great walls of fire
My FTP (may) finally be fixed. Wednesday went typically, except that I still wanted to work on my web pages, & called support at OneWest a c0uple times. They claimed that the problem wasn't on their end, that I should take it in to the shop.
A call to Iron Claw Tech revealed that I needed to take it elsewhere, & John suggested Vinnie over at Stellar, in the Atrium mall.
I called Fred for a ride, fear & loathing in the batmobile, then we put the computer into Vinnie's hands. After 1/2 hour -- 20 buckadingdongs -- they claimed the machine was working again, so we took it home.
Kim-like, Kathy rang the doorbell just when we were cleaning Ula-tek's cage. Trish became a little jealous & threatened, once again, as with Kim, told Kathy to call first -- Kathy has no phone.
Trish felt better after her bath, then I accidentally busted the wire that holds up the water bottle in Ula-tek's cage. Trish's tempera flared a little, but her anxiety eased when Kathy brought over a pair of pliers to crimp the wire.
Since we had plenty of leftover roast, we let Kathy eat with us. After supper we started the Battlestar Galactica mini-series for her, but, claiming she was tired, left when it was 1/2 way thru. I, too, was tired & napped in my chair for about an hour.
Then I couldn't sleep until after midnight, so I finally took a 3rd sleeping pill. I don't want to get into the habit of doing that Did it again last night, 'cause we ate at El Taco Loco & consumed mass quantities of soda.
Thursday morning, after I still got a proxy warning sign from IE 7, I called Stellar. David said Vinnie was out on a service call, but that, "one way or another, we'll get it working". We had planned to eat lunch at the soup kitchen, but I got hungry, so we broke out the TV dinners. Stellar called just when I started my Mexican meal, but I asked them to wait until I'd finished lunch.
When I called back, Vinnie asked for my address, so I waited for him on the porch, super-Kool with the rain-turned-ice of the day before, & the overnight 4 inches of snow.
I turned the music way down low & let him work. After about 1-1/2 hours he determined that the problem was a firewall issue, & that I need to temporarily turn it off while using FTP. He didn't charge anything extra, which was wonderful.
Trish had to pick up some meds at Western Drug, so when she left, asked me to shovel the walk. Someone dropped Kathy off just a ways away, & she volunteered to finish the job.
When she left, Trish & I went to the bank, to withdraw some money for the weekend. We owe Fred $20, as he fronted for me at Stellar, Trish has to buy some jerk at work a secret Santa gift certificate, & spending cash.
On the way home, we ate at the Crazy Taco joint -- at the old prices; with the hike in the minimum wages they need to raise their prices. But at least they're giving you a pop with the daily specials.
We watched a couple music videos, then had some real atomic sex. I actually ejaculated a little bit, & it didn't take an hour. Maybe there's still haldol in my system. Maybe Mr. ED will go away without me going off Risperdal.
Then we watched some TV, ate the rest of the roast beast, & I fell right asleep.
Tomorrow I'll work on my website, starting with "Andy Morlock's Dead". The hyperlinks to Dead#1-9 are busted, & I don't know why.
Today I have an appointment with the doctor about Mr. ED. Since it's getting better, I'll tell him that, but I'll also ask if the Abilify is affecting my blood pressure, so maybe I could reduce my drug salad a little.
A call to Iron Claw Tech revealed that I needed to take it elsewhere, & John suggested Vinnie over at Stellar, in the Atrium mall.
I called Fred for a ride, fear & loathing in the batmobile, then we put the computer into Vinnie's hands. After 1/2 hour -- 20 buckadingdongs -- they claimed the machine was working again, so we took it home.
Kim-like, Kathy rang the doorbell just when we were cleaning Ula-tek's cage. Trish became a little jealous & threatened, once again, as with Kim, told Kathy to call first -- Kathy has no phone.
Trish felt better after her bath, then I accidentally busted the wire that holds up the water bottle in Ula-tek's cage. Trish's tempera flared a little, but her anxiety eased when Kathy brought over a pair of pliers to crimp the wire.
Since we had plenty of leftover roast, we let Kathy eat with us. After supper we started the Battlestar Galactica mini-series for her, but, claiming she was tired, left when it was 1/2 way thru. I, too, was tired & napped in my chair for about an hour.
Then I couldn't sleep until after midnight, so I finally took a 3rd sleeping pill. I don't want to get into the habit of doing that Did it again last night, 'cause we ate at El Taco Loco & consumed mass quantities of soda.
Thursday morning, after I still got a proxy warning sign from IE 7, I called Stellar. David said Vinnie was out on a service call, but that, "one way or another, we'll get it working". We had planned to eat lunch at the soup kitchen, but I got hungry, so we broke out the TV dinners. Stellar called just when I started my Mexican meal, but I asked them to wait until I'd finished lunch.
When I called back, Vinnie asked for my address, so I waited for him on the porch, super-Kool with the rain-turned-ice of the day before, & the overnight 4 inches of snow.
I turned the music way down low & let him work. After about 1-1/2 hours he determined that the problem was a firewall issue, & that I need to temporarily turn it off while using FTP. He didn't charge anything extra, which was wonderful.
Trish had to pick up some meds at Western Drug, so when she left, asked me to shovel the walk. Someone dropped Kathy off just a ways away, & she volunteered to finish the job.
When she left, Trish & I went to the bank, to withdraw some money for the weekend. We owe Fred $20, as he fronted for me at Stellar, Trish has to buy some jerk at work a secret Santa gift certificate, & spending cash.
On the way home, we ate at the Crazy Taco joint -- at the old prices; with the hike in the minimum wages they need to raise their prices. But at least they're giving you a pop with the daily specials.
We watched a couple music videos, then had some real atomic sex. I actually ejaculated a little bit, & it didn't take an hour. Maybe there's still haldol in my system. Maybe Mr. ED will go away without me going off Risperdal.
Then we watched some TV, ate the rest of the roast beast, & I fell right asleep.
Tomorrow I'll work on my website, starting with "Andy Morlock's Dead". The hyperlinks to Dead#1-9 are busted, & I don't know why.
Today I have an appointment with the doctor about Mr. ED. Since it's getting better, I'll tell him that, but I'll also ask if the Abilify is affecting my blood pressure, so maybe I could reduce my drug salad a little.
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