Monday, November 25, 2013

Layers of Loveliness


16 comments:

  1. Vivat Howard!

    Society note: A surviving Maoist commune in China [Click]
    Doesn’t sound half bad…certainly better than some of the alternatives.


    —Alan

    ReplyDelete
  2. The stucco guys* are here. They say they'll be back Friday - Sunday. (*Actually just one guy -- the other is getting his car fixed.)

    And the predicted "dusting" of snow has just turned into a real snowfall. Don't know how that will affect their work.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The guy actually left a little after the snow started in earnest. Since then it has been off and on, with a total accumulation around 1/2 in.

      Delete
  3. I am very frustrated with att.net and its technical support. I would have sworn I turned that stupid spam filter OFF when I set up my e-mail account. Only to go to the web site a week ago (normally no reason to go there) and discover my spam folder was full of stuff. Very little of which was spam, of course. After a lot of searching I found a support article on SPAMguard that told you how to turn it on (and hence, implicitly, off). But the box I was supposed to uncheck simply wasn't there.

    So today I set up a live chat with a support representative. Who gave me a link to an article about spam that had no connection to the spam filter. Frustrating. Don't know if a telephone call -- which I don't particularly like -- would be any better.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I'm also frustrated with IE 11. Seems like if you close one tab the whole application hangs. Maybe I need to go to Firefox as my default browser. Although I don't know why I should be forced to change just because some software engineer couldn't do things right.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I’ve had good luck with Firefox for Mac, Bill.

    —Alan

    ReplyDelete
  6. It seems strange to see the news stories starting a couple of days ago about BIG STORM IN WEST and so forth, illustrated by photos from TEXAS. Then again, Ohio used to be considered the West. I think I can reasonably suppose that the writers and editors are all WAY back East. Be that as it may, I wish everyone here a cozy Thanksgiving and safe travels if they must.

    —Alan

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Didn't pay attention to photos, but the first stories I saw were talking about the storm moving through Nevada -- that is, the first state east of the mountains.

      Delete
    2. Incidentally, it is well known that the West starts at Ft. Worth. Just ask anyone from that city.

      Delete
    3. Bill, I liked the way you said that…about Ft. Worth. :-D

      Delete
    4. Nah, Fort Worth is Back East--only at the 97th meridian. Close, but no cigar.

      --Alan

      Delete
  7. Phone line's been out since last Wednesday. Line since it came back has been lousy.

    ReplyDelete
  8. puddle: We've definitely missed you. I figured this was the situation. But, gosh, if that phone line keeps playing wolf like this we won't know when something really *IS* wrong! I think the phone company should have to go check on you every time one of us gets worried. ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  9. It seems a big storm is making it's way here in time to mess with Thanksgiving travels and possibly knock out power for those cooking the feast. Good thing this year it's Thanksgivukkah, so we have eight days to get the celebrating accomplished!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. As a backup, one could use a barbecue--just not inside the house. Or, if one has a wood heating stove, one of those old folding ovens that goes on the top of same. A dutch oven might prove useful to those with a fireplace (or outdoor fire pit). Here's hoping the power won't go out. It's been a long time since I had a gas oven [nothing better for making popovers!]; I suppose the modern ones might need electricity. unlike the old ones.
      --Alan

      Delete