Yesterday after work I drove to East #finland with a rental car. (That was the first time I drove this year.) There was a car accident on the road, and a traffic jam. We got heavy rain.. I got lost once. Once the navigator said the road was blocked but it wasn't. But I did it and #today I saw my #parents. 😍 #AlzheimersSucks I haven't told you but my mother has #dementia now as well. #suomimastodon#roadtrip
Might do some live streaming later once I'm done with laundry.
I'll be monitoring the import of my PeerTube transfer to a new instance since Diode.zone is asking people to find new ones. @DavBot was kind enough to allow me to transfer to his PeerTube instance. So I started doing that yesterday. I've only got one channel moved so far. I'll hit you all up with the url once it's all moved over.
Got most of my stuff from OneDrive in downloading process on my second huge hard drive. Next week, after paying my bills, I will move over to Proton Unlimited for all the perks. Realistically, I need 500G of cloud storage because I will consistently delete any backed up content which is out of date. Documents are really the only thing that I need to keep up to date in the future, I went cloud for most things. Like Apple Music, but I still have a hard copy of my music saved.
The Dude lapping out of his personal glass mug of fresh water on this dreary Tuesday here in the woodlands of MO.
If the storms aren’t severe my husband and I are going out to dinner to celebrate our 31 yr anniversary of our first date. It’s actually June 5 but he has an appointment near the city today. We’ve always celebrated the 1st date anniversary since we lived in sin for 13yrs before marrying. 😜
I wouldn't normally do this but after two very bad experiences with Ed Napleton dealerships I wanted to make a PSA to people in the St. Louis, MO region:
Avoid Ed Napleton dealerships if you can. They are good at pulling a bait and switch, wasting a lot of your time in the process. With lots overflowing they are still trying to add a "pandemic market adjustment" of $2,000. I'd like to save people the time and frustration.
Good morning! Spurred by increasing humidity I've gotten my laundry into the dryer + the kitchen straightened. Soon I'll head out for groceries.
I've got to figure out it it's worth it to water the hanging porch plant that is home to our Carolina wren nest. The eggs haven't hatched yet, but if I can catch the momma bird on a break from sitting on them perhaps I can add some water to the opposite side.
A bigger question is whether the screened porch will be too warm for sitting. 🤞 #Today
Another beautiful day for my early-morning walk. The goslings are now adolescent geese, but still obeying the adults, who hurried them along the path and away from me as I walked by.
Yesterday after coming back from the dentist I did nothing except lie around and read all day, so today I have chores to catch up on and writing to do. It's going to get hot and humid as the day goes on, so I'm happy to stay indoors in the AC.
Well...it appears that the coyotes were hunting in my yard last night...when i walked out the back door to get on the bike, I found a shredded rabbit carcass lying next to the garden and I can't think of any other predator up here that could do that...first ride is done but the pain is pretty severe so I'll have to treat it before I go back out...but, more coffee first...good morning! #today
Good morning, lovely people! @cmdln is at the first of 3 in-person days for work. The house feels empty. I've got a busy day planned: vacuum/mop floors, alter muslin, pick up Gibson meds and CSA farm share. #today#birds
The paint crew should finish up today. Funny how quickly a job goes when the people doing it have the skills, tools, and knowledge to do it right.
It'll take a bit of DIY work to add in the missing pieces and some outsourcing to get the final details right. All things I feel qualified to do and for which I have help.
That's for future me to deal with while present me waits for the right time.
I hope you find the right time to do something #today
4 juni 1989, massakren på Tiennamen Square, oversatt til "den himmelske freds plass", hvor kinesiske myndigheter satt inn militære for å slå ned på demonstrasjoner for mer demokrati og frihet.
Mellom 100 og ca 20.000 ble drept, avhengig av hvilke kilder man tror på.
The Dude ran like the wind from the cat box to the back of the recliner with so much force he almost knocked it over. He then look at me and said “what?” 😼 #Today#CatsOfMastodon
Having sifted through my options between harder and easier, I will likely go with Proton Drive as that will allow me to combine costs into one service. It will save me money, and that makes me quite happy. I will still use a Microsoft account due to having an Xbox and password less login…
However, my reliance on them is greatly lessened. I will be less reliant on Google too, there are some accounts that are a pain in the ass to change. In 2024 that is untenable!
My cerebral weather was a little rougher this morning. My equanimity saw me through and I will spend some more time on and off the stool processing.
#today I have some preparation for a three day $dayjob planning summit at our HQ in DC that starts tomorrow. Otherwise I expect the day to be quiet as most of my colleagues are traveling.
Ran into my first issue with Ubuntu, GNOME Tweaks made my system act up on the X session but not Wayland…Of course, this issue happened just as I needed to be out the door!
However, on my way to work I figured out how to reset my mouse cursor to default. A CLI command while not logged in will correct my mouse issue. I will uninstall GNOME Tweaks as it doesn’t play well with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Today has begun much better than yesterday did, with a cool and sunny walk outside. A few of my daisies have bloomed, but the majority of the hundred or so flowers are still to come. Daisies are one of my favorite flowers and I look forward to the blooms every year.
I have no big plans for the day, just writing some, reading some, doing a few chores.