This morning, as I opened my laptop, having planned to read some news, stop by a few blogs of friends, and such, a small message popped up on my screen.

This particular (soft)ware, while at one time very useful, is no longer useful (to me), because of the fact that it (software) alerts me to updated software that does not have the ability to run on my (non-Intel) Macintosh PowerBook. (I have written to them about this, and that is another story entirely.)

Anyway, as I was saying, my computer alerted me to the fact that my version of AppFresh expired 1079656448 days ago.

I stopped to ponder…1,079,656,448 days? That cannot possibly be right, how many years is that, anyway?

Since I (am not) / was not quite awake to a level that I wanted to do some (very) long division, I hit up some internet calculators to do that for me. (I feel I should redeem myself and mention that I was able to say the number in its entirety out-loud without the commas in place. I put those in for clarity for you folks, because I like you.)

Now, I would think that if you are from this planet, you are aware that is not quite possible. I pondered the software maker’s oversight regarding this. I wondered if maybe this was their idea of a joke. Maybe, somewhere in the programming somebody entered something incorrectly, and to this date, nobody has noticed.

(Either way, it occupied me for at least half an hour, including taking the time to write this post.)

special thanks to MathCats.com and calculateme.com

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You’ve probably ALL seen the UGLY DANCE by now. But you haven’t seen it done like this.

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Say WHAT? (get a QR-code reader for your phone)
iPhone
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others

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Lately, there isn’t much going on in my life that brings me opportunities to do something new to me. GRANTED… I could go seek out new to me things to do, but I have limited time to do such things, like finding something to do that is new to me.

Today, I got out of bed early (for a day off), and took dog to his obedience class. He did well, and we are now practicing new-to-him commands. Then I came home and after about 2 hours of studying (have an exam on Monday)… I (finally) tackled that grocery store task I had been putting off.

Tomorrow — regardless of rain or coldness — I am going to grill a tri-tip (supervised on my covered patio) – and I am going to enjoy consuming some red meat.

Tonight, I have been watching television, and not doing much else. — Other than put the happy valentine’s header up (early, but now you can enjoy it’s too-colorful appearance and get kisses any time you want them).

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Saturday morning, I completed my work shift, and headed home. Once there, I showered, got dressed, and gathered up the dog and his leash and some treats, and headed off to his (should that be OUR) obedience class. This was the first of the six classes, and we practiced a few basic things (which dog already knows). These would be SIT. (and) DOWN.

I know, I know. This dog is almost 2 years old, and compared to my previous dog — this one does not know much… (YET).

The new-to-him thing this past week was “LOOK” — (make eye contact with me, dog, and hold that eye contact until I say we’re done). They actually had used the word “WATCH” in training but my dog — perhaps having been taught this by previous owners or by someone at the shelter — responded to “LOOK” much more proficiently than “WATCH”. I am not sure how I figured that one out– other than possibly when I was demonstrating this task to someone and noticed that the dog responded very well to “LOOK” when compared to “WATCH”.

ANYWAY… (I lost my train of thought for a minute) Saturday, after obedience training, I returned home and pretty much spent the day as a blob on the sofa, aside from practicing these three tricks with dog.

When it came time for dinner, I decided to order chinese take-out. It sounded good, and I didn’t feel like cooking. I ate, and spent some time watching season 1 of Shameless (tv show on Shotime with William H. Macy). Sometime around 11-ish, I suddenly felt (let’s call it “intestinal distress”). It was a rather sudden onset of ICK with one bout of BLAH. I spent the entire night suffering. I spent most of Sunday with continued suffering… and today, I am still not back to my original luster.

Tomorrow, perhaps I can post about my “something I had not tried before” project… for now, I am still in recovery.

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While I have not done anything NEW-to-ME the past few days, I have indeed been busy.

Sunday I worked – until Monday morning… then went straight to my class where I stayed until 4:30 pm. Then I came home, (tired, of course!) and had (un)healthy but (very) tasty and convenient Marie Callender’s chicken pot pie for dinner. Today, I woke up – (which means I did manage to sleep–yay)… and did some work around the house.

Then I went to the pet store to pick up food for dog, and look for a double-latched leash.

(So far the only one I want is in the UK and I am waiting for them to tell me how much shipping would cost, and how long it would take), and I got some POO-bags (I use the (“bread and food storage”) kind you can get by the other food bags at the grocery store because they are cheap… but dog is about to start obedience classes, so I thought I’d get some dark-colored bags out of courtesy for the other people.

I have an apple pie for dessert. (Most important detail). Tonight is steak dinner night. I’m about to start the cooking process on the meat, so that is all I have to say about that.

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what is this?

I do not think I will be able to find “something new” for every day… (as I failed to really find something yesterday that I feel is post-able). I can try to post (however many) new things I accomplish in a week… Hopefully I will get better at it as time moves forward
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Today, I…
Made pizza (crust) to have pizza for dinner… from scratch. (Made crust and topped it with purchased toppings).
-which is something I have not done before.

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I will probably use a different crust recipe in the future, and try many different ones until I find “THE BEST” crust recipe..

– Hey, have a great weekend!

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This post was written in March 2011, I decided to publish it for the heck of it.

(this is going to be rambly)

It seems that tonight is one of those nights where everyone else has BETTER THINGS TO DO. Everyone else – is everyone other than myself. I am not (at this time) tired, and it would be beneficial to have someone to talk to — since I am unable to sleep. The news – as usual is full of negativity, and it is bringing my mood down even more than it already is.

I am drinking (hot) green tea, scanning through the DirecTV listings — and failing at trying to find a program with which to distract myself.
I am watching an episode of HOUSE, and he is unable to sleep. He inserted his own urinary catheter, took 3 pills, climbed into bed, and still did not sleep. I have not watched many episodes of this show, so I do not know why he has insomnia, but it has me intrigued. I want to know. I need to know.

Sadly, it will not help me resolve my problem with insomnia, because I know that he will “take a pill” and that will be that. (I am not a pill taker myself, so that will not help me.)

I am contemplating climbing into bed and reading a book. Sadly, the book I am reading is taking an exorbitant amount of time to GET GOING…or it is (still, nearly 200 pages in) in the character and plot building stages. It is either that, or the book will never actually get any better, and it will be a waste of my time.

I am still not remembering (most of) my dreams, nor am I even aware of having had any dreams. As I have stated before, I wish I could recall my dreams the way I used to. I have been unable to find any cause for the loss of that ability.

What is going on that has occupied all of you to the point that you have not been on line at all today?

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Today, an idea came to me that I thought might be fun… (bear with me while I explain):

Since 2012 is believed to be the end-of the world (according to the Mayan Calendar) I have decided to (try to) do something (each day) that I have never done before. Most of the time, this will be something very small, and quite meaningless; however, it will be something I have not done before. I plan to collect a list during the week, and post my “accomplishments” at the end of the week.

I decided to format the posts like this:
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Today, I…
Found a small brown worm on the carpet. I picked it up and am (still) attempting to identify it.
-which is something I have not done before.

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While that may not seem spectacular, it is still something I had not done before today. Future postings will [hopefully] be more exciting.

If you wish to participate, please feel free to link back.
Feel FREE to download the graphic.

Ideas similar to this: something-new

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Traffic Lights that Make Sense

[Traffic Light Concept... but would it work?]

It’s a great idea, but I guess they would need to add symbols (Like the hand / stick figure on the Walk/Don’t Walk signs…)

… What if I was color blind?

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