From Frustration, a plus…

Wiped my tower. This time, to partition my hard drive to make space for Linux. And I replaced my Wi-Fi card, this time to one with bluetooth, as well (the now-retired usb dongle has now been thrown out).

As aprt of the reinstallation, I went to reinstall and activate my CyberLink PowerDVD and Power2GO. And I got a rude messgae that I had hit the limit for allowed activiations. So I fired up the web browser, and sent a letter to tech support. And then I realized they had a special. I paid $200.00+ for my two programs last year. And CyberLink had a package deal where I could get the current versions for only a quarter of what I originally paid for them. So, I just bought the current versions. And secured the product keys in a safe place….

For some reason...

For some reason, I think today is a good day for cake. Not that I'm going to have any, for the obvious health reasons. It's just today seems kind of cakey....

Probably it's somebody's birthday today. Happy Birthday, if that is the case....

Here we go again, part II...

So, the Super Bowl had kicked off. And I'm watching it. For the commercials. And I've decided to go with another version of Windows. Though I've confirmed that my hardware is compatible with Linux, so this will be a dual boot configuration...

Here's to Tom Brady getting a well deserved beating today. And my laundry getting done today.

Here we go again…

While I’m waiting for the Super Bowl to kick off, I’m going to try my hand at Linux. Again. If all goes well, I’ll be dual-booting Windows 10 and OpenSuSE Linux. I’ve already downloaded and burned the Linux distro to DVD. And my back-up is sufficiently recent so if anything goes wrong, I won’t lose much…

Once more unto the breach, dear friends….

Render Unto Ceaser, 2017 edition

As you may have read in my post Sunday, I did my taxes. Since I got paid for jury duty last year, I had to file the long form (1040) to declare it. Anyway, according to the IRS, my refund has been approved, and I should be getting it next week, and I should be broke again by next weekend.

But enough about that. I’ve done my duty as a citizen, as I have on other occasions.

It’s raining outside….

Nothing to do all day today. Stayed home. Took a sick day from work. And I don’t regret it. There is a very serious bug going around work, and I thought I was starting to get it last night, so I called out. The last thing I need is to get up at 1:30 in the morning and head out to work while ill. SO instead, I slept it off. 12 hours’ worth. And I’m feeling better. I’d rather nip in the bud now than deal with it when it’s much worse….

Having said that, it’s currently raining like a cow relieving itself on a rock. I have yahoo weather installed on my phone, and it’s set to flash a 15 minute warning when rain is passing through. The past month, it has gone off two times. Both of them were today.

But I’m dry inside…

If you don't feel right….

I’m not going to work tomorrow. A co-worker was working sick today, and had to go home early. She did her darndest not to pass it around, but I’m starting to feel the aches and pains and the ooky feeling in my throat. And since I have enough sick time accrued, I call the manager and let him know….

Apologies to my co-workers tomorrow, but my health is paramount…