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Marcia is out of surgery and recovering in hospital. The op apparently went smoothly and all is in order.
My father got out of hospital on Saturday, and seems to be somewhat better.
Meanwhile Marcia's going in tomorrow for knee replacement surgery...
Meanwhile Marcia's going in tomorrow for knee replacement surgery...
I don't know where the cover for this edition comes from, but it clearly deserves an award for Truth In Advertising...
Today I am become a US citizen...
So: back to Knoxville by car today: so far I'm in Memphis TN. 474 miles this time, because I took a wrong route in Little Rock, confusing I430 and I440, plus a wander round West Memphis looking for the Kroger there (for gas).
Gas: 13.991 gallons for 453.7 miles. 32.4 mpg, which seems reasonable.
Gas: 13.991 gallons for 453.7 miles. 32.4 mpg, which seems reasonable.
I have a date for becoming a US citizen - August 29th. USCIS seem fond of Wednesdays...
And Yellow tail was on offer in Kroger.
And Yellow tail was on offer in Kroger.
Well, we're on Cape Cod, because my brother and his family are here on holiday, so we came up to see them on Wednesday.
Yesterday morning, we were getting ready to go to breakfast when my father tripped and fell. So we spent yesterday at Cape Cod Hospital, where he was admitted with a fractured femur. He should have surgery today.
So: do we know someone with a spare room moderately close to Hyannis? Marcia will be staying here with him, probably for a week or more.
Yesterday morning, we were getting ready to go to breakfast when my father tripped and fell. So we spent yesterday at Cape Cod Hospital, where he was admitted with a fractured femur. He should have surgery today.
So: do we know someone with a spare room moderately close to Hyannis? Marcia will be staying here with him, probably for a week or more.
set to a possibly recognisable tune...
Yes, Manager Bobby, Youk shouldn't be here,
This guy don't need the bench, he needs a useful career.
Will Middlebrooks' played him a terrible trick
Und sabermetrically he's sick...
[...]
Gee, Manager Bobby, you've done it again,
This Bard don't need a start; he needs a year in the pen.
It's just his mechanics are misunderstood,
Deep down inside him, he is good!
Yes, Manager Bobby, Youk shouldn't be here,
This guy don't need the bench, he needs a useful career.
Will Middlebrooks' played him a terrible trick
Und sabermetrically he's sick...
[...]
Gee, Manager Bobby, you've done it again,
This Bard don't need a start; he needs a year in the pen.
It's just his mechanics are misunderstood,
Deep down inside him, he is good!
Off to Memphis (by car, from Dallas). A pleasant little day's drive...
I have a date from USCIS for my naturalization interview! Wednesday April 25th, in Memphis TN.
Now to work out how to get there - flights seem remarkably expensive (about $1000) compared to Nashville and Knoxville (about $300-400).
Now to work out how to get there - flights seem remarkably expensive (about $1000) compared to Nashville and Knoxville (about $300-400).
that I opened my Cix account. Still have it, too.
What do people use for mail hosting? All I need is handling multiple addresses from multiple domains; I have no mailing lists left now that the Jomslist has moved.
I preferred running my own mail host, but as Comcast have made that impossible, I'm looking for something external.
I preferred running my own mail host, but as Comcast have made that impossible, I'm looking for something external.
Could someone with access to SMTP logs tell me where mail to smofs.org or bellhouse.org.uk is failing? Everything looks right, but nothing's arriving and the bounce messages aren't telling me much.
It appears that Comcast have decided that no-one should run mailservers at home, and are blocking port 25 both ways. Mail is therefore not getting through, at least until I can get it redirected to some other place where I have a mailbox.
Bah.
Bah.
We're in Arkansas, and I just checked my phone, which says it's 108 degrees F out there at the moment...
I believe it.
I believe it.
On the way to Dallas. We actually got away from home about when I expected to, and got as far as planned. We're in Jackson TN, having come via McEwan TN to see most of the grandchildren. So far so good...
Shift change time again. Actually we did this a few weeks ago, but someone apparently miscalculated. So it was all to do again...
Instead of my tidy 9-5.30 or 8.30-5 Tu-Sat shifts, I now have Mon-Fri (yay!) split shifts (boo!) 10.30-2.30 and 8pm-12mn. I suppose there are advantages as well as disadvantages - I get some afternoon time, at least.
ETA: turns out it's actually 10.30-2.45 and 7.45-11.30. Still no good for watching baseball...
Instead of my tidy 9-5.30 or 8.30-5 Tu-Sat shifts, I now have Mon-Fri (yay!) split shifts (boo!) 10.30-2.30 and 8pm-12mn. I suppose there are advantages as well as disadvantages - I get some afternoon time, at least.
ETA: turns out it's actually 10.30-2.45 and 7.45-11.30. Still no good for watching baseball...
Apparently we had a tornado in the area on Thursday night's storms.
Now Marcia tells me that it actually hit the next road over from us...
Now Marcia tells me that it actually hit the next road over from us...
it appears that our air conditioning has failed...
Fortunately we're not supposed to be back over 90 until the weekend...
Fortunately we're not supposed to be back over 90 until the weekend...