What are you doing today?

Thomas Veil said:
Don't you just hate that? You spend all that time, and possibly a lot of money, and nothing to show for it.

(Yes, I realize the ridiculousness of being angry nothing was found; therein lies the paradox. :confused: )

Last year I had dizziness lasting a couple of days. They did a CT and found nothing, then recommended an MRI, which I foolishly went along with. The only thing they found was the $2,000 bill they sent me.

Anyway, hoping the best for your mom, and that this was a one-time never-to-be-repeated occurrence.
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It’s not just the not-knowing part of what’s happening, the loss of control is equally bothersome.
On the positive side my mom won’t be in financial trouble, she lives in Germany and insurance coverage is excellent.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Did it all go okay? Settled in.
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It went. I hired a young local guy to do the move. They couldn’t get everything on the truck, so we still have quite a few things left at the other house. We’ll probably go back tomorrow to pick up a few things, particularly the things in the fridge.

Meanwhile, almost everything is in place and almost all boxes are empty.

Now I just need the next month to speed by so the new bed will arrive. Meanwhile we’re sleeping on a small double box spring and mattress on the floor. Only a month.
 
Alli said:
It went. I hired a young local guy to do the move. They couldn’t get everything on the truck, so we still have quite a few things left at the other house. We’ll probably go back tomorrow to pick up a few things, particularly the things in the fridge.

Meanwhile, almost everything is in place and almost all boxes are empty.

Now I just need the next month to speed by so the new bed will arrive. Meanwhile we’re sleeping on a small double box spring and mattress on the floor. Only a month.
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Great that you can take your time about it which is really half the battle, congratulations on the new place, be sure to send pics when it's all good to go.
 
Alli said:
It went. I hired a young local guy to do the move. They couldn’t get everything on the truck, so we still have quite a few things left at the other house. We’ll probably go back tomorrow to pick up a few things, particularly the things in the fridge.

Meanwhile, almost everything is in place and almost all boxes are empty.

Now I just need the next month to speed by so the new bed will arrive. Meanwhile we’re sleeping on a small double box spring and mattress on the floor. Only a month.
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You didn’t bring the contents of your fridge? What are you eating!
Glad it went well. Enjoy your new home.
 
Volunteering as a guitar instructor for vets, 10 weeks of lessons at which point we gift them with their own guitar. It's actually a really cool program they've setup to give vets with PTSD a new hobby/outlet.
 
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Busy day at work. Had three guys out. Two on holiday. The one that was due back tomorrow has caught Covid. So not going to see him this week.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Busy day at work. Had three guys out. Two on holiday. The one that was due back tomorrow has caught Covid. So not going to see him this week.
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Our main office in Germany also has two incidents of covid right now.

On my support side I have a surprisingly low amount of tickets although both macOS and our CRM had updates today.

Finally got my electric drum kit set up in my office for those idle moments where I can use the workout. Have all the pads in the right places just not had enough time for the sound module to be configured.

A bit less pain symptoms today which is great. Was able to drop 10 pounds of weight in two weeks now and am a bit proud of myself. [emoji846]
 
ericwn said:
Our main office in Germany also has two incidents of covid right now.

On my support side I have a surprisingly low amount of tickets although both macOS and our CRM had updates today.

Finally got my electric drum kit set up in my office for those idle moments where I can use the workout. Have all the pads in the right places just not had enough time for the sound module to be configured.

A bit less pain symptoms today which is great. Was able to drop 10 pounds of weight in two weeks now and am a bit proud of myself. [emoji846]
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10 lbs in two weeks is pretty impressive. Glad the pain levels are improving.

Just put in a couple of hours for my evening shift. Now I’m off to bed.
 
I cut these a couple of months ago. turned out really well took 3 hours for each panel using a 1/8" bit to get all the detail.
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I have a friend that got a dog last year and she has turned into one of those crazy dog moms. It has gotten to the point where friendships are ending because god forbid someone doesn't like dogs. She takes it so personal if you don't care for her dog. I wouldn't say I'm a dog person, but I get along with the dog so we haven't had any issues. But she has mentioned all her other friends who don't like her dog or care for dogs in general, and she takes it too personal. One of her coworkers called her a helicopter dog mom lol

Also, I think she makes up stories about her dog. She goes to the park with the dog, and she has mentioned how several people come up to her and talk about their dogs. and they all comment that her dog is an alpha lol. Do people really talk about dogs being alpha? I find that extremely weird. But I also think she's making it up. I don't know why she's so concerned with her dog being an alpha dog?? It's a fucking Shih Tzu. It's not exactly a big breed.

I thought she would get better but its almost been a year and she is still a little crazy when it comes to this dog. I have other friends that are dog owners and they are no where near this level of crazy about their pets. Every time the topic of the dog comes up I try to steer the conversation in another direction because I'm tired of hearing about this dog.
 
Joe said:
I have a friend that got a dog last year and she has turned into one of those crazy dog moms...
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Got as far as Shih Tzu... and then the idea of that as an "alpha" dog gave me a headache. :ROFLMAO:

That breed can be kinda uppity, although that's not really the same as "alpha". But hey, whatever the owner wants to think. The dog is who's burdened with the task of figuring out whether it's alpha or not, when push comes to shove. It appears to have figured out who's boss in that household, and it's not the crazy dog mom.

I've been more of a fan of mutts, or else working dogs actually bred for their jobs and not for the dog shows.
 
lizkat said:
Got as far as Shih Tzu... and then the idea of that as an "alpha" dog gave me a headache. :ROFLMAO:

That breed can be kinda uppity, although that's not really the same as "alpha". But hey, whatever the owner wants to think. The dog is who's burdened with the task of figuring out whether it's alpha or not, when push comes to shove. It appears to have figured out who's boss in that household, and it's not the crazy dog mom.

I've been more of a fan of mutts, or else working dogs actually bred for their jobs and not for the dog shows.
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One of her co workers gave her this dog last year. It is not "fixed" yet because the agreement was that he would give her this dog for free if she allowed them to use him to breed one more time. Something along those lines.

So a couple months ago that time came, but her dog did not want to mate with the female dog they had. Like he totally ignored and avoided the other dog the entire time he was there. So nothing happened. But then she mentions how he always tries to hump her moms dog when they go over....and that dog is male. So I made the comment "Maybe your dog is gay" since he doesn't want to mate with the girl but he will try to hump your moms male dog. I was joking, but I could tell that comment offended her but she didn't actually want to say anything because I am gay. But I could tell she wasn't happy with that comment, which is surprising because she has A LOT of gay friends. And then I said "And since he's alpha, maybe he's a TOP" LOL

I guess I am just counting down the days until the dog gets in the middle of our friendship.
 
Joe said:
Also, I think she makes up stories about her dog. She goes to the park with the dog, and she has mentioned how several people come up to her and talk about their dogs. and they all comment that her dog is an alpha lol. Do people really talk about dogs being alpha? I find that extremely weird. But I also think she's making it up. I don't know why she's so concerned with her dog being an alpha dog?? It's a fucking Shih Tzu. It's not exactly a big breed.
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Yeah, that's some kind of weird, f-ing projection, like it's her boyfriend.

And the whole dog mom/dad/grandparents thing is so disturbing, look, I get people are into their pets, but that's not a human child ... there's a couple what walks their shitty little dog past our house, the dude is pushing a little stroller, I guess it's for the dog if it gets tired? WTF. One day I'm going to walk out there, pick it up and drop kick it into the intracoastal, and then tell the guy no thanks needed for restoring his balls.
 
This was actually yesterday, but I picked up a ton of branches that had fallen from the monster oak tree we have out back.

This thing is now twice as tall as our house and reaches from one end of the back yard to almost the other…and it drops more branches, and bigger ones, every year. Last year on a windy day, a large one punched some holes in our siding.

So that thing has to come down.

I will say, the grabber tools I bought recently came in extremely handy. I would’ve had to bend down 50-60 times to pick up all those branches, and that’s too much for my tired old back. I use these more than I thought I would.

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Well, FMA.

Hahaha, don't you know, the one time I don't buy AC+ something happens :ROFLMAO: The M1 MBP screen cracked, like it was fine, and closed, then opened, and cracked. No covers, cases, protectors, perfectly clean, damnedest thing. The display is completely out, works fine with an external display - going to see if I can finagle a cheaper repair through Apple, if not, we'll use it with the external, and I'll either DIY a new display, or let it be a backup and, hell, maybe, against my better judgement, grab a slim, gaming machine from MSI or such, and if this other thing possibly coming down the pipe happens, I'll use it as a travel machine for a specific gig :D
 
Off work today. Of course my body clock didn’t realise, so wide awake at 5:15.

Trip to the tip and some gardening planned. Due to be sunny again.
 
It’s supposed to storm today so we’re just kinda sitting around waiting to see what will happen. Right now it’s calm with occasional heavy gusts, and very overcast. A good day to hang pictures, perhaps.
 
Alli said:
It’s supposed to storm today so we’re just kinda sitting around waiting to see what will happen. Right now it’s calm with occasional heavy gusts, and very overcast. A good day to hang pictures, perhaps.
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Good luck. Beautiful day here. Drove home with a t-shirt on and the sunroof open.
Later I have to try and retrieve a coin from the washing machine. Wish me luck.
 
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