Yep. No two ways about it. I’m boring.
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By Car Definitely
At one time, I really liked flying. Not so much anymore. It’s not nearly as safe, this in spite of all the inconvenience I have to go through.
It’s not just the rise in incidents, but more the type. It’s just plain sloppiness. It’s just blind luck we haven’t had a great deal more loss of life. I mean when that plug came off that plane, that wasn’t carelessness but plain sloppy maintenance. (I’m not so much interested in who forgot to put the bolts in, but who it was that was suppose to check it.) Now we have wheels falling off. (was that design, maintenance Anyone want to write that one off to negligence. It’s just simply sloppy in every aspect, from maintenance or just lack of interest in safety and design to flight planning and tower personnel. Really, do you want helicopters flying close to your runway approaches. How in the world did that one happen. Just where is the next one getting ready to surprise us all.
It’s going to catch up and I don’t want to be on a plane when it does. Why would anyone?
Personally, I’ll wait until they work out these efforts at equalizing, instead of making decisions based on skill and ability.
Daily writing prompt
You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike?
One Step at a Time
Life can overwhelm you when challenges pile up relentlessly. While navigating difficult times isn’t simple, unexpected opportunities sometimes emerge from setbacks. The journey may feel frustrating, and success isn’t guaranteed. Drawing from personal experience, I understand the complexity of such moments. Despite the uncertainty, resilience can help you move forward, one step at a time.
However, it does help to know that God knows our problems before they become problems. He will be with His children as He promised.
From my experience, I’ve discovered that procrastination narrows your problem-solving options. Addressing challenges promptly not only provides more potential solutions but also alleviates associated stress and anxiety. Taking immediate action transforms obstacles into opportunities for resolution and personal growth.
In the face of challenges, finding strength comes from a supportive network of compassionate friends, heartfelt prayers, and a grateful heart that recognizes even the smallest acts of kindness.
It’s a false assumption
Not everyone likes tattoos.
What I do After I Receive Good News
Naturally, it does somewhat depend on the news. However, I can still make a guess, maybe something of a dream too. I could sell the house, buy a motorhome, and go on a long sightseeing tour.
Well, there is another possibility. Maybe go on a perpetual cruise. Considering my allergies, finding a place without pollen would be wonderful. I mean unobstructed breathing is nice. I know. There have been a few times I’ve experienced that.
However, I know better. It’s no more than a dream, little more than a thought. That kind of good news is rarer than hen’s teeth.
Daily writing prompt
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?
Project Teardown
I guess it was about twenty or so years ago when I bought a storage shed. It seems we never have enough storage space in the house. I was still working at the time, and it seems I remember spending at least four weekends putting it together.
It would not have taken so long, but I found the instructions confusing. Several times, I had to undo things before doing them right. Some aspects I found irritating.
Nonetheless, I did finish the little 10-by-12 steel building, and I must say it did turn out well. However, I only had the use of it for a little over a year and a half.
During an ice storm, I heard a horrible sound. When I went to check the cause, I saw two large branches from a pine tree had fallen. They did not flatten the building, but they did render it unusable.
Ever since, the disassembly of the building has been on the to-do list. The problem, of course, is that other things keep coming up with other higher-priority projects.
Besides, I need somewhere to move the contents. I have thought about renting a storage unit, but I have no idea about the cost.
Then again, if I actually decided to make the right decision, I would sell the house and anything else I can. Then I would buy a 35-foot motor home and concentrate on getting away from Memphis, going a long way away.
It has been some time since I have accessed my storage shed and attic. While I may need to repurchase a few items, I have found myself in a position where my possessions have become a burden rather than an asset. A more streamlined approach to managing my belongings may be beneficial.
Furthermore, I would not have to address the task of dismantling the shed. I am reaching an age where such physical labor is becoming increasingly challenging.
Does anyone know of a good motor home for sale?
Portable Oxygen Concentrators
I’m sure many will disagree, but I’m thankful for the invention of those little things, even though they don’t directly affect my existence.
Allowing patients to carry oxygen bottles was a significant advancement. Now, concentrators have made bottles seem outdated.
The concentrators are smaller, lighter, and safer, making them a convenient option. Without them, some people might be constrained to their home.
It will be nice to have something like that for heart patients. Alternatively, maybe they will come up with something that will make both unnecessary.
What do I Like to Cook
Oddly, I have some expertise on this one. I actually cooked for a living for a short time. Well, I couldn’t call myself a chef. However, in my brief history at the grill, I did cook a bunch of hamburgers. It was very enjoyable, which might surprise a few. Sometimes I wasn’t so perfect, though. One night a young man came running up and yelled that there was no meat on the his hamburger. It might be where Wendy’s came up with their slogan, “Where’s the meat?”
Well the guy was understanding and even had a good laugh about it. Don’t ask how I pulled that bonehead mistake. As they like to say nowadays, it’s complicated.
A question does come to mind though. Does the prompt only mean what I like to cook or what I like to eat after it’s cooked. I’ll try to answer both.
With just the four of us in the family, it was a little wasteful to buy a big bird, though we did a few years. Oddly, though neither my wife or I ever cooked a turkey before, it must have turned out good. The boys and their friends picked the bones clean in the next two days. Incidentally, on the days following Thanksgiving, they did have friends.
Nonetheless, we found a new way to cook turkey for the four of us. We found one pound turkey roasts in the frozen food section. Far easier to cook. Better tasting. Juicier. Just the right size for the four of us and it came with good gravy.
My wife’s grandma sure learned to like them. She kept 4 or 5 of them in the her big freezer all the time.
Nowadays, it’s just the two of us. No reason to even cook the roast. We just find a restaurant. Easier, faster. And no cleanup after.
Oh yes. That reminds me. When I cooked for a living, I loved it. It’s the cleanup I don’t like. And so it is to this day. It is the primary reason we normally eat out. No pots or pans to clean.
How-some-ever, turkey is still about my favorite meat. It just is, most restaurants only serve it on Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Vic-20
That was decades ago. It had a whole 5K of RAM expandable to 32K. You might find this difficult to believe, but I did write a few useful programs with it. Oddly, however, where I found it most useful was as a super calculator.
It had what they called an immediate mode. I could type print 4+5 and press enter and the computer would display 9. In that day, scientific calculators were very expensive and the little Vic-20 could not only handle the most complex calculations, it was simpler and faster.
My first “PC compatible” type of computer was a little better. It had a 16 MHz 80286 processor, one MB memory and forty MB harddisk. I originally ran MS DOS 4.1, eventually 6.2. The system barely ran Windows 3.1 so I mostly ran stayed in DOS.
Truth is, the little 286 ran about as fast as the new machines, the way they have the new machines all loaded down with all that new stuff. They’ve put a lot of new stuff on them to make them easier and more powerful.
As for me, I would just as soon have a 486 with Windows 3.1 with but one more thing, USB interface. It’s one thing they did right. The rest is far more difficult and complex. It was intended you know. It takes the control out of our hands. Something goes wrong and a phone won’t suffice for help. It could get expensive in a hurry. I speak from experience.
Oh, and by the way, things are far more apt to go wrong. I’m guessing in my case it’ll cost me a couple hundred.
Hint, keep all your data files on external storage. You can keep copies on the main disk but, if you’re smart, you’ll keep the working files separate from the system.
Phone messages, email and posts.
If things keep going as they are, I just may drop all three of those.
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