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Lots of work to do before summer
It's the standard joke for people who are bored out of their minds, but it’s 92 degrees outside, and I’m painting the exterior of my house. I thought March in Florida would be a good time to paint, right? Cool weather. Light breeze. But as I put the brush to the bricks, the paint goes on with a high gloss, and within seconds, the gloss begins to dull. The paint is drying as it’s being applied.
That’s only one of my concerns.
I’ve got to climb a ladder, a tall ladder, which is something that makes me nervous, but it’s the only way I can reach my chimney. I’ll pick a day when my balance is at its best to use the ladder. Wish me luck.
I’m seven days into this project. I have the worst of the wall surfaces covered, I think.
But I’m a bit overwhelmed. Not exclusively by this painting project, but I’ve got other things going on as well. Things that are more important to me than painting.
I converted an old Chromebook to run Ubuntu, and now I’m trying to learn how to use it.
I’m converting this blog from its home here to a new home at a Static Site Generator. This will allow me access to the Internet without the threat and inconvenience of corporate and international surveillance.
I am preparing to join the IndieWeb movement to take back control of the Internet from corporate dominance.
These techy things have a learning curve attached. I’m fairly comfortable with technology, having used it for several decades, but the old brain doesn’t have the plasticity it once had. Damn, I hate that!
So I’m off to finish painting, before the real Florida heat sets in, then assemble a new picnic table, and erect a new patio umbrella.
Then, I’ll spend some quality time learning new IndieWeb technologies.
If you liked the Internet in its early days but hate what it has become, give the IndieWeb some serious consideration.
Talk soon. (Dang, I just found some Dusty Sage dried on my elbow that didn’t come off in the shower.)
That’s only one of my concerns.
I’ve got to climb a ladder, a tall ladder, which is something that makes me nervous, but it’s the only way I can reach my chimney. I’ll pick a day when my balance is at its best to use the ladder. Wish me luck.
I’m seven days into this project. I have the worst of the wall surfaces covered, I think.
But I’m a bit overwhelmed. Not exclusively by this painting project, but I’ve got other things going on as well. Things that are more important to me than painting.
I converted an old Chromebook to run Ubuntu, and now I’m trying to learn how to use it.
I’m converting this blog from its home here to a new home at a Static Site Generator. This will allow me access to the Internet without the threat and inconvenience of corporate and international surveillance.
I am preparing to join the IndieWeb movement to take back control of the Internet from corporate dominance.
These techy things have a learning curve attached. I’m fairly comfortable with technology, having used it for several decades, but the old brain doesn’t have the plasticity it once had. Damn, I hate that!
So I’m off to finish painting, before the real Florida heat sets in, then assemble a new picnic table, and erect a new patio umbrella.
Then, I’ll spend some quality time learning new IndieWeb technologies.
If you liked the Internet in its early days but hate what it has become, give the IndieWeb some serious consideration.
Talk soon. (Dang, I just found some Dusty Sage dried on my elbow that didn’t come off in the shower.)