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Hey Fanw, maybe it's mostly those who have complaints who say something about Christmas...
I'm in Spokane, with my sister. It's been fun -- of course, last Christmas my father was dying, with the strokes and the seizures and the loss of verbal ability. I've suffered through the Fellowship movie again, enjoyed the third Pirates movie again, given Lego Mindstorms (might arrive before I leave) and Photographing Farm Labor in California (my niece has photography and journalism interests., been given a book on feathered dinosaurs and Robinson's Variable Star.
Today I went roller skating, for the first time since childhood. I ignored exhortations to just get on the floor and go, wanting to feel safe, and split time on the carpet and on the hardwood floor but near a wall. 45 minutes on skates showed some minor improvement, and I switched to blades to (a) try it and (b) listen to all the people suggesting they might be easier. They were easier, and I even went around the floor a couple of times, though not without falling, or almost falling but catching myself on a bench in such way to wrench my shoulders. Never got fast and comfortable, but made progress. For a real feeling of safety I'd want very strong wrist support, since that's the weak point when I catch myself. I learned how to turn corners on a bicycle without falling once, so I like to believe one can slowly learn without falling a lot.
Niece figured out the Pickover ESP page pretty quickly; I'm proud. A safeish driver, too.
Food? Turkey dinner, enchiladas, some tasty and easy to eat seedless mandarins, the best beef jerky ever. Turkey didn't get proper gravy with flour and such, just partially reduced broth -- which for my tastes is probably better.
Having a laptop's been fun. And if I get stuck in a hotel due to weather I'll have tons of e-books, anime, and Go stuff to amuse me. Much easier to overload a hard drive than to carry enough books.
Edit: I'm sad that no one pointed out the editing error in the post before I caught it.
I'm in Spokane, with my sister. It's been fun -- of course, last Christmas my father was dying, with the strokes and the seizures and the loss of verbal ability. I've suffered through the Fellowship movie again, enjoyed the third Pirates movie again, given Lego Mindstorms (might arrive before I leave) and Photographing Farm Labor in California (my niece has photography and journalism interests., been given a book on feathered dinosaurs and Robinson's Variable Star.
Today I went roller skating, for the first time since childhood. I ignored exhortations to just get on the floor and go, wanting to feel safe, and split time on the carpet and on the hardwood floor but near a wall. 45 minutes on skates showed some minor improvement, and I switched to blades to (a) try it and (b) listen to all the people suggesting they might be easier. They were easier, and I even went around the floor a couple of times, though not without falling, or almost falling but catching myself on a bench in such way to wrench my shoulders. Never got fast and comfortable, but made progress. For a real feeling of safety I'd want very strong wrist support, since that's the weak point when I catch myself. I learned how to turn corners on a bicycle without falling once, so I like to believe one can slowly learn without falling a lot.
Niece figured out the Pickover ESP page pretty quickly; I'm proud. A safeish driver, too.
Food? Turkey dinner, enchiladas, some tasty and easy to eat seedless mandarins, the best beef jerky ever. Turkey didn't get proper gravy with flour and such, just partially reduced broth -- which for my tastes is probably better.
Having a laptop's been fun. And if I get stuck in a hotel due to weather I'll have tons of e-books, anime, and Go stuff to amuse me. Much easier to overload a hard drive than to carry enough books.
Edit: I'm sad that no one pointed out the editing error in the post before I caught it.