I thought the drive on my Linux machine died, and was going to be irritated with restoring from backup. Then it dawned on me - I did a clean install of Fedora 43 last week and have a new password for unlocking encryption. 🤦♂️
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The talk about holidays above has me thinking once again that we are heading into yet another holiday season. This was a difficult time of year for me. I'm pretty isolated. And I find myself often haunted by memories of the past.
At one time I tried to get out and do various events in December that were open to anyone who staggered in.
This has pretty much fallen by the wayside since 2020. In 2020, everything was canceled. It took years for some events to come back at all, and I found that I just don't have the enthusiasm anymore.
In 2020, I dreaded having to spend the holiday season completely and totally alone. Surprisingly though, it turned out not to be that bad.
Perhaps it was partly the knowledge that a lot of people were suddenly isolated and experiencing the same thing that had been my experience for years.
But I also wonder if forcing myself in previous years to do various events didn't make the situation worse for me. Perhaps forcing myself to engage in holiday season made me realize deep down how isolated I was and reminded me too much of the loss of an era when holiday season mattered.
At one time I tried to get out and do various events in December that were open to anyone who staggered in.
This has pretty much fallen by the wayside since 2020. In 2020, everything was canceled. It took years for some events to come back at all, and I found that I just don't have the enthusiasm anymore.
In 2020, I dreaded having to spend the holiday season completely and totally alone. Surprisingly though, it turned out not to be that bad.
Perhaps it was partly the knowledge that a lot of people were suddenly isolated and experiencing the same thing that had been my experience for years.
But I also wonder if forcing myself in previous years to do various events didn't make the situation worse for me. Perhaps forcing myself to engage in holiday season made me realize deep down how isolated I was and reminded me too much of the loss of an era when holiday season mattered.
The talk of airline food above reminds me of a letter to Miss Manners many years ago.
Somebody wrote in asking if the airline would feel slated if that person brought their own meal to eat on the plane or something like that.
I don't remember exactly what Miss Manners said, but I think it came down to something about a corporation is not a person, and so it can't feel offended like a person would.
Somebody wrote in asking if the airline would feel slated if that person brought their own meal to eat on the plane or something like that.
I don't remember exactly what Miss Manners said, but I think it came down to something about a corporation is not a person, and so it can't feel offended like a person would.
Piccys, please, we need piccys.
Also, Windex and a scouring pad are very good at removing ink.
Also, for some reason, washing your hair.