Done Since 2026-01-11

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, as usual )