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Technology Hates Me. And It’s Cold.
It is Monday. And it is cold. It is very cold. But that’s the way this winter has been. Very cold. About normal for snow. Which means we have had a fair bit. Though not as much as I thought. Probably isn’t more than 2 feet on the ground. Snow, that is. Sigh. It’s been a very long winter. Started too early. It’s nearly 4 months now. With about a month and a half to go. Unless it is a late spring. That would be bad. Sigh. Now this is what we need up here. Warmth, and sunshine. And a nice tropical look. Sigh. However, that is
not what we have. We have snow. And very cold. But it can be fun to dream a bit. Wheehee! That’s okay, I’m fine. Really. Speaking of technology. Well, I’m supposed to be anyway. Though I would prefer to talk about a nice warm, tropical location. Walking through a beautiful tropical landscape, with beautiful tropical plants and trees and flowers and birds, and, and…something like this trail in the pic below. Sigh. Wouldn’t
that be an enjoyable place to spend some time? No, I have never been to Hawaii. Except by looking at other’s photos. But it is a place I would love to visit. Impossible though it is. But it still would be nice. Now, before you distract me again, let’s get started with this technology thing. I’m not really sure what the problem is actually. But technology really does hate me. Honest. Just last week, for instance, I wanted to scan something onto my computer. I tried. Nothing happened. Now, I have scanned from this printer before, and to this computer. And it worked. But not this time. It just kept telling me that my printer did not have a scanner. It does so, said I, and it worked before too. Still would not work. But an idea hit me. I should know better. My ideas don’t work all the time. Okay, fine, my ideas usually don’t work. Period. But anyway, I uninstall the printer and reinstall it. It worked. Amazing. Then a couple days later I wanted to print something. I hit print. It started to print. And print. And print. NO, NO! I kept hitting cancel. Nothing happened. Just kept printing. Finally turned the printer off. HA! That will teach you to give me a hard time, said I. Turned the printer back on. It started printing once again. I hit cancel once again. Nothing. Finally I said, if you don’t stop printing I am going to unplug you! Amazingly it stopped printing. Should have tried that sooner. Back to uninstall and reinstall. Sigh. Now it is working properly. For how long, I do not know. But it worked today. Actually I was very close to taking that printer and throwing it out into all that cold snow outside. Very close. And then…oh, wait, it’s getting long again, guess I had better stop for now. Muffin and I are making plans for the big holiday coming up next Monday. Wheehee! Family Day, that’s what holiday. Actually, it’s a holiday that goes by different names depending on the province. Kind of odd I must admit. I think this Cabin Fever is really getting to me this year. One of the worst winters for that terrible thing. Speaking of terrible. Something woke me up the other night around midnight. Woke Muffin up too, and she was a bit scared, just staring at the door. That can make a person just a bit nervous. And there was a steady tapping sound. Likely what woke me up. The sound was coming from outside, on the deck. Kind of like someone tapping on the window. Naturally I had to get up and take a look. Had to do it for poor Muffin, so she could go back to sleep. There was nothing out there. And there is nothing there that could make that kind of tapping sound. Especially since there was no wind. It was just clear and cold. And it wasn’t the thumping, clumping, cracking sound that happens when it is that cold outside. I know all of those sounds. This was not that. Sigh. Nothing like disrupting my sleep. Reminded me of my nightly visitor the first summer I lived here. But it was -30 so I can’t imagine anyone wanting to be outside at midnight in that cold just for a prank. Sigh. Odd things happen to me. Oh well, as I said, this is getting long so I better stop. Again. Enjoy your week and God bless!
Steve. And Muffin.
Winter Daydreams. I think.
Well, here we are. Another month. Another winter month. Another cold winter month. Another very cold winter month. And it just doesn’t seem like we are getting any closer to spring. The only thing to change over the past month is we have more snow. Lots of snow. Snow means cold. Very cold. And it certainly is cold. Not as bad as it could be I guess. But it just doesn’t want to go away. And we still have another 2 months or more to go. Sigh. Okay, maybe I talk too much about the cold. But, hey, it’s kind of like a hobby. Personally, I would like to be in Hawaii right now. AAAAhhh, just think of it. Laying under the palm trees. Enjoying all that warmth. Walking along the beach, no one else around. After all, who wants a beach full of people. This is my daydream. I enjoy the quietness of a stroll along the beach, a gentle ocean breeze, the only noise is that from the birds flying overhead, and the gentle lapping of waves on the beach. Then going for a walk along a nice trail through all that tropical growth, plants, trees, flowers, and more birds singing. Of course, this might be best done in the early morning and then stopping somewhere for a nice breakfast overlooking that beautiful blue ocean. Such a nice thought. Why would anyone want to live anywhere else? This is the place to be. Then checking out all that beautiful scenery that fills this group of islands. Not just along the shore, but inland, with its mountains, hills, valleys, lowlands and tropical everywhere you go. Okay, maybe not on the mountain tops, but I won’t go up there. Well, okay, maybe to check out a volcano. Just so restful. So enjoyable. So warm. A good place to spend a month or two while winter rages on in my own neck of the woods. Who cares about winter in a place like that? Can’t even imagine winter in this gorgeous location. Does it really exist? Or is winter just a terrible dream? We can wake up and it’s not really there at all. Let me open my eyes and…sigh. It’s still there. Just as brutal as ever. Snow, ice, cold, very cold, always cold…sigh. Oh well. Maybe one of these days. Right. But dreams can be nice sometimes. Especially in the middle of winter. Which is where we are at right now. Okay, maybe not where you live. But here. But the birds are still around. And the deer. Amazing their skinny legs don’t freeze solid in this weather. They just walk around like there is no snow or cold, munching away on whatever they can find. Usually just twigs this time of year. I hang out fat for the birds. It is well liked by many of our winter friends. Chickadees, nuthatches, downy and hairy woodpeckers, grey jays. They all enjoy it, gives them some good winter warmth, and those poor little critters need all the help they can get. Had a wolf around the other night. He is huge. His feet are also huge. Poor Muffin. She likes dogs, but wolves are a different thing altogether. She gets terrified when a wolf comes around. Which doesn’t happen often. Probably a good thing. He’s likely hungry this time of year, and he might not be too picky about what he has for supper. Always makes me a bit cautious coming around the corner to my deck at night. What if he is on the deck? He might not like being cornered like that. Might get him excited. In the wrong sort of way kind of excitement. Sigh. Would like to get a picture of that one though. But from a safer location. Oh well. Guess I should stop once again. Nice to just babble about nothing in particular once in a while. Until next time, enjoy your week, think warm and God bless!
Steve. And Muffin. And critters.
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