mdlbear | Done Since 2022-10-09 (Reply)

It's been a busy week, with a good band rehearsal last Sunday and some good solo practice sessions over the course of the week. We decided that merely micing the whole group in stereo wouldn't work, so I also bought a mixer (with a USB interface). My choice was partly on features, and partly on delivery date -- the version without effects is somewhat cheaper, but wouldn't have arrived in time for today's rehearsal.

At my dentist appointment Tuesday I was delighted to see that they had acquired a hand-held X-ray generator. I.e. a literal ray-gun. With a lead-glass shield around the muzzle -- it definitely looks the part. I hadn't realized that they made X-ray tubes that small these days.

Lots of good links, including a very nice emacs tutorial and successful results from the DART asteroid-impact mission.

Notes & links:
1009Su
  & awake 4:30ish
  * up 5am; S=5:18; politics
    % left shoulder hurting p=3.8 almost certainly from typing in bed
    % 5-7 combination of dozing and cat cuddling, followed by a full-bore anxiety attack
  @ Xah Emacs Tutorial
  @ Irrecoverable carbon: Don't touch the world’s vital carbon sinks (ysabetwordsmith)
  * strip bed; pack sheets with other laundry to wash tonight
  * 4pm KF rehearsal -> whole set.  Print clean copies for all with latest revisions
    Went into it rather low on blood sugar; we took a break for me to have a couple of
    Kind bars, and another for me to print (mostly) clean copies of the set.
    -> we're going to need vocal mics, which also implies a mixer.   Plink and Rebel will
       probably be okay with just bleed-through.
  ~ evening: drive up to RE -> tomorrow

1010Mo
  * up 5:10; W=198.2, S=6:24; exercises
    % a little L hip pain -> heat
  * 9:30ish leave for Whidbey.  Or leave at 9 and grab lunch
  * 12 - 2:30 pm Kara
    -> more-or-less finish sorting the papers.
  @ Could an Upcoming Google Chrome Update Break Your Ad Blocker? (elf)            
  * 15min: pay water bill
  * pack: coffee mugs from top row, * folding chair (not enough room for the others),
    * shower chair (req. by m)
  * stay on Whidbey tonight
  * singing:  a little woodshedding on Riverheart.

1011Tu  * litter boxen
  * up 6:30; S=5:56, W=197.8; exercises(1 set)
  @ 3 types of normal forgetting — and 1 that isn’t | Lisa Genova
    (via Jessica Stillman | Oct, 2022 | Medium)
  * 8am leave for dentist
  * 10am dentist 2 crowns 
    % they're using a hand-held X-ray generator, i.e., a ray gun.
    % left eye itching at the outside corner, possibly from having had air blown into it
      through the tear duct.
   ~ 10am Healing Center Memory Keepers grief support group.
  % really want to just curl up in a corner.
  % 9:15 headache   10pm back pain from changing litter boxen
  % meloxicam with pm drugs.

1012We
  * up 5:45ish; S=5:47; exercises
  @ NASA: DART mission successfully changed motion of asteroid Dimorphos | CNN
    Webb, Hubble watched as DART slammed into an asteroid | CNN
    Moment of DART asteroid impact captured by Italian satellite | CNN
  @ Angela Lansbury Dead at 96 | IndieWire
  @ Ada Lovelace Day – Celebrating the achievements of
    women in science, technology, engineering and maths
    Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Here are our favorite tech books for kids
  @ Is your old computer 'obsolete', or is it a Linux opportunity? | Opensource.com
    Give an old MacBook new life with Linux | Opensource.com distro: Elementary Hera
    Why I made the switch from Mac to Linux | Opensource.com
    How to make an old computer useful again | Opensource.com
  * 9:45-10am leave for appointment
  * 10:30 am urology Mandi L Bainton NW hospital McMurray Building suite 300
    -> avoid bladder irritants.  Reduce coffee; go low-acid
    -> switch to decaf French roast?  Kava coffee (whatever that is)?  -> instant :P
    -> try eliminating coffee, alcohol, and citrus altogether for two weeks.
       (then decide whether it's worthwhile)
    @ 14 Best Low Acid Coffee Brands (2022 UPDATED REVIEWS) so skip Kava.
      TJ's has low-acid French roast whole beans.

1013Th
  * up 6:45ish; S=6:32; exercises
  * walk:  W. to the park.  -> some hip pain
  & drive j and k to school
  : continue to research audio interface possibilities:
    Behringer UMC404HD: all speeds and bitrates but no mixing capabilities
    zoom podtrak 8: 16bit 44.1kHz.  Tascam Mixcast 4: 24bit 48khz.  Rodecaster Pro: same
    zoom H6: 16/24 bit 44.1/48/96 kHz.  Mix output: 44.1/48 16-bit stereo
    -> Allen & Heath ZEDi-10: 4-channel input. said to work with Linux -> ordered
  $ HX to $A, for Allen & Heath ZEDi-10
    ZEDi-10FX manual PDF
  % meloxicam with pm drugs

1013Th night - 1016Su mid-day - kids at M's. - can go to Whidbey

1014Fr
  * up 7:10; S=7:00; exercises
  * pack:   Paper bags for recycling
  * 9ish -> 9:40 drive up to Whidbey. ->  arrived ~11:30
  * noon Kara -> 2:30
  * SL for RE:  coffee, eggs, English  + bacon, kind bars, iceberg, blue cheese dressing
  @ Texas sheriff certifies the Martha's Vineyard migrants are crime victims, opening the
    door for special visas
  : AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY..
  * Singing:  Riverheart, Lock Keeper
  % meloxicam with pm drugs

1015Sa
  * up 6ish; S=6:13, W=198, BP=125/60, P=60; exercises; heat, shower
  @ Five weird things about platypuses and echidnas - ABC News
  @ falena | PSA: Reason #342875 DW rocks (Spoiler tags that work in the comments too)
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      These details under the cut.  Nesting is problematic, though.</details>
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    to surround it with [/pre]...[pre].  e.g.:

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  * look in garage for electric knife sharpener -> no luck.  found  knife block, though
  @ How an urban myth about litter boxes in schools became a GOP talking point
  * pack:  ? electric knife sharpener -- Garage?, * mic stands * mics  * monitor spkrs
  * */15   CPAP:  change paper filter, wash tubs
  * */15   pay AX cards (platinum, from RE), Molly (due+200, from BE personal checking)
  * emailed: downsizing.md
  * singing:  Lock Keeper, Rambling Silver Rose.  Weird problems tuning.  peg on the low E
    may be slipping -- kept going _severely_ flat.  Later... Riverheart