter storm warning - 10pm tonight..4pm tomorrow
    " If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
      your vehicle in case of an emergency. "
  % am feeling a little unsteady.  ??  Weird.  Also slight ache in right TMJ area; feels
    like the muscles there rather than the joint.
  : Animusic:  V suggested a movie, and C wanted something without words.
    First time for V and S.  I've been wanting to introduce them to it for some time.
  / 1000ml in bag, brown
  : 10:20pm snowing

0213Sa
  * up 4:30; S=5:56, BP=123/65, P=63;
  : 10:30 still snowing; looks like we have 3-4" already
  - making Colleen's breakfast (2 eggs, 2 bacon (+2 for me), croissant) managed to spill
    bacon grease all over not only the counter and cutting board but the inside of the
    microwave.  * order paper towels.
  @ Developing a Turing test for ethical AI | InfoWorld
  : looked at bloodwork results.  GFR is 66, supposed to be >89.  stage 2 kidney disease.
    60 or less would be stage 3.  Possibly just need to drink more water.
    PSA 2.949, which is high; can be caused by BPH
  / 1000ml in bag
  * try the weighted blanket, which has been sitting on the cat tower for months
    -> possibly easier to get to sleep; harder to get out of bed.  But we knew that.