Done Since 2022-05-22

[mdlbear]

Felt like a short week. That's probably because I spent a lot of it fighting with WordPress themes for GoingSideways. I think I'm a little bit ahead at this point, but the outcome is still somewhat in doubt. More about that in an upcoming Computer Curmudgeon post.

The big household news this week was that c went down to Portland with N to look for a truck, and found one. (There will be a GoingSideways post about that, but I'm not sure when.) Since c is staying on Whidbey, that means that in a couple of weeks he'll be moving to Colorado, and I'll be moving the cats to Seattle. EEEP!

Minor accomplishments for the week included doing the back exercises that I've been neglecting (twice), a band practice session (shortish; none of us were in particularly good shape), and a night with over seven hours of sleep (plus another three over six). I attribute the latter feat to avoiding the news almost entirely.

Notes & links:
0522Su
  * up 5ish; S=6:18;  % cold
  @ Climate grief researcher Britt Wray discusses new book | Stanford News
    " A very promising model has emerged: Turning specialists into supervisors who train
      teams of community members interested in helping, but who don’t have any
      psychological expertise. This is called task shifting. Armed with interventions,
      these laypeople go out into the community, working with their neighbors in a trusted
      social fabric. "  ummmm... good luck with that here
  * remind c before work (starts at 10) to re-fill meds, buy iron
  & try new biological drain cleaner in front tub.  fingers crossed
  @ Malta Citizenship | FAQ Page + other countries with citizenship by investment
  * pack: knife sharpening stuff  * picture hooks  * cat's paw;
    ~ USB vacuum cleaner -> can't find.  Garage??  -> ordered
  : Apparently our jar of peanut butter is from the batch that's being recalled by Jif
    because of salmonella contamination.  Adams, next time.
    jms-s3-mkt-consumer-p-pmc6.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/recall.html
    " We are committed to reimbursing affected consumers. Please contact us through
      jif.com/contact-us or 800-828-9980. Due to high call volume at our call centers, our
      online contact form may be faster. "  -> submitted

0523Mo
  & awake 3:30ish; ; exercises
  * up 5am; S=6:11;
  @ Singing this Note is IMPOSSIBLE! - Physics Girl - YouTube singing into a tube
     phase change and back-pressure at resonant frequency
  @ Daily Aspirin Regimen May Cause Bleeding - The New York Times
    <- discuss with doctor if over 75.
  @ Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up to support passwordless FIDO logins - Verge 
  @ Why Overplanning Is a Trap And How to Stop
  * Drive to Seattle.  Stop at PetSmart, look at gates.  Top Paw.  Need to go back with
    tape measure and litter box cabinet measurements.  More choices online
  % right side sore -- right under rib cage -- and itchy
  % 9:30 right side still hurting.  2 naproxen

0524Tu
  * up 5ish; S=6:50; naproxen
    % my pain seems to be responding to naproxen, so probably muscular (as suspected)
  : couldn't log in to AX on Panther despite the stored password being (AFAICT) correct.
    Worked first time on Sable.  Weird.
  * 10am Healing Center Memory Keepers grief support group
    Understanding your Grief. Alan Wolfelt
  * Upgrade GS to WP 6.0.  Most plugins etc also updated.
  % naproxen with pm drugs; heat

0525We
  * up 5ish; S=6:15; exercises (full set), naproxen, heat
  * guitar: Bad Guys, noodling, Millennium's Dawn
  @ The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE - YouTube
    fireproof edition (one copy, for auction) - Margaret Atwood with a flamethrower
    Atwood Releases Fire-Proof Copy of 'Handmaid's Tale' to Combat GOP Book-Banning
    How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students - PEN America [PDF]
    Online Harassment Field Manual - PEN America
  * spent all day adjusting blockbase to match GS.  Some progress has been made.
    To do: sidebars, footers; (may require text editing: vertical spacing, FONTS)
    problems: inability to adjust group margins; can't link site logo image to home
    Hmm:  make "home" link in nav menu an image

0526Th
  & Up 4:30ish; S=5:21;
    ~ wake j  7:45 -- make sure he actually gets out of bed
  & Gave N the brown canvas tote that used to be Colleen's purse/scooter bag
    % she loves it for short-trip packing, and because it used to be Colleen's.  WIN
  @ The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language
  * N and c going to Portland for truck shopping.  I will stay and wake kids up
  ~ ~ wake m 10:00 (N);  ~ 11am to actually get up
  & k interested in learning guitar, so brought in the backpacker.  Turns out there was a
    strap ready for it.  Should maybe bring down the other Applause.  need a tuner.
  * As with yesterday, spent pretty much the whole day in WordPress.  I have it to the
    point where installing and tweaking a new theme is pretty easy.
    % I think that this also proves that I can still get into flow for hours of intense
      work -- at least sometimes.

0527Fr
  * up 7am; S=7:15; mouth very dry
  @ Understanding Transitional JavaScript Apps - DEV Community
    Svelte: Cybernetically enhanced web apps
    " Whereas traditional frameworks like React and Vue do the bulk of their work in the
      browser, Svelte shifts that work into a compile step that happens when you build
      your app. / Instead of using techniques like virtual DOM diffing, Svelte writes code
      that surgically updates the DOM when the state of your app changes. "
  . wake kids up:  ~ j 7:45;  * m 10:00 to take meds;  * 11am to actually get up
  * GS: start making reusable blocks, which persist through staging and theme changes.
  : G heard from N -- c found a truck.  G will be driving it up from Portland later
  * reload drugs 

0528Sa
  * up 5:50; S=5:50, W=204, BP=123/77, P=61;
  : Apollo app connects with buzzer, but won't start it.  Probably needs reset
    -> yeah, probably -> press both buttons ->  appears to be working now.
  . stay in Seattle until N and c arrive from Portland -- hopefully by 5ish
  * arrived on Whidbey at 8pm, having caught the (rather late) 7pm ferry.
  : Now that he has a truck, c will be giving his 2 weeks' notice at work
    -> so I'll have to have the cats moved by around then.  EEEK!
  : Linked-in msg from Ted Kaehler.  We have a lot of catching up to do.

Comments

[acelightning73]

As I'm sure an old filkerlike you knows, you can sing "Stopping By WOods all the way through to the tune of Hernando's Hide-A-Way (with a few flourisshes like, "To watch his woods fill up with snow - oh, no!)

[madfilkentist]

Moving cats? Good luck!

[mdlbear]

Yeah. First you have to herd them...