Monthly Archives: March 2020
Only The Lonely . . .
I spent today at work trying to recover a corrupted InDesign file. Last week I made a price change to our catalog, save the file, and then tried to generate a PDF file from it, which is what we print the catalog from.
But now I just get an error message and then InDesign shuts down. And it does the same thing if I just try to print the file directly from InDesign instead of from a PDF.
I think I’ve figured out to fix the problem, but I’ll have to do it one page at a time, for a 133 page document. Fun!
Brandi set over a photograph of the finished version of Landon’s New York City Skyline puzzle.
This puzzle has almost 1500 pieces, smaller than 1/8”, and needs a special pair of tweezers to build.
And Landon did a great job on it.
On the Coronavirus front, today I heard a CDC doctor say that the average age of the people who have died from CV is a little over 80 years of age. And even people over 60, who don’t have an underlying heart or lung condition, are only slightly more in danger than under 60.
So far there are 650 known cases of CV in the U.S., with 26 deaths. In other news, 90 people die every day from auto accidents.
Here’s a list of Coronavirus precautions to take from Dr. Oz.
- Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds and use hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol.
- Disinfect surfaces by using disinfectant sprays instead of wipes, which can spread germs from one surface to another. It is advised to let the surface remain wet for three minutes prior to drying.
- Get at least seven hours of sleep a night.
- Exercise regularly, aiming for 30 minutes every other day.
- Improve your air quality by using a humidifier because viruses dislike humid air.
- When you are on an airplane, sit next to the window: “It’s better for you because that germ zone is that little limited area,” which includes the row before and after you, he noted. “The air that comes in from outside is actually pretty clean.”
- Meditate because that can support your immune system.
- Avoid handshakes. Dr. Oz said handshaking transfers 10 times more germs than fist-bumping, but he also discouraged fist-bumping. “A fist bump passes one-tenth the germs as a firm handshake,” Dr. Oz said on Monday. He encouraged people to “embrace the power of a good head nod.”
- Eliminate face touching.
- It is encouraged to have a two-week supply of essential items, including freezer-friendly food items and non-perishable foods, medications and household supplies, including toilet paper, soap and detergent.
- Eat foods and take vitamins that support the immune system. Eating leafy greens and fruits high in vitamins like citruses, blackberries, and kiwi provide your body with essential vitamins and minerals.
- Get the flu shot to avoid confusing seasonal flu with COVID-19.
- If you are sick, take 80 milligrams of zinc daily, 250 milligrams of vitamin C twice daily, 250 milligrams of beta-glucan daily and take elderberry syrup or lozenges four times a day for five days.
Thought For The Day:
“I don’t mind dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
fgh
Missing Their Best Friend . . .
Jan and I met Brandi, Lowell, and Landon up at King Food this morning, where apparently I traded my wife off for a plate of their delicious Honey-Glazed Chicken Wings with Garlic and French Butter.
Better than a bag of magic beans, I guess. And anyway it was more of a rental since I’ll get her back on Thursday.
Both Landon and Baxter are missing their best friend.
Baxter watched them take Kitty to the vet for the last time this past Thursday, and was waiting at the window for her when they got home.
And even today, she’s still waiting at the window. Both of them still missing their best friend.
Yesterday we were out and about, first eating lunch at Los Ramirez, and then doing some grocery shopping for Jan’s stay at Brandi’s. She wanted to get the ingredients for her world-famous spaghetti sauce, which everyone wants when she’s up there.
She also want to get few things for her lunches, so our first stop was the local HEB. And I was curious to see how much, if any, panic shopping was going on. And if looks like they were doing a good job keeping everything stocked.
Though the shelves were a little thin, they had plenty of toilet paper, water, bleach, etc., all the things that people seem to be looking for. The only thing I noticed out of stock were those Lysol or Clorox Wipes.
Next up it was across the Interstate to WalMart, and things were a little more hectic there. The toilet paper aisle was much barer, thought still stocked, as was the water and bleach supplies. But once again, the Lysol/Clorox Wipes were AWOL. Hopefully things will settle down and the panic will subside.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been anticipating a new piece of software coming out, especially something from Microsoft. Probably the last time was waiting for Windows 7 to replace the Windows Vista abomination.
And before that it was probably the original DOOM,
pretty much the only video game I’ve ever really played for any period of time.
Even Miss Piper got in on the action.
She would pound the mouse on the table, yelling “DOOM!, DOOM!”, as she fired her gun and killed the demons. And she was pretty good at it too.
Of course then she grew up and got a real gun.
But I’m really looking forward to the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it really looks fantastic.
It’s just about like watching a movie, or seeing it in real life.
They say that all 37,000+ airports in the world are in the program, utilizing high resolution satellite and ground photos. And if you turn the Weather option on, it will display the actual weather in that place at that time, whether it is rain, snow, lightning or sun.
Check this out.
At least now I’ve got a n ew computer that should fast enough to run it.
Thought For The Day:
Be Yourself! No one else wants to be you.
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