Arrrgggghhhhh!! Dang computers!

I've spent the past few days working on a a couple
of things to make my computing life easier. For
the most part, it works! I did however, experiment
with a couple of other things which didn't turned
out too well. So I had to go back to the old way.

I did notice my data has been growing though and
my backup system needs to accommodate that change.

Gift-giving?  Not for me, Thanks!

I'm not going to stress out over what to give people and I don't want them to stress over what to give me.

You give me $25 worth of gifts and I give you $25. Sounds fair, right? It evens out and the stores and the taxman benefits.

But if  I give "Person A" nothing and "Person A" gave me nothing, there's  less stress and less stuff to deal with. Still fair but in my view, seems better!

You're thinking "..but it's the thought that counts!" (Or something similar)... Then I'll just think of giving you a gift... Feel better?

I finally have a tabletop convection oven! Got it
in a Korean store. Experimented with various cuts
of meat e.g. Thinly sliced beef, beef ribs,
chicken wings. So far, the results are good. I
like that it's easy to clean (has a glass
housing), fat drips away while cooking and cooks
quick. Obviously, I've not done anything complex
yet but all in due time...

Been going through my computer and setting
up my gallery. It's been long hours of basically
going through photos and deleting stuff I no
longer need. Been sleeping very late and waking
up early. Been missing some workouts because of
that. But it's over now... And I can get some much
needed rest.

Stories from the trenches

- Guy asks this person out and the 1st thing she
asked the guy was "So what car do you drive?".
(The word "Gold digger" comes to mind...)

- This girl was actively pursuing this guy. The
guy was financially sound and fairly successful.
Turns out the girl had $20,000 in credit card
debt.... (Gold digger? )

- The girl decides to buy a place without
considering her financial capabilities. She buys
a place where more than half of her salary goes
to paying the monthly mortgage. This does not
include assessment, maintenance fees etc.