My plan for the day was to lie on the beach and then take a walk. Also spend a few hours in the computer lab at the Ocean City library. And maybe visit a friend in an aging place. Well, the beach was wild and windy. I should have been happy as it was beautiful and I was allowed to access it and there was NO ONE THERE! But I was freezing as I swore never to wear a coat any more a few weeks ago. I will have to find somewhere inland to get my walk in.
So I came over to the library. I love this library. You sit in the computer lab with comfortable chairs and very few people. They are all well behaved. Only problem is, there is not enough room for all of my STUFF. But, hopefully, they still allow you THREE hours on the computer if no one is waiting. Now, that is more like it! I am always struggling to get all my computer chores done. It is a never-ending battle.
Actually, this is an "excursion" day. I need to plan one a week. Haven't even been able to get THAT in as every day seems to have an event. Sometimes only one event, but an event nonetheless. But now I am thinking that I need to schedule TWO excursion days....one for the beach and one for all the other places I would like to go. Why not? I AM retired, after all! I could visit oh-so-many beach towns and get back to my idea of exploring every exit of the Garden State Parkway. And suddenly, miraculously, my Sprint navigator started working again! I do have some slight fear that the saleslady at the Sprint store might have signed me up by pushing a button that I never push. She was trying to show me how to load a picture onto Facebook from the phone. That, BTW, was NOT successful. Only a small portion of the picture appeared on Facebook. It looked good, but was incomplete. Back to the drawing board on that one.
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Pet peeves
It is annoying when many of the library computers are "down", the handicapped access button on the front door continues to not work, young girls walk by talking about someone's "birfday", and people were talking during a good portion of the movie today (Les miserables). On the plus side, the weather is gorgeous and it was $2 popcorn day at the movies.
Kind of rushing. The PRESSURE of having to complete all of my computer tasks in ONE hour. I do have my laptop in the trunk of my car....just too lazy to bring it in. So, in addition to catching up with my email, I must think of a few topics to write about on this blog and look up a bunch of stuff, like the French revolution and what that big stone elephant was doing in the movie, Les miserables. Left over from a world's fair, or something? Plus I have a Princeton folder full of stuff to do on the computer and a couple of plastic folders full of papers. So I will BEG for more computer time (that is the policy at the Millville Public Library).
Is today the day I am going to stop by Staples and invest in a calendar system for 2013? Still have not been able to make the switch to the electronic life. It is a slow process. One of the things I have to tweak today is my list of features I desire in my new phone, to which I am "entitled" as we speak. It is nice to be "FREE" of Sprint, but not nice to be indecisive and want to save money. If the sky was the limit, what would I get? Not accustomed to thinking like that.
Kind of rushing. The PRESSURE of having to complete all of my computer tasks in ONE hour. I do have my laptop in the trunk of my car....just too lazy to bring it in. So, in addition to catching up with my email, I must think of a few topics to write about on this blog and look up a bunch of stuff, like the French revolution and what that big stone elephant was doing in the movie, Les miserables. Left over from a world's fair, or something? Plus I have a Princeton folder full of stuff to do on the computer and a couple of plastic folders full of papers. So I will BEG for more computer time (that is the policy at the Millville Public Library).
Is today the day I am going to stop by Staples and invest in a calendar system for 2013? Still have not been able to make the switch to the electronic life. It is a slow process. One of the things I have to tweak today is my list of features I desire in my new phone, to which I am "entitled" as we speak. It is nice to be "FREE" of Sprint, but not nice to be indecisive and want to save money. If the sky was the limit, what would I get? Not accustomed to thinking like that.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Screwed by Sprint
Sprint is winning. I have visited two stores and called customer service 4 times and I give up. Guess I am not getting Sprint navigator back. Can't even THINK about the cell phone, it gets me so angry. The problem is I WANT stuff, but I don't want to PAY for it. Since I do not see any inheritances coming my way, I guess I will just have to try and not WANT so much. The irritating thing with Sprint is I LOST something I had had for 22 months and now they say I can't get it back.
Junk drawers - one person advises never to have one. My sister's junk drawer consists of keys, suntan lotion and bug spray. So I guess it is not really a junk drawer!
Things I need in every room - scissors, wastebasket, stapler, handiwipes, kleenex
Had lunch with the retired persons from my job today. It was funner than I was anticipating. Only four of us today. Of course, I am the youngster. We had fun talking about technology, change, libraries, bosses, coffee pots and people we worked with.
Junk drawers - one person advises never to have one. My sister's junk drawer consists of keys, suntan lotion and bug spray. So I guess it is not really a junk drawer!
Things I need in every room - scissors, wastebasket, stapler, handiwipes, kleenex
Had lunch with the retired persons from my job today. It was funner than I was anticipating. Only four of us today. Of course, I am the youngster. We had fun talking about technology, change, libraries, bosses, coffee pots and people we worked with.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Deathly afraid of charges...
A friend of mine said the above in relation to cell phones....lest we should be tempted to think that EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD EXCEPT FOR us has a fancy iPhone or is on a family plan. Can't tell you how many HOURS I have spent on the phone or in the store with Sprint problems...mostly trying to get back my access to the Navigator which I have had up until a few weeks ago. Today a miracle occurred...I noticed that if I access it from one place, I get in. If I access if from another place, I am asked to subscribe. So, I have discovered the "answer" to my problem if I can just REMEMBER it now. Someone is supposed to call me back on Monday because I threatened to LEAVE Sprint (I know they are vulnerable at the moment cause customers are leaving them) I won't mention any names, but I have had at least FOUR customer care persons. They leave me on hold for four minutes of so of silence. I have decided that Sprint customer care is AN ENDURANCE CONTEST. I have been driven almost to TEARS or to a HEART ATTACK by these unexplainable and unfixable problems.
Then, another miracle....when I went to playlist.com, it started playing my songs in order. This hasn't worked for MONTHS. Could I dare to hope it is PERMANENT?! But, of course, NOTHING is permanent. Even my friend who told me he would ALWAYS be living around here is threatening to leave. But, I digress. I can't tell you how HAPPY a little FREE playlist makes me. I have been avoiding the whole itunes thing cause I am DEATHLY AFRAID OF CHARGES.
Trying to think of THREE TOPICS every time I post. Because I have a certain rigid, list-making aspect of my personality which cannot be denied.
OK, the third topic for today is my clutter-related accident. I was baking last night for a fundraiser for my church. (I don't cook or clean unless under duress) I was leaning over the cluttered floor to put the peach cobbler in the oven and I lost my balance and grabbed ahold of the top of the stove. Unfortunately, this included the burner which had recently been turned off due to butter melting. OUCH! My fingers look OK today but I had to spend quite a bit of time with them under cold running water due to the pain. Plus, I am left-handed and was in the middle to trying to pay some bills.
Then, another miracle....when I went to playlist.com, it started playing my songs in order. This hasn't worked for MONTHS. Could I dare to hope it is PERMANENT?! But, of course, NOTHING is permanent. Even my friend who told me he would ALWAYS be living around here is threatening to leave. But, I digress. I can't tell you how HAPPY a little FREE playlist makes me. I have been avoiding the whole itunes thing cause I am DEATHLY AFRAID OF CHARGES.
Trying to think of THREE TOPICS every time I post. Because I have a certain rigid, list-making aspect of my personality which cannot be denied.
OK, the third topic for today is my clutter-related accident. I was baking last night for a fundraiser for my church. (I don't cook or clean unless under duress) I was leaning over the cluttered floor to put the peach cobbler in the oven and I lost my balance and grabbed ahold of the top of the stove. Unfortunately, this included the burner which had recently been turned off due to butter melting. OUCH! My fingers look OK today but I had to spend quite a bit of time with them under cold running water due to the pain. Plus, I am left-handed and was in the middle to trying to pay some bills.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
OMG...I finally found the title box!
A hellish day with Sprint. What I learned....Don't rock the boat. It took me HOURS to UNDO the mess I got into trying to save money with Sprint last week. Supposedly, I will be eligible for an UPGRADE on October 1st. Right now, I am so traumatized by my customer support experiences that I can't bear to think about changing anything with my phone. Is there any time period longer than a two year contract with a cell phone company?
I had to come back to the library just cause I forgot to get my printouts. Hope I don't forget them again!
Trying to spend some time each day organizing STUFF at home. My organizing teacher says start with 19 minutes. (I need to spend an hour to accomplish 19 minutes worth of work). So my new goal is to spend 19 minutes a day on the main project (bedroom closet was assigned in my class), 19 minutes on something else, and gather up one bag of trash per day. Today going through my "errands" pile. Got about halfway down and am finding stuff I put in the pile which expired in 2007. Of course, I have to examine every single piece of paper (not recommended) before deciding where it goes.
I had to come back to the library just cause I forgot to get my printouts. Hope I don't forget them again!
Trying to spend some time each day organizing STUFF at home. My organizing teacher says start with 19 minutes. (I need to spend an hour to accomplish 19 minutes worth of work). So my new goal is to spend 19 minutes a day on the main project (bedroom closet was assigned in my class), 19 minutes on something else, and gather up one bag of trash per day. Today going through my "errands" pile. Got about halfway down and am finding stuff I put in the pile which expired in 2007. Of course, I have to examine every single piece of paper (not recommended) before deciding where it goes.
Why didn't I think of that? A guy, Jonathan Evison, wrote a book called The revised fundamentals of caregiving. It is fiction, but I had a LOT of material on THAT subject, having spent many years accompanying my mother through all the stages of one of those "life care facilities", The Quadrangle, in Haverford, PA.
Another frustrating Sprint interaction ruined my morning. It is the PIN number and the security question. Somehow I ended up with a totally nonsensical combination of security question and answer. I can't seem to get rid of it. I will just have to resign myself to the situation where the security question is "What is the name of your first pet?" and the answer has NOTHING TO DO with the question. I would never choose that question because there could be several forms of the name. They assigned me the question and the original answer they assigned me was "delicate". Huh? I just have such an overwhelming need for life to make sense, it causes me high anxiety.
Another frustrating Sprint interaction ruined my morning. It is the PIN number and the security question. Somehow I ended up with a totally nonsensical combination of security question and answer. I can't seem to get rid of it. I will just have to resign myself to the situation where the security question is "What is the name of your first pet?" and the answer has NOTHING TO DO with the question. I would never choose that question because there could be several forms of the name. They assigned me the question and the original answer they assigned me was "delicate". Huh? I just have such an overwhelming need for life to make sense, it causes me high anxiety.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Down in Cape May, New Jersey, for the very first time all summer. How can I let someplace so incredibly beautiful be unexplored?
Thinking about lists....Angie's list, Craig's list, Emily's list. I have a lot of lists, but what could be of interest to the entire world!?!?!?
Spent a lot of time with Sprint representatives this week. My cell phone or my cell phone provider are REALLY getting on my nerves. In fact, I need to start a new list of all the problems with my phone. Could life be any better with another company? Trying to resist the temptation to get the iPhone. In fact, I tried it in the store and decided I just can't deal with something SO SMALL. Listening to the people complaining in the store made me really glad I retired two months ago. I lost my patience for listening to people needing and griping and demanding. And that was when they were getting stuff for FREE. It horrifies me to think about how they act when they have PAID for something.
Went to a new nail salon yesterday. I should have walked out immediately, but I sat down and had a manicure by a distasteful young man of Asian descent. He was shabbily dressed with holes in his jeans and seemed either very ill or on the way to death. I can't stand sick people and was trying not to breathe the air. The place had no customers and nothing creeps me out like that. Plus it was dirty and shabby. Well, I will try anything ONCE but that almost did me in. Just cause I was too lazy to drive to another town where I usually go to have my nails done.
Thinking about lists....Angie's list, Craig's list, Emily's list. I have a lot of lists, but what could be of interest to the entire world!?!?!?
Spent a lot of time with Sprint representatives this week. My cell phone or my cell phone provider are REALLY getting on my nerves. In fact, I need to start a new list of all the problems with my phone. Could life be any better with another company? Trying to resist the temptation to get the iPhone. In fact, I tried it in the store and decided I just can't deal with something SO SMALL. Listening to the people complaining in the store made me really glad I retired two months ago. I lost my patience for listening to people needing and griping and demanding. And that was when they were getting stuff for FREE. It horrifies me to think about how they act when they have PAID for something.
Went to a new nail salon yesterday. I should have walked out immediately, but I sat down and had a manicure by a distasteful young man of Asian descent. He was shabbily dressed with holes in his jeans and seemed either very ill or on the way to death. I can't stand sick people and was trying not to breathe the air. The place had no customers and nothing creeps me out like that. Plus it was dirty and shabby. Well, I will try anything ONCE but that almost did me in. Just cause I was too lazy to drive to another town where I usually go to have my nails done.
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