A photo from last spring, taken along the road on a trip to the little house in the city, taken from the moving car. It is all done, almost dusted. All files are now moved to the computers on which they need to reside. All computer hard drives are backed up. The old G4 tower… Continue reading Post Computer Shock Syndrome
Category: 2013
Hardware
It was something that had to be done. I did not want to do it. I don’t like doing it. I can do it. I did it. The old iBook died suddenly, not giving me a chance to wipe the drive securely enough to let someone else have access to it. With the hard drive… Continue reading Hardware
Wind Storm
Friday, November 1, 2013 November has swept in with a great flourish of energy! The wind arrived just after 7:00 a.m. this morning, just after Attila left for work. Immediately, within seconds of the first serious gust, the power flickered off, long enough to power down all appliances and clocks in the house. It will… Continue reading Wind Storm
Sam Larkin
Sad news in my world, a dear friend has passed away. There is a hole in my universe. Sam Larkin was a wonderful individual, talented, funny, quixotic, complex, intelligent… but what comes to me, when I think about him, is his gentleness and kindness. From my perspective those are the qualities that lit up his… Continue reading Sam Larkin
Lumpen Mass
Yesterday Attila left work an hour early, having gone in an hour early, allowing us an early start on our most recent journey to the little house in the city. After driving for an hour we hit an ice storm. It began as rain and quickly evolved into a downpour of ice pellets. Luckily the… Continue reading Lumpen Mass