I have been lax, I haven’t gone for my several times weekly walks around the area since… well, since I was laid off by Diamond. So, about a month. Either the weather wasn’t good — unseasonably hot, rainy — or I just didn’t feel like it, like when my arthritis was acting up or theContinue reading “October Walkabout”
A Near-Run Thing
It wasn’t as world-historical as Waterloo, but this game of backgammon was closer than it had any right to be. Look at that! White is trapped and unable to put his piece back on the board. I should have had an easy time of it. But no, some lucky rolls on white’s part, and whiteContinue reading “A Near-Run Thing”
A Derelict Church
I went into downtown York yesterday. Not something I often do, as I don’t like driving into downtown, though it’s become better in the last several years, ever since they repaved George Street. I wanted to go to a used book store to look for some research material for a writing project I intend toContinue reading “A Derelict Church”
Gentle Waves
Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 released this week, and I upgraded my two machines on Friday. I’ve still been toying with the WMX window manager, and as I did with EndeavourOS, I integrated Rofi menus into the workflow, using the scripts created by Aditya Shakya (and available on GitHub here. I made a custom colorContinue reading “Gentle Waves”
The Wind Shifts
It’s supposed to frost tonight. How do I know? The joints in my feet hate me these last six hours. Oh. Emm. Gee. The pain! But, it’s also been lovely the last few days. Even the light drizzle Tuesday morning didn’t really change anything. Sunday I went over to the state park overlooking the SusquehannaContinue reading “The Wind Shifts”
Pondering the Past
Did FBI Director Kash Patel and I buy comics from the same comic shop in Richmond twenty-five-ish years ago? The news about the Punisher-themed challenge coins Patel had made for the FBI makes me wonder. I was not expecting to see a post about Patel and the challenge coins in Facebook’s University of Richmond alumniContinue reading “Pondering the Past”
As Seen on Facebook
Some recent ads on Facebook (and one on Instagram) caught my attention, and I wanted to share. Oh, bother. Yes, Facebook thinks I’m still in the market for unlicensed Washington Nationals jerseys with pop culture characters. To be fair to Facebook, I did buy the Oasis Nationals jersey (and had it customized for Sean Doolittle,Continue reading “As Seen on Facebook”
The Dying Days of Windows 10
These are the dying days of Windows 10. It doesn’t really bother me; I made my transition to the land of Tux (the penguin) and Xenia (the transfem fox), in other words, Linux, several years ago, in fits and starts, then much more firmly after the ransonware attack on Diamond. Oh, my computer has WindowsContinue reading “The Dying Days of Windows 10”
Danger, Construction Zone
Earlier in the summer, the property management announced that roofing crews would be on site in August. The announced schedule never matched up with when they were actually here, though. They were here in August, then some September dates were given, and the September dates didn’t happen, then they were back week before last, andContinue reading “Danger, Construction Zone”
The Wild Frontier of Job Hunting
In early July I applied for a job with a memory care facility in Lancaster. It was a marketing position, and I felt the mission of the facility personally — my grandmother suffered from dementia, and her mind gave out years before her body did. I was intrigued, and I applied. The application process wasContinue reading “The Wild Frontier of Job Hunting”