Category Archives: computing

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Posted on 15 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

10:57 – Barbara is taking the day off from work. She stayed at her parents’ apartment last night to keep her mom company, and says that Sankie is doing well. She’s taking Sankie to a doctor’s appointment this afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Posted on 14 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:41 – Barbara’s mom is at home and seems to be doing as well as could be expected. Frances stayed with her last night and Barbara will stay with her tonight, but after that they may leave her on her … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Posted on 7 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:11 – With Barbara’s mom and dad both in the hospital, she and Frances are even busier than usual. They expect Dutch to be discharged late this week, and are looking at assisted-living facilities to decide which are acceptable to … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 5 May 2013

Posted on 5 May 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:55 – Barbara left yesterday morning to run some errands and then head over to her parents’ apartment to pick up a few items for her dad before visiting him in the hospital. While she was gone, I got a … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 28 April 2013

Posted on 28 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:55 – It’s really annoying when a later release of Linux breaks something that worked automagically in earlier releases. When I built a replacement for Barbara’s sister’s old system, I told Frances and her husband just to take it home … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Posted on 24 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:29 – The hospital discharged Barbara’s dad to a rehab/nursing home facility yesterday. The transfer was supposed to happen at 3:30, and for once it sounds like they got something done on time. Barbara left work early to meet the … Continue reading →

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Monday, 22 April 2013

Posted on 22 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:57 – Barbara’s dad is still in the hospital, but I suspect they’ll soon be transferring him to a rehab facility. Given the way the hospital has behaved, I suggested to Barbara last night that she tell the hospital that … Continue reading →

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Saturday, 20 April 2013

Posted on 20 April 2013 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:58 – I watched with disgust last night as the authorities captured the second muslim terrorist alive instead of gunning him down as he so richly deserved. I kept thinking how unfortunate it was that the cops used flash-bang grenades … Continue reading →

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Monday, 26 November 2012

Posted on 26 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:13 – Our overnight low was 31.0F (-0.6C), not much under freezing, but enough to make sure that any bugs that somehow survived the previous night froze to death unless they were deep underground. A lot of people scoffed at … Continue reading →

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Sunday, 25 November 2012

Posted on 25 November 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:47 – Our overnight low was 27.4F (-2.6C), which is the first hard freeze we’ve had this season. The high today is to be only 50F (10C). That’s pretty chilly for around here. I just checked tracking on the ChromeBook … Continue reading →

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