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Book Review: Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
Romance, adventure, sci-fi, a capable main character... I'm not actually sure if I liked this book because of when it crossed my path or if I would have enjoyed it anyway. I will say that I liked it enough that I went out and bought both the 2nd and 3rd book in the series and paid full kindle ($9.99 apiece!) for them. I got this first book from ( Read more... ) -
Jojo Rabbit and shelter in place
Yesterday was May 4th. As is our habit, T and I took the day off to celebrate all things Star Wars. We wore Star Wars clothing. It was really quite nice.
I thought that we were going to watch a Star Wars movie. Upon questioning, I believe T had settled on episode 3 (a surprise for me). I haven't rewatched it since the theatre, so that would have ( Read more... ) -
Today
https://xkcd.com/2300/
Today's xkcd made me laugh for a good 5 minutes. Ok, maybe I was crying. It is tough to tell.
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I think I need a Bread Box
Which seems like an odd thing to need. I certainly never needed one before. We have been using a cake carrier (huge and has the advantage of already being in our possession) as a temporary bread box. Sadly, I suspect if I buy a bread box it will likely go on a top shelf to never be used again after the current craziness is past ( Read more... ) -
COVID-19 updates
My temperature is back to typical. Whew!
On the down side, I have started grinding my teeth in my sleep. My jaws are sore and I can tell it wants to turn into headaches. Wish I had access to my doctor/dentist to deal with this, but... Ah, well. Better than being sick.
My employer has been on top of this COVID-19 thing with data and assurances and ( Read more... ) -
headphones
About a year ago I got a work desktop. Because I needed a PC to get actual statistics done. Soon afterward I was teaching a remote class and discovered....that my beloved Plantronics bluetooth headset had only about a 90 minute battery life. And that the AUX port on the desktop does not have microphone capability. This was an unpleasant shock at ( Read more... ) -
this new world we live in
This morning I had a fever. Not a lot, but a full degree up from my typical temperature. Enough to scare me. We'll see how the next few temperature measurements go.
There are things about this new life I like. Mostly my life is the same (I am So Lucky in that respect, I know). Buuuut...- I get to spend more time with T. I know he is quietly climbing ( Read more... )
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voting by mail
Run off elections are coming up. To preserve social distancing, I was thinking of voting by mail. Today I looked into it.
Our state sucks. To vote by mail I must either:- Be 65 or older
- Have a disability
- Expected absence from the county
- Be confined to a jail
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Working from home
My life has continued mostly on its usual paths in the modern world. T is unable to drag me out to dinners. The cats don't bother me during the work day (because they are bothering him). We run the dishwasher a lot more. We gave the breadmaker the biggest workout of its electronic life last week (rosemary bread! No, that batch didn't work out well ( Read more... ) -
Phone
Change. Ugh.
My phone (LG ThinkQ) had reached a point where even I agreed that the pain and annoyance of continuing to use it was not worth it. 50% of the time it ignored my fingerprint scan to unlock. 90% of texts with pictures would either not come through at all or appear 36 hours later (often in the middle of the night, ignoring my Do Not ( Read more... )