JUnius 🥈 of MMXXVI

 🥈....... yes. I went all Latin for the title

sunny in the ' boro. and for the week ahead w / temperatures at 75 + or- but rain comes next

luckee you, nothing about keyboards and mice and dongles
oh, oh, bought a new dongle from Amazon. The current dongles are having issues. the newer models e.g. Benfei arrive w / greater transfer ability and power options. 

forgotten items. Arsenal Football Club of North London [ this last bit is important, it seems ] are League Champions 2026. The ' Gunners ' are a storied item in British soccer lore. Much reviled throughout the rest of the UK, as uppity and not tough enough ' like us ' up here.
Arsenal are the longest serving club in Premiership and First Division, not relegated to lower divisions since 1908 or such.
I can still draw a slight shock when I say ' I 've been or was at Highbury Football Ground '. Highbury, the original home of AFC has been replaced by the Emirates Stadium.
story. walking thru an airport, I saw the ' cannon' logo of Arsenal. I said to the gent ' Up the Gunners ', he replied ' sorry, what ? '. I went on to explain the connection and he said ' didn't know '

' up with the Arsenal, the Arsenal s our name
we play at Highbury and football s our game  ......
... we are the Gunner s , the best you have seen ....

no exercise today. went out and torched the dandelion heads and puffballs. This burn is like number 5 of runs

🥇 JUIN

 🥇... un official summer ... start in the ' boro w /sun and bright and greening

cool for summer tho ' 65 F. 

ah. the typing corner [ coffee in hand ]. Wowzers ! a real keyboard, rather large, full QWERTY  array, side display of functions and numeric pad w / ' enter ' key on the right

THEN. the optical mouse [ operated via USB, same one as the keyboard ] which had salt corrosion galore, now works - great. I spent some time scraping the white crystal stuff from inside the battery compartment and added a metal strip to increase contact by the positive battery terminal - VOILA she works

Some tinkering w / the interface for the mouse and Chromebook settings is needed. The cursor motion is jerky
BUT a functioning system. Easy to use. Large and slightly ungainly. 

Thus went to the Settings menu

 and found ' mouse '. Tested and the jerkiness was there. Scanning there was one option left ' accelerate mouse for further travel '. Jerky, going faster ?
Guess what - the mouse is now smooth.
Only thought is, the interface from Keyboard and mouse to Chrome is slightly disjointed
Altho ' the MK 320 box says ' chrome compatible '. Da - Da ! success

🥉🥇of mai

 🥉🥇.... closing out the month [ again ] however, we have sun and warm and high Eternal Blue

Yes. Coffee and typing. To note, this is yesterday s leftover coffee. Often we use the thermos and save the coffee [ how bad could it be ? ]

The news : all that s fit to print > was the motto of the NY Times [ ? }

for a blog, not too sure b / c anyone can hijack the ' ether '

comment : this keyboard is still irritating. OR maybe, I don't adapt well.
bear in mind this Duet has spoken dictation and touch screen. Maybe I'll need to dictate on my phone and edit after on the Duet

early days

next level attempt. trying a full size keyboard connected by USB plug in
weird, a real keyboard 
for sure some teething problems
but ooh ! so much better
next hump is that this Logitech is a PC keyboard not a CHROMEBOOK layout.
Thus, some Chrome OS features might not function

Now the flexibility of the Chrome OS comes into play. Right now, the Duet is able to take, the HDMI plugged in 19 in TV [ as monitor ], PC keyboard plugged in via USB, powering via the dock as well and the USB mouse is tacked into the dongle. 

Ooh ! magic here [ so far ] Note the Duet is folded up to allow more room on the desk
love this. not maximally ideal but super easy to adapt the hardware

BTW there is a mouse w / the keyboard [ the battery corrode in the battery well and there is that white powdery, crystal stuff. we can just about pronounce it dead]

  follow up. I can turn the Duet ' off ' and ' on ' using a power button on the side of the Duet. Meaning, that the Duet can stay folded [less footprint on the desk ] and I can power off / on w / out a fuss. The keyboard has a power off / on toggle as well.

spell check ? not working so good.

however, I will need to learn ' new ' shortcuts via the PC keyboard. 
" success is counted Sweetest, by those who ne'er succeed ......
now wait a tic ........ this adaptation and functionality seems awfully success - y

Sorry Emily D. [ author ? ]

Sadly, the mouse with its corroded electrodes doesn't seem to be responding to my repair treatment 

Reading always nice to try something new, especially if it's a hit. So I found one. The magazine is called lelle okay. So the recipe was for a cocktail based on tequila but Jen works just as well I find

📸 for May 30 th

 📸 ...... in the ' boro..... sun and the Eternal Blue

today is round 2 of help coming in to care for the house
last week K ... ' power washed ' our gas  stove. She cleaned the grates and gas covers. Impressed a ton

as well,we struck an arrangement w / M  ..s friend to attend the house to supplement the cleaning. final line,  is more people in the house. 

We shall see said the Zen Master

Rd 2. another stellar performance by K ... She took on our pantry s and came out the winner. We wound up w /spare shelves and foodstuffs arranged by use and handiness. Plus, further opening discussion resulted in possible long term help w / greater frequency.
Stunned, comes to mind

I am guessing that someone who sees the current positioning and wonders about function related storage can more easily re - arrange the storage c.f. the indigenous who are used to or / complacent w / the setup 

well. grand

may 🥈9 in the ' boro

 🥈and sunny, w / high Eternal Blue

recall, the Eternal Blue. the Monguls worshipped or praised the sky over the Steppes. I got this from the Adventure s of Marco Polo.

health news. this morning early ish, I woke w / sharp discomfort in my right eye. I call these events ' stingers ' , yes , thats what it feels like. Actually, twice, this morning. Last one about 6:30 or 7
history. back in 1996, post laser eye surgery, I suffered thru ' recurrent corneal erosion ' or my corneal epithelium lifted off the eyeball - yes, sore

I was back and forth to the laser eye clinic.    b / c every else would not treat me on the basis that the erosion was the result of laser activity. The treatment was basically, tape the eyelid shut and wait. Thu from April to Nov, I shuttled back and forth to the clinic.                 

Meanwhile a former student remembered my prolonged eye difficulties and sent his sister w / a referral the Waterloo U. Eye clinic.
The specialist, listened to the history and then said ' yes, it could be the surgery, but then explain to the other 50 % of my patients that have this problem the cause '

He set me up w / a treatment plan that in essence is still my bi - weekly regimen of eye care to this day.
Still the stingers, but the irritation lasts minutes to hours not days.

🥉may XXVIII

 🥉third is good enough

My fav hamburger place is Real McCoy s. But I tell people that McCoy s have the second best burger in Scarborough. AND no one argues or guffaws but the comment people have after trying McCoy s is ' the best ! ' 
see third is good enough and no one challenges / contradicts

㊗ may 27

 ㊗   in the land of sun, yes, the ' boro
and dandelions

coffee and typing
and .... I might be getting the hang of this keyboard

I went out with a torch and I tried to burn out the dandelions. I don't think it's going to work but boy the emotional satisfaction in burning those little buggers down is unbelievable

wow.a visitor. sounds like not much.But I need more people in the house. M .. doesn't get out much and actually baulks at visitors  hence little social contact 
so good result

may the 🎡 26

 🎡... you spin me right round baby, right round [ or ' .. you spin me rum white rum ... ' ]

I was corrected by a cross country runner on the bus to Waterloo

Coffee and typing. all is right w/ the world

Lately,  have been trying different peripherals for the Duet [ typing right now ]

 the latest gadget is called ' pocket mouse ' or a mouse that is a pen device w / all the mouse features to control the cursor. relatively hard to coordinate the actions.

OK, what gives ? the Duet connects to the dongle or dock via a USB plug. When you shut down, the Duet, still powers the standard mouse also USB plug in. 
Normally, I look at the mouse, if the psychedelic lights are gone the laptop is ' off '
[ this is a gaming mouse, the mouse is patterned w / a LED multi coloured illuminated background - OK its colourful ! ]

I did my elliptical routine 35 min and 400 kCal. Yes, good sweat.

oh, ' boro is all sun high Eternal Blue

This keyboard is the pits. clumsy, inconvenient etc . etc

🚄 and we welcome the sun on 25 .....

 🚄 .....may 
we praise the Eternal Blue up there

so far no ill effects from logging yesterday [ terrif ]

coffee and typing [ this new keyboard is a hard sell ]

today was old folks day billed as a reunion of Retired staff at a pub.blessed w / tasty food and pretty nice people. Our server was a Leacock grad wearing a school jerssey

🥘 mai 24

 🥘  in the 'boro rain 🌧️ 

and   🌧️.  and  🌧️

it rained real good 

Today was move stones and cement flagstone

I did a smidgen. 

Really. I heard  " not you, leave it !" I believe the big fear is having to return my body up the hill 

??????????

Ah, well, job done. We were prepping the outside apron of the shoreline for a delivery of material. And perhaps of major need, clearing the floor of the boathouse for a re - levelling of some sort but those stone flags had to go, at the very least.

We were walking on wet soil, mud and goop . The goop was concentrated in the middle of the floor and slightly more towards the river direction 

W / out the boathouse floor cleared, no real levelling could be complete 

🧭 mai XXIII

 🧭 ' boro, where the water fires out of the clouds - all morning

cool as well

quite the change in the house. we hired a person to help w/ housework. I need the psychological boost just knowing there is help

We shall see said the Zen Master

K .. is cleaning the stove, yes, all the bits e.g. burners and covers

and really doing a job.

Stove sparkles 

Kitchen floor vacked and washed 

Thank you 

Truly cathartic 

mai 🚇 22

 🚇 ..... breakfast is done and multivitamin taken

' boro is slightly overcast and setting  itself up for rain over days to come

The story : the CB 311 Chromebook that is usually the typing machine here at the window desk reaches its end of update life in 2 months. BUT the Chromebook Duet usually downstairs is going to be good til 2030 Jun. There is 2 yrs difference in the purchase dates but Duet qualified for the automatic 10 yr program.
Truth. The CB 311 can go on as an ' updated ' Chromebook minus ' Android '
however, this includes most Apps e.g. YouTube and gmail plus .........everything that we do here

Thus. I am trying the Duet as a daily typer in the window seat - outlook on the world outside.
Adjustments, the Duet is a Chromebook / tablet. Powerful in the sense of quickly utilising peripherals which is basically anything and  everything b / c there is only 1 Type C port. A dock for Type C and Type  B inputs and the HDMI for TV is needed.
The screen is 11 in and only 11. I use the TV even w / the CB 311
Then the keyboard is detachable [ hence the ' tablet ' mode ]
but the keys are closer and have reduced carry or shorter travel. That change is harder to adjust to

Of course, just go get another Chromebook in 2 months

We shall see said the Zen Master ....... again

So. How did exercise go, today. The Wahoo App that records and presents kCal / time / avg BPM / max BPM also asks ' how was your workout '

I answered once ' enjoyable '

But really the App wants daily input to track your workout history 

the challenge of Chromebooks. Officially, we both have used the Duet.Reviews are mostly negative. Screen is a tiny bit smaller and keyboard is a pain. Recall that many buyers specifically wanted the tablet function [ sans keyboard ]. I've tried tablet mode and while quirky really not my fav.

Early days and we may adjust if only out desperation
BTW, when using the Duet downstairs I have BluTooth standard ish keyboard. Up here, not sure how it would fit.

mai 📀 21

 📀 ... a slow start, oh, really , yes
Day was little dicey to start but full sun for the bulk of the day

cool for sure but jacket and out you go
ran errands. Thursday is 20 % day at Shoppers. So load up. Aloe Vera x 2 [ gets used a lot ], scripts for M ... and Multivitamins.
I went for D3 vitamin tablets but figured ' let s go, w / the full load '
the label says ' supplement ' and that s what I need - little this, little that 

steaks for dinner / baked spud - a - roos and corn

🕉 Leacock hello on mai 20

 🕉 my view is gray to slightly lighter, certainly rain overnight it seems

and cooler by some 15 degrees.

And the day blossomed quite nicely thank you, Yes cooler but pleasant all around

🚠 mercury soars , Leacock peeps

 🚠 bringing a heat wave ..... for two days
but green and growing out there

dandelion bloomfest ....

17 th mai ( Leacock alum s )

 the 'outlook ' here and not at home. Foggy and still 

6:40 AM and awake. Thus. put coffee on.

Using an automatic machine, I boiled water and drip fed the coffee basket. Near the end, I added a cup of bottled water to the reservoir and hit ' on '

Coffee. Strong. way strong. But drinkable and got better as I sipped away.

Visibility. is 40 m. I guess b / c I'm not sure how you do the test 

But slept sound and comfy. I prepped a comforter and second blanket BUT slept wrapped in the comforter b / c we were in the basement next to the gas fireplace 

I'm upstairs now and it's a good temperature here as well 

OK what s w / the boiling water using a drip machine. Well, the first water that the machine produces is getting warm. Then its hot after that 
thus. the really hot water ' blooms ' the coffee grounds, and then the following water is hot too.
I did add some bottled water at the end to get the hotplate warming.

Fog gone and a warmish day.

16 days into V

 Hello Leacock alum s

weather is 😧 coming on Spring warm , damp feeling an steady S wind 🌬️ 

Season finale for JHU mlax bowing out to U Notre Dame

🍪 on fourteen mai

 🍪 damp in the ' boro. slightly uncomfortable but jacket and go. wind is stirring.

yes coffee was good 

we are being visited by the VHA or home services for M

 

🍭 ... the ' boro om mai 13

 🍭 ... when it rains it pours .... as last night. rain was ricocheting off the roof.

dmpish out there w / little wind evidence

errata : yes, even I make mistakes. The story of JHU at Cornell and the hotel situation.
The hotel that was booked originally, couldn't seat the team and support staff for meals.
THEN Milliman moved the 2 bus loads of JHU to the Statler, biggest and classiest hotel in Ithaca and yes, the team changed in the hotel and walked out to the field.
Still a really sharp move.
Plus instead of hustling to the field, the players trailed along after an injured defender as he used his crutches.
Class that

WHEN YOU DAY DOES NOT INCLUDE SPLITTING the ATOM
at the store you buy shoe polish and find 1 / 8 oz painted jig heads for $ 2.43 red tag and the other packages say $ 6.
come home throw together bean vermicelli and left overs for Wednesday chow mein

 

🧙 hi, World ....

 🧙 .....  glad that you could make it ....
                   hello Leacock peeps !

' boro gets sun. air mostly still. Alrighty .... so coffee and typing
let the day unfold

Previously, I mentioned Johns Hopkins travelling to Peter Milliman s former coaching post at Cornell. I found a podcast re: lacrosse and specifically addressing the weekend games which were the round of 16. The storyline is that Cornell [ Ithaca, NY ] is way the hell and gone. Isolated and a nightmare for visiting teams.
E.g. the rumour is the visiting team s dressing rooms are distant from the field. It appears that Milliman pre - thought this difficulty AND chose the hotel across the street from the field. The Bluejays dressed for the game in the hotel and walked over to the field.

follow up : exercise. the every second day routine. Thus approx 3 times per week. Goal, get a good sweat in.
Cardio and strength but a smidgen of flexibility, basically,variety.
Originally, I would have mentioned discipline, vigour and improvement.
In reality. For about three years, the ' workout ' has shortened in length coming down from 45 min to 35 min.
BPM avg is now 111 to 116, c.f. 118 - 121. Bear in mind the target zones do fall in number w / age.
What s left is discipline and a continuation of effort for satisfaction. 
In comparison, some folks think of walking as ' exercise ' not a workout which I like to claim