If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little. -George Carlin-
I can't figure out why, but I have noticed that good news and bad news seem to follow closely on each others heels.
For example, we talked to my father-in-laws doctor yesterday, we found out that they had managed to rule out several things, but that they still hadn't quite figured out what was wrong with him. We also found out that, while he will likely get out of the hospital eventually (no real time lines for that yet, though), he won't likely be going home. We are working on finding a place for both my mother and father-in-law together, which is proving to be a difficult task.
I am sure if you look at your own life you would also notice similar patterns. I'm not saying it's a good or a bad thing, and I'm not trying to make some sort of cosmic conspiracy theory out of it, but it's something that I'm going to pay more attention to in the future to see if it holds true on a long term basis, or if I'm just being overly sensitive as a result of recent stresses.
Anyway, I just wanted to put out that rambling thought there.
Pax, all.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Disneyland or bust...
The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones I've had of late. Which, as I explained, have mostly been with trees. -Douglas Adams-
Waiting is often one of the most uncomfortable things we are forced to endure. It is a subtle and sublime torture. It is also, very often a result of circumstances beyond our control.
There are few situations I can think of that leave you feeling more helpless and impotent than those where you have to simply wait for things to evolve before you can even contemplate taking any sort of action, never mind actually committing to doing anything.
What am I talking about?
My father-in -law was taken to the hospital, by ambulance, last week. Bad cold? Pneumonia? Hangnail gone horribly wrong? We really don't know. Still...We don't know. The doctors have managed to eliminate a lot of things, so that is a good indicator, i suppose. Then again, they also don't actually know what is wrong.
Sandi is putting up a good fight, but I know she is going out of her mind right now. So am I. I will be relieved when they actually figure out what is wrong. Sandi's Mom is lost. Sandi's brothers are planning on what amount to a worst case scenario, and we are in the middle. We definitely want to be ready in the event that things go south, but we aren't selling the farm until we actually know what is wrong. In essence we wait.
That is, I suppose the crux of the dilemma. Waiting. What do we do? How do we prepare? WT??!
It is a cruel thing, waiting. I can't think of anything that can reduce a family so thoroughly, and make them feel as impotent as having to wait. Patience is always in short supply when your loved ones are sick.
Good thoughts, though.
Pax, all.
Waiting is often one of the most uncomfortable things we are forced to endure. It is a subtle and sublime torture. It is also, very often a result of circumstances beyond our control.
There are few situations I can think of that leave you feeling more helpless and impotent than those where you have to simply wait for things to evolve before you can even contemplate taking any sort of action, never mind actually committing to doing anything.
What am I talking about?
My father-in -law was taken to the hospital, by ambulance, last week. Bad cold? Pneumonia? Hangnail gone horribly wrong? We really don't know. Still...We don't know. The doctors have managed to eliminate a lot of things, so that is a good indicator, i suppose. Then again, they also don't actually know what is wrong.
Sandi is putting up a good fight, but I know she is going out of her mind right now. So am I. I will be relieved when they actually figure out what is wrong. Sandi's Mom is lost. Sandi's brothers are planning on what amount to a worst case scenario, and we are in the middle. We definitely want to be ready in the event that things go south, but we aren't selling the farm until we actually know what is wrong. In essence we wait.
That is, I suppose the crux of the dilemma. Waiting. What do we do? How do we prepare? WT??!
It is a cruel thing, waiting. I can't think of anything that can reduce a family so thoroughly, and make them feel as impotent as having to wait. Patience is always in short supply when your loved ones are sick.
Good thoughts, though.
Pax, all.
Monday, March 17, 2008
What do you mean it's dead?
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes. -Douglas Adams-
I always hate reloading my computers. I make a point of doing it at least once per year, but I still dread it. In the last 2 years, I've been cheating though. I have a backup imaged onto my hard drive that I just restore onto my system when the time comes. It takes a fraction of the time. I always, without fail, find that there was something that I missed saving before wiping my drive though.
The reload on my laptop is not going to be nearly as easy though. Unfortunately, my hard drive on it died. Kaput. Deceased. Dead as a doornail. And I was in the middle of saving some important data so I could reload the image. So I had to order a new drive. I also ordered an enclosure to see if I can get some of the data from the drive back, although I am very doubtful of that since the drive isn't even spinning up. It looks like I'll be reloading this drive the old fashioned way this time. Yippee.
I relented and ordered the new hard drive today, after having tried to resurrect the old one for the last week, and after trying to find a lower cost replacement in town. Ah well. At least I'll be able to get back to regular posting once it's up and running again.
Pax, all.
I always hate reloading my computers. I make a point of doing it at least once per year, but I still dread it. In the last 2 years, I've been cheating though. I have a backup imaged onto my hard drive that I just restore onto my system when the time comes. It takes a fraction of the time. I always, without fail, find that there was something that I missed saving before wiping my drive though.
The reload on my laptop is not going to be nearly as easy though. Unfortunately, my hard drive on it died. Kaput. Deceased. Dead as a doornail. And I was in the middle of saving some important data so I could reload the image. So I had to order a new drive. I also ordered an enclosure to see if I can get some of the data from the drive back, although I am very doubtful of that since the drive isn't even spinning up. It looks like I'll be reloading this drive the old fashioned way this time. Yippee.
I relented and ordered the new hard drive today, after having tried to resurrect the old one for the last week, and after trying to find a lower cost replacement in town. Ah well. At least I'll be able to get back to regular posting once it's up and running again.
Pax, all.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
What will I do with my extra day this year?
The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind. -Douglas Adams-
Let's see...... An extra day. More time. What an amazing commodity we have been given in 2008. Think of how often we say "I just need more time", "There's never enough time in the day," or "I wish I had more time for..."
Well here is our every wish come true. We aren't just getting an extra hour, or a few more minutes to sleep in, stay in the shower, or whatever it is we need to keep doing for just a bit longer. We have an entire day. An extra 24 hours to use. 1440 "just a minutes". We have 86400 "one sec's" at our disposal in 2008.
I hope I don't waste such a priceless treasure.
I originally started this on February 27th, but got sidetracked. I just didn't have the time to finish the post as started. The irony of a post about having an extra day, and then not having time to finish up wasn't lost on me. That's part of the reason I felt I should finish the post, even though it was 6 days late.
I guess I'm going to have to make use of the added day sometime later this year. I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do with it yet though. Give me some time ot figure it out, I suppose.
Let's see...... An extra day. More time. What an amazing commodity we have been given in 2008. Think of how often we say "I just need more time", "There's never enough time in the day," or "I wish I had more time for..."
Well here is our every wish come true. We aren't just getting an extra hour, or a few more minutes to sleep in, stay in the shower, or whatever it is we need to keep doing for just a bit longer. We have an entire day. An extra 24 hours to use. 1440 "just a minutes". We have 86400 "one sec's" at our disposal in 2008.
I hope I don't waste such a priceless treasure.
I originally started this on February 27th, but got sidetracked. I just didn't have the time to finish the post as started. The irony of a post about having an extra day, and then not having time to finish up wasn't lost on me. That's part of the reason I felt I should finish the post, even though it was 6 days late.
I guess I'm going to have to make use of the added day sometime later this year. I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do with it yet though. Give me some time ot figure it out, I suppose.
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