mdlbear | Done Since 2026-01-11 (Reply)

It didn't feel like a very productive week, but it looks like I actually got a few things done, including data-entry for our (HSX's) bookkeeper to close out VAT for the quarter. So I'm going to cut myself a little slack. Only a little, though, because a lot of stuff still isn't getting done.

On the other hand, I got in five walks, though one was cut short because my knee felt dicey. And the knee braces I ordered thereafter failed to arrive, due to some screw-up at the warehouse -- I got two items all right; an ethernet patch cable and coupler. :P I also fell down the Post Public Domain Day reading rabbit-hole. And I found my glasses! (Under the pile of sweaters and other warm stuff that have accumulated on the arm of the couch nearest my desk.) They'd been missing for almost exactly a month.

As part of the little burst of productivity at the beginning of the week, I upgraded Linux Mint to 22.3 Zena on (Framework 12)Lilac and (main laptop)unSable. Then I noticed that (server)Nova and (spare Thinkpad X230)Panther were still on 21.3 Virginia -- the same as Raven. Which meant in particular that Nova still had Python2.7, so could be used for posting. It required a little fixing, but it now works. So then I upgraded Raven.

I'll upgrade Panther too, but right now it's in the bedroom, and so is Bronx.

I also tracked down Nova's old mirror drive, last updated a year ago just before we left Seattle. That also required some fiddling, but I just got what looks like a clean update to it about an hour ago. Win.

On the gripping hand, I've been feeling distinctly off, in several different ways. I have a cardiology appointment on Tuesday, but whether that will prove enlightening remains to be seen.

Linkies: Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC -- if you're in the US you might want to print off a few whether you're an immigrant or not.

Notes & links:
0111Su
* walk: 09:13 DSB804 .75km, 3hp, 21mm, 20min, 1600st,
# NOTE: DSB801 and DSB804 both frequently listed as .75km. Actually .85 and .65 resp.
DSB804: 326m (.65km round trip); DSB801: 427m (.85km round trip)
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@ Having seen ICE in
Minneapolis, do you really think we’re gonna have free midterm elections?x
@ Portland mayor calls for ICE to ‘halt all operations’ in his city after two people
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* order cat litter -> Tuesday
. hx work session
* letter to (HS classmate)Wally -> started 0110
collecting info for zoom reunion and website
. data-entry for Q4 due by 0116Fr * income * expenses

0112Mo
* walk: 10:13 Erasmusweg 1.2km; 7hp, 29mm, 20min, 2000st,
* hx work session
* check for additional invoices; submit.
& track down info on Scarlet, send message to what's probably where we got her:
Econelo / Mobility scooter / Vehicles | Vinkmobiliteit
Subj: Econelo EV5 circuit breaker problem
" I'm pretty sure I bought our EV5 from you, 10 December 2024. In any case, its
circuit breakers tripped and won't stay on. Had to push it home. / What should we
do? We can have it towed to your shop if necessary. "
-> reply was basically ~~we didn't sell it to you; the company is bankrupt; we can't
get parts~~
% 22:25ish reflux -- WTAF? 22:30 hands itching like crazy. ???
washed three times and the hands are a little better.

0113Tu
~ hx work session
* contact TotaalThuisZorg™
=> found the email from the insurance company that says that's where we got it.
" We bought an Econelo EV5 from you on 10 December 2024. It worked well until a few
weeks ago when it refused to start. Apparently one or both circuit breakers had
tripped, and we couldn't find a combination that worked to get it restarted.
/ What should we do? We can have it hauled to your shop if necessary."
* make GP appointment -- closest was 9 Feb. I'm an idiot.
* guitar: desolation row, band played etc., talking blues
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance | WIRED
@ Pay AMEX
x order B6 100 -> probably not a good idea -- stick with 20
* load drugs. Drop back to 1 lasix (for now) and add 1 lisinopril.

0114We N's birthday
* walk: Erasmusweg 1.2km, 7hp, ~3000st app logging screwed up.
* hx work session
* Mount power strip on side of E side of S bookcase
broke one wall-hook, and injured myself taking it out. Damn near decided to put it
off for being a clumsy day, byt persisted and succeeded. Go me!
! accomplished. a minor success, but a success; I'll take it.
* everything plugged in. As it turns out, two wall outlets are accessible
* questions for accountant:
~- Do we do Dutch taxes first, or US taxes (foreign tax credit)
~- Are we taxed in NL on total world income? (presume so, but check)
~- what paperwork do they need for that? (US tax forms?) When?
* referral followup HartKliniek strives to contact you within 2 working days.
contact us via 088 - 500 2000 (Monday to Friday from 8.30 - 17.00).
* will call back ~16:15, IIRC.
*- BP both arms, ECG, ultrasound, bicycle.
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what you _must_ have is your own domain.
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* SL: combination square
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0115Th Wikipedia:Wikipedia Day
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Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th Birthday – Wikimedia Foundation
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* add cardio appt to discord; log yesterday's walk
% Huh! I can replace my frequent spaced-out time in the evening with meditation
wouldn't take much, beyond adjusting my breathing and paying a little attention
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" For a gradual destruction of democracy would have been hard to resist. [...]
Instead, however, the assault on freedom and civil liberties is open, lurid, and
impossible to deny. "
* hx work session
* install power strip at E and of bookcases (next to windows) only on one screw; can
add the lower one later after deciding how high to mount it.
* pay HWW for alarm -> see if it can be done on the website -> paid via Bunq, no
obvious way to pay online but the application form has bank info, so wtf?
* Scarlet repair follow-up -> https://www.totaalthuiszorg.nl/pages/contact
06-86055641 if needed tomorrow
* 19:00 Amazon ad training - registered -> notes in hsx/Log

0116Fr
* walk: 09:25 DSB805 - ~.2km
% turned back because L knee felt dicey - slightly painful and slightly wobbly
where the fsck are all my knee/ankle/wrist braces???
-> still don't know, but found my glasses on the couch under the pile of sweaters and
blankets draped over the arm. In the compartment under the chaise there was also a
bin containing more keys and some old trackballs.
% glad I found them. -- both the glasses, and the keys.
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Data Breach
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Resource Center | ILRC (via thisfinecrew)
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Deliver (Don Marti Feed: how to bounce postal mail)
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* record Bronx's weight; * order kibble, tabasco
: W(Bronx)=5.8kg (100.2-94.4)
* try roasting raw almonds in microwave. Worked. Olive oil and a touch of salt
-> not mixed thoroughly enough, and still a little underdone, but good enough for now.
* order knee braces
* hx work session
* Linux Mint upgrades to 22.3 Zara: Lilac, unSable ~ nova
-> nova has python2.7 -- charm installed and apparently working
-> It lives in Honu/opt. Honu/opt didn't get built Honu install probably buggy
-> panther, raven, and nova are at Mint 21.3, with python2.
*- If I can prove posting works on nova, I can upgrade panther and raven
% accomplished
* locate mirror (the 3.5" hard drive) for nova. bag labeled "mirror 2024-09"
-> found in "safe, etc." tackle box/bin. Sabrent enclosure found in Mac Mini bin

0117Sa
* walk: 08:24 Simon Vestdijkstraat 2 .57km, 6hp, 15mm, 10min, 886st
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