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mdlbearIt's been a good week for rabbits. I mean, rabbit holes. I mean,... What's a Mandelbear to do when his Cheshire Cat is missing? Chase rabbits. Figurative rabbits, because a mandelbear is a mathematical figure. Or something like that. This post is going to be rather disjointed. Don't expect it to make sense.
The week's main rabbit hole was Cats. (It's possible that this week's will be fountain pens.) Colleen is in rehab -- she transferred from UW to Regency Coupeville on Monday.
"Kid, have you rehabilitated yourself?" No. Being in rehab is not good for Colleen, especially since Regency's restrictive visiting policy means that she spends almost all of her time alone. Phone calls only go so far. She refuses to use Zoom; no idea why. There will be a care conference tomorrow, and hopefully we'll be able to set a discharge target day very soon.
The other thing that happened around here last week is that the concrete walkway from the foot of the ramp to the side of the car is finally in, so Colleen will have an easier time making car transfers. And I turned in a draft of $writing_project, but haven't heard back. I don't think I did a very good job of it, to be honest, and I took way too long.
0516Su
* Up 7am; S=8:20, BP=117/73, P=60, W=196.4; shower
% back pain -> heat
@ The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill | WIRED
Where the 5-micron "boundary" between droplets and aerosols comes from
/ called Colleen, sent her a link to Cats (time-limited, so no point in linking here)
She's not having a good day. Fell down the rabbit hole watching it, of course.
! The reprise of "Memories" brought tears. Can't name the emotion but it's there.
# -near as I can tell- this is the version on the 1998 DVD
@ Careage is now Regency Coupeville | South Whidbey Record
& put on the Cats DVD because S hadn't seen it
& basically spent the whole day going down the "Cats" rabbit-hole. As it were.
% meloxicam 9:30ish
0517Mo * litter boxen
& Awake 3am. Heard some kind of high-pitched sound, like an alarm going off. ???
Only thing I can think of would be the car charger -- check in the morning
% back to bed 5ish? didn't really check. Double cat-cuddle for a while.
* gave up trying to get back to sleep ~7am
! discouraged, depressed. Worried.
* most $A subscription items can be skipped
& looking in the garage for tray table (see below) found the missing microwave, on the
shelf unit on the far left back corner (with the Christmas stuff)
* bring in white plastic tray table from garage. C called while I was looking for it:
/ 10:50 call from Colleen: feels good, clear for PT tomorrow, transfer this afternoon
* 15min: get the detailed info from Mom's iMac. None of its software can be upgraded
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011); Sierra 10.12.6; 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5; 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
iPad model MD510LL/A, A1458; iOS 10.3.3; looks like 16Gb storage? 2012 4th gen
iPad (4th generation) - Technical Specifications
@ Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity | The White House
* renew tabs for Molly. apparently "-" is no longer allowed in passwords. Stupid.
/ 4:30 call from Colleen--she's on the island. (0517)Transfer UW -> Regency Coupeville
very upset about R, but not much we can do about that.
* finished 1.75l bottle of Gordon's gin (0517)
/ 7:30 call - needs blice, shorts, and her electric toothbrush (which I "borrowed")
* gather * Add coloring supplies * pack
% meloxicam 11:05
0518Tu
& Up 4:30; S=5:30;
/ 6am call from Colleen; crying, miserable, can't reach her bed controls, nobody answers
her call button, desperate for someone to talk to/touch, feeling suicidal (new)
We probably made a big mistake sending her there without checking first.
Detailed Information on REGENCY COUPEVILLE REHAB AND NURSING CENTER
* call Regency to set up visit 360-678-2273 activities director Chelsea
window visit any time. indoor visit 11am tomorrow
-> called Colleen, told her I'm coming up, verified that she has bed control
no choices on the menu, which is a drag and could be a problem.
-> after standing out in the rain talking to C on the phone, because they won't open
the window... left a message asking for a copy of her medication list.
-> callback from (case manager)Jennifer ext. 1014 cell: 360-969-3342
verified apixaban, metropolol, acid reducer, 2 antibiotics
* started 1.75l bottle of Gordon's gin (0518)
% 6:55 feeling kind of washed out
& grocery run because Colleen wanted Greek yogurt.
! (almost literally) ran into Nancy Nolan - she was returning her cart just as I was
going in to get one. Had a nice long conversation.
% 9:30 sleepy. going to bed
0519We
* up 6am; S=8:00; exercises
$ C $20 to Mozilla Foundation via PP
@ O'Reilly Open Books Project
Managing Projects with GNU Make, Third Edition
: concrete forms (? it's raining) (they arrived at 10am)
-> there's a bit of a drop-off at the downhill edge -- that may cause trouble.
-> will probably have to add some kind of filler, possibly tarmac.
/ Colleen called to say she wanted feta rather than Greek yogurt
* 10:15 leave (with V) for...
* 11am Regency indoor visit with Colleen (most of the conversation was between V and C;
that's okay with me. Colleen enjoyed it.)
@ Libera Chat | A next-generation IRC network for FOSS projects collaboration!
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" The freenode user base should consider very strongly that a hostile entity is now in
operational control over the network, and is in posession of your data. "
(via Md at debian.org: My resignation from freenode, and Jesse W on #Filkhaven)
Developers Flee Open Source Project After ‘Takeover’ By Korean Crown Prince
Freenode IRC staff resign en masse, unhappy about new management • The Register
Free Software Projects Defenestrate The Freenode IRC Network - Phoronix
@ (20) Rabbit on
Twitter: "The fact that NordVPN is using DMCA takedowns against Twitter accounts that
criticize their security is significant evidence that you should avoid NordVPN."
@ Are Cities Making Animals Smarter?
* sent in $writing-project draft -- $client wanted it via gdocs rather than a PR
* checked jury status -- my excuse was accepted, so I'm off the hook.
% meloxicam 9:55pm
0520Th
& Awake 2:40; back to bed 4:30; give up 5am
@ Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
* concrete pour. I've probably made another huge mistake. -> maybe not:
a 1:12 ramp around it would be < 1 cubic yard. w = 4" * 12 = 4'; h = 4" = 1/3 ft
volume of ramp = l * w * h / 2 = 22' * 4' * 1/3 / 2 = 22 * 2/3 = 44/3 = 14.7 ft^3
gravel is about 104 lbs/ft^3. Concrete is 145 lbs/ft^3 Difference is ~41 lbs/ft^3
-> 1:30 done for the day. ~Monday or so they'll put down gravel and compact it
@ Common Bluetooth Problems in Ubuntu and How to Fix Them - DEV Community nope
it works better under bionic, but still not all that well.
* C wants a can of chow mein noodles tomorrow am. They have re-sealable lids
* Buy shelving at Home Despot (Oak Harbor) on the way back from Regency.
-> 8' 1x8, 6' 1x10. To replace the short shelves in the garage by the back door
Not sure I've ever carried an 8' board in Molly before - it was a bit tight.
@ 'Cats' Musical Wiki | Fandom - yet another rabbit hole
% meloxicam ~10pm
0521Fr
* up 6:30ish; S=6:58;
* OnStar plan ends - renew by this date
@ "Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz" presented by CSMTA - YouTube
@ Cats the Musical Behind the Scenes - YouTube
Cats (musical) 1998 vs. 2019 Comparison - YouTube
Why the Music in Cats (2019) is Worse than you Thought - YouTube
/ C called about 10am in a panic because she was getting some new protein supplements,
and her 1000mcg of B12 split into 10 100mcg tablets because that's what they had.
Took me quite a while to get her talked through it.
* installed the new car charger plug dock that I ordered a few days ago. Moved it to
the side of the pole toward the driveway to keep it from blocking the walkway (more
than before, because not tilted -- I should maybe have gotten a tilted one? later?)
@ I sewed lacy Edwardian
underwear without getting out of bed | Historical Sewing While Disabled - YouTube
% meloxicam 10:55
0522Sa
* up 7am; S=7:20
% heat for back pain
@ This morning's rabbit-hole: RISKS Digest
@ Linux and open-source communities rise to Biden's cybersecurity challenge | ZDNet
Census Program II - Download Preliminary Report - Core Infrastructure Initiative
@ Dumping Google Chrome resulted in one colossal benefit | ZDNet tl;dr: battery life
@ FTC report blasts manufacturers for restricting product repairs - The Verge
Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions [PDF]
" many manufacturers restrict independent repair and repair by consumers through:
• Product designs that complicate or prevent repair;
• Unavailability of parts and repair information;
• Designs that make independent repairs less safe;
• Policies or statements that steer consumers to manufacturer repair networks;
• Application of patent rights and enforcement of trademarks;
• Disparagement of non-OEM parts and independent repair;
• Software locks and firmware updates; or
• End User License Agreements. "
* change fridge filter. run 4 gallons of water through it: * * * *
* post s4s Following "Cats" Down the Rabbit Hole
% 3:45 and I'm noticing that I haven't had lunch, except for three slices of bacon and
some popcorn. (Breakfast, IIRC, was fried matzoh, made with almond milk because the
real stuff had turned.)
% lately I've been having to remind myself that Colleen is not here in her chair
% I forgot to put a paragraph or two about my favorite characters in today's s4s.
-> Sunday? maybe includs psych musings about why I missed major subplots
% feeling vaguely unhealthy. Temp normal, though. Something I ate, most likely
* BT on sable: uncomment #UserspaceHID=true in /etc/bluetooth/input.conf -> nope.
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Date: 2021-05-24 06:09 am (UTC)