🧭 ' 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
🚇 ..... 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.
📀 ... 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
🕉 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
🚠 bringing a heat wave ..... for two days
but green and growing out there
dandelion bloomfest ....
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.
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weather is 😧 coming on Spring warm , damp feeling an steady S wind 🌬️
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