Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 11-Oct-2015 08:22 <=-
Re: pushing on was: Summer plans was: shinies and sickies
By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Wed Sep 30 2015 14:08:20
Not a problem... As long as you keep your end of the conversation up,Well, I'm trying to keep it up, but as you can tell the volume that
and don't lose the important bits, that's what counts... ;) And, as
you've probably noticed, I've been slowly responding back, anyway... ;)
I'm able to deal with has decreased a bit in the last few weeks. I'm going to work on compressing what's left a bit, too, so that I don't
have such an overwhelming amount to deal with here.
Did all of the mess around the late etc payments finally getEverything is good. I haven't replenished what I had to survive off
straightened around...?
of from savings, but this week should hopefully put me back in the
green far enough so that I can start making deposits again.
Hopefully the contract work will pick up again quickly... :)It seems to be picking up. Granted, some of the work was more of
a creative exercise in finding out what the client wanted but
didn't know that they wanted, but the point is that they've
authorized more hours. :)
As for the hourly work, also hopefully something that will easilyThe hourly work is something that I haven't done much about yet.
fit your schedule around Deschain's school hours, and that isn't
too far away for your transportation there.....
I really need to, but I'm taking baby steps on getting myself back out into the world of people. A couple of the different professionals that I've been talking to have recommended after the amount of isolation
that I've been dealing with to take it slow, so I'm hoping to start taking an hour a day at different coffee shops around here now that
I've got a working laptop battery.
I wonder if I'll get any comments about how awesome, retro, and
vintage my laptop is since it's a massive hulk from awhile ago
instead of something slim 'n new. Heh.
Next time, remember your inhaler.. ;) But that sounds like someThe progress is getting better rapidly. I'm back up to my normal recovery and performance curve on running, almost.
decent progress... :)
The strength issues are still hanging around until that shoulder is
good enough to train with. I don't know how long that's going to
take; it's still a few more weeks before I can see the physical
therapist for more input on that again, as well.
Mind you, I'm speaking as a non-smoker... but with friends and familyWell smokes allegedly help one deal with stress. Nicotine alone is pretty good for it, I hear. So it makes a great crutch.
that do smoke... In my experience, though, observing, the smokes
never really do do as much good as they are supposedly doing, and
cause health problems of various sorts as well...
Other than that it's good for nothing, and the crutch thing is a double-edged sword anyway. You don't want crutches that you can't
throw away when you don't need them any more.
Anyhoo I've got asthma and all kinds of fun stuff like that, too.
So they've never really been a plus in my department for anything
other than helping me deal with social anxiety. Totally not worth
it. The health problems are enormous and can be quite life-ending,
so yeah...
I'm glad I've been off of all the tobacco for a week again now.
See if I can push back up into the years away from it again this
time. ;)
Does talking to your VA docs do any good...? You'd think they'd haveThey're putting it off for awhile for some reason until I've been
some interest in keeping you stable... you'd think, anyway... ;0
stable longer. Talk about a catch .22... Stay stable with unstable medications until we decide that we can give you enough meds to stay stable with. Great plan, and a true indicator of government planning
and action.
Toshiba Satellite Pro (don't remember if it's another 486 or something later)... Last year, with my old one, my niece spotted it and exclaimed That's a Dinasaur! <G> My new one is pretty much a dinasaur, too, but
at least it works... ;)
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
For sure. :) And for the record, I checked the "new" laptop... it's a Pentium... but not particularly new... ;) The battery/charging system
is in much better shape than the old one... so I guess we had gotten to
the "I guess it's broke enough to fix" stage... <G>
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 18-Oct-2015 10:38 <=-
That is my logic to Microsoft constantly "forcing" people to upgrade. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".For sure. :) And for the record, I checked the "new" laptop... it's a Pentium... but not particularly new... ;) The battery/charging system
is in much better shape than the old one... so I guess we had gotten to
the "I guess it's broke enough to fix" stage... <G>
The technology is changing so rapidly that it's dizzying. And, the batteries for laptops, cellphones, ham radio handi-talkies, etc. run
down so darn fast. If someone could create a portable, LONG LASTING battery, they'd be laughing all the way to the bank...
just like the guy who invented the "Loofa Dog". The dachshunds my
late wife and I had LOVED them...and would tear them to shreds in
no time.
Can't blame you there... ;) At the moment, I seem to be able to stay
on top of things and stay current... so at least I shouldn't be sending you lots all at once... <G>
the green far enough so that I can start making deposits again.Sounds good... :) Definitely moving in the right direction... :)
More hours authorized is very good... :) The creative exercise is probably actually part of why they hire the work out instead of trying
to do it themselves... ;)
That actually sounds like very sound advice... easier to acclimatize yourself that way to the pressures of being in that world of people...
Chuckle. ;) My laptop has just been "upgraded" from an Epson 486 to a Toshiba Satellite Pro (don't remember if it's another 486 or something later)... Last year, with my old one, my niece spotted it and exclaimed That's a Dinasaur! <G> My new one is pretty much a dinasaur, too, but at least it works... ;)
The progress is getting better rapidly. I'm back up to my normalSounds very good... :)
recovery and performance curve on running, almost.
In the meantime, you are doing the exercises the PT gave you for it, anyway, right...? Too bad you have to wait so long....
I've heard that tale, too... and I'll buy the crutch aspect... ;) From the outside, though, it doesn't look like it does much for the stress really, except as something that the person thinks is helping...
[shaking head] Quite short-sighted... Are they decent docs
otherwise...? or are you just stuck with what you've got despite them
not being all that good...
Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 28-Oct-2015 07:54 <=-
Re: Re: pushing on
By: Nancy Backus to Damon A. Getsman on Mon Oct 12 2015 17:42:10
Can't blame you there... ;) At the moment, I seem to be able to stayWell, while that may be working well for you, I fear that good sir
on top of things and stay current... so at least I shouldn't be sending
you lots all at once... <G>
Rob Starr has gone down and left me without a connection for quite some time now. I'm not quite sure how much of what I've written is still behind the waiting dam-burst, but it's been quite awhile. So in our future I see a torrential flood of messages coming for you and others, and then much time with my furious scrabbling to keep up as the replies start to come in again. *grin*
the green far enough so that I can start making deposits again.
Sounds good... :) Definitely moving in the right direction... :)Well, I haven't made it to the bank yet, and deposit(s) other than
just the minimal 2 seem to be lacking (though one is for multiple combined pay periods). Regardless, when I get this stuff in (hopefully today) I should be back up into a bit over 4 digits. Unfortunately the work dried up again right quick after that last little bit. I expect
the belt is going to have to stay pretty tight until well after the holiday season here.
More hours authorized is very good... :) The creative exercise isIt was great while it lasted, yeah. Felt really good to be working
probably actually part of why they hire the work out instead of trying
to do it themselves... ;)
again for a stretch, that's for sure. Brings a lot more of a sense of accomplishment to one's life. Money doesn't hurt, either. Though now that I put it that way I cannot help but think of exactly how the root
of all evil has hurt so very many on this planet.
That actually sounds like very sound advice... easier to acclimatizeYeah I had to miss a few days due to some horrific bronchitis and a
yourself that way to the pressures of being in that world of people...
fever that hovered around 102 for awhile. I should be able to get back there today, though. I don't know if it's going to be nice today and really don't care; I'm going to make it out there and read my biomom's manuscript for awhile and catch up on some paper journaling entries. Heck, maybe I'll even take my laptop with and try writing some code if I've got enough initiative, too.
Chuckle. ;) My laptop has just been "upgraded" from an Epson 486 to aNice! My laptop is a Toshiba, too. I can't remember the model
Toshiba Satellite Pro (don't remember if it's another 486 or something
later)... Last year, with my old one, my niece spotted it and exclaimed
That's a Dinasaur! <G> My new one is pretty much a dinasaur, too, but
at least it works... ;)
offhand, but I think it's somewhere around PPro class, definitely a
dino, but it's built like a tank and it's not so bad when it's running good. No reason to have all of that hardcore hardware if you really don't need it. If a person can't be patient and fetch a cup of coffee
or tea while something is crunching a little bit of data, well then they've got more money than I. ;)
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