Mais au fait je ne me
Mais au fait je ne me suis pas prsent !
J'ai quelques amis et pas des moindres, Alain, Michel, Angelo, Momo,..., Dostoevski, Alexandra David-Neel, Jung,..., Jsus.
( c'tait par ordre ).
Un peu prsent, pas mal absent, maladroit souvent mais pas mchant, un peu dans la lune.
Mon existence n'tant pas super intressante, je vis comme par procuration en me nourrissant de la vie des autres. Ce n'est pas du voyeurisme c'est pour moi de la survie.
Mais j'ai quelques ples d'attraction quand-mme...mais l tout de suite je ne trouve pas. Si, la , le ( au sens ), la verve, les blogs sur la et l', la scurit et la vie prive en informatique.
Je trouve les infos dprimantes ( elles sont faites pour a je crois ) et la politique dcevante.
Bref vous voyez le type... Merci celleux ( je n'aime pas trop l'criture inclusive mais je fais quelques efforts ) qui ne passeront pas leur chemin.
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Mais j'ai quelques ples d'attraction quand-mme...mais l tout de suite je ne trouve pas. Si, la , le ( au sens ), la verve, les blogs sur la et l', la scurit et la vie prive en informatique.
Je trouve les infos dprimantes ( elles sont faites pour a je crois ) et la politique dcevante.
Although I prefer journaling by hand, I have to admit that digital journaling is far more practical, safer and more secure, and I've been journaling so much more.
Diary of Genocide
Israels Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu was suspended indefinitely after he said in an interview that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip was one of the possibilities, the government announced on Sunday.
Diary for Today
Getting the blog back together has been the most tech fun that Ive had in the past 6 months, even though (or possibly because) its been on the back burner to do so for literally 2 years. The impending EOL of the old servers WordPress software stack made it essential to update, and in the process gave me the opportunity to redress (i.e. throw away) several of the fediverse mistakes which I made in my early attempt viz: dont try to install Mastodon at home, people, unless you love running a messy Ruby stack with a bunch of un-necessary cruft which a sole-user instance does not need.
Theres more work to do: the DMZ and EOTK proxies need a rebuild, but that can wait for some other work on the UPS to happen, first. Then at some point I also have to rebuild the ADSB listeners.
Today has been my first proper experience of our toddler got invited to a birthday party and it was great, if exhausting, even only as a spectator-parent 12 to 15 kids running around the local village hall with some setup/teardown (chairs, tables, balloons, bunting) to assist with. I think the Amazon review would be something like
**** would do again, but bring paracetamol and food, perhaps alcohol
I had some fun yesterday: our toddlers daycare/preschool was literally throwing away an which was broken we asked if we could have it, and it turned out that the steering column was broken (and so the steering wheel kept falling off) and a few bits were missing. I jetwashed it, rebuilt the steering column and then yesterday 3D-printed a new ignition key, door lock, fuel filler-cap and mounting (all from Printables & Thingiverse) plus a self-designed personalised license plate. Its now looking a lot cooler, and were thinking about overhauling the dash with nice retro speedo and fuel gauges.
It was very, very popular at todays party.
There are a bunch of DIY projects on at home, too: a cargobike refit, new TV antenna, replacing the main UPS backup battery, toddler bedroom carpeting, and pathway lighting these are all great but take up non-parenting-time which is a deeply valuable resource, so I am currently running home life like an engineering manager, trying to work out what is most impactful to do and balancing long-term projects against short-term ones like clear the laundry backlog. The family is already running on Trello, and I fear that if it gets more complex we may have to move up to Jira.
Then theres the question of The Book I already have a concept and more than enough notes, and Ive made a start (actually, the second or third start) on an introduction. I think Ive got something (possibly) unique to say about infosec: where security, privacy and identity all come from, and where they are commonly misunderstood. If youve read or , youll get a sense of a couple of the chapters.
The main challenge is to work out who my audience is, and best how to write for them. Maybe thrashing out some ideas and charting progress in public on this blog would help motivate me, because at the moment I have to fit writing in during those rare gaps when Im suddenly massively awake at 4am, which is happening too often at the moment.
What do you reckon
Late-afternoon November light, Navy Pier, Chicago.
I've always loved the idea of a digital journal or diary in the style of social media. Where I just pop in a post....but for my eyes only. Does anyone know if something like this already exists. Open source. Android and Linux. Usable offline, but syncs while online. Allows insert of images and map locations.#askfedi #journal #journaling #diary #opensource #linux #android Create your Dream Diary
11/4/2016
Pic taken at Cubs Victory Parade: Selfie Shadow
Saw a YouTube video with the title "My no nonsense journal".
Video was about her decorating said & showing off her expensive pens. If that's no nonsense I am a :dancingpanda: People r showing off their pretty entries on .
Am so annoyed by this - like it's some kind of popularity contest.
I get that it can be a creative outlet but omg why r we making something healing so competitive and performative
shouldnt come with such pressure
The dimming light over Lake Michigan, factories on the horizon, vestiges of the Rust Belt.
My current diary/journal, #120. This one has a unique cover, it's one of 90 prints, by a Chilean artist whose name I already forgot, sorry.Babalon per mentis imaginem manu sinistra
Narazil jsem na pardn die!
11/2/2005
Michigan Avenue, Chicago
When we were living in Winchester Halloween became great fun once our son was able to participate.
The first time round in 2006 it completely caught me by surprise. The door bell rang while I was trying to get my baby son to sleep and I wasnt happy with the noise, so I simply switched the bell off. The next day I found someone had thrown an egg at our window: the infamous trick part of Halloween trick and treating. Dried egg is horrible to remove. Luckily, the following years when we still chose to ignore the event, there was no more tricking.
When our son was old enough to take part with friends we taught the children to be considerate as not everyone in the neighbourhood was happy with this event. The rules were as follows:
- only go to houses with Halloween decorations.
- be polite when asking for treats.
- do not ever think of tricking someone.
Every Halloween started with carving pumpkins. Our son of course wanted to carve his own one every year and got used to handling a kitchen knife safely pretty quickly.
As far as I remember the first time(s) round he wanted to dress up as Optimus Prime (from the Transformers movies). One year he was a Dalek (from Dr Who). Later he was always the Grim Reaper. I also dressed up to walk around with the children.
Among many other people who kindly indulged the children, we met the friendliest old lady witch possible who gave out loads of sweets and was very chatty. We saw many great pumpkin carvings. One time was especially memorable, there was an angler with a foot on his hook (bone sticking out), and a huge spider coming down onto our group of kids while they were distracted by a smoke machine! I think much screaming ensued.
The weirdest thing happening was finding a fake bloody lower arm behind our bin.
Each time I had great fun decorating our place, I really liked spiderwebs with spiders and balloon ghosts that were dimly glowing from the inside. Our door bell could play sound files, so I set it to things like witches laughing and put it in the shed right next to our main door. We also had our own Halloween party for children once, with lots of grisly food.
Here are some photos from those years:
Here's a video to spice up
"3 True Scary Halloween Stories for a Creepy October Night"
Today, on a walk through our neighbourhood, I found a little wooden flower bench which was sitting on the pavement with a sign that it was waiting for a new owner (zu verschenken). How did the kind person who put it there know that this was exactly what I was looking for as I had lost the space for my plants in front of the window because of my rearranging the furniture I had put two small tables there temporarily and was looking on Amazon for ideas of what to get. Problem now solved!
#Diary #HomeImprovements #Serendipity
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It is well worth reading the article and seeing the photos for yourself. This war between the terrorist group Hamas and the corrupt occupying govt of Israel is hurting and killing average everyday people who just want to live their lives.
"There is no sign of this war ending. No one in power speaks of a cease-fire. On the news, theres discussion of a few hours truce for humanitarian purposes, to let in a little and .
I find it unbearable to listen to the way they talk about us, decide things for us, without ever asking any of us."
Atef Abu Saif
"I asked Yasser 15 yr old son to stay in his grandparents house. The logic is that in wartime, we should all sleep in different places, so that if part of the is killed, another part lives.
The UN are getting more crowded w/ displaced families. The hope is that the flag will save them, though in previous wars, that hasnt been the case."
"The city has become a wasteland of rubble and debris. Beautiful buildings fall like columns of smoke. I often think about the time I was shot as a kid, during the first , and how my mother told me I actually died for a few minutes before being brought back to life. Maybe I can do the same this time, I think."
Atef Abu Saif
"Memories of war can be strangely positive, because to have them at all means you must have survived."
Atef Abu Saif, author
Abu Saif was visiting family in , where he grew up, when bombs began to fall Oct. 7. He began sending voice notes to friends abroad.
The following excerpts, which have been edited for length, clarity and style, track roughly three weeks, from Oct. 7 to 26.
the application is seeding in / 17.2 according to macrumors:
Waiting for the medicine to kick in so I can breath again. /sinus allergies
I need a new library card. Can't find the old one.
But its not all bad, the cat is here.
A little personal post for a sad occasion. About how one sitcom was able to safe my life for a little while.
October 15th
NBC News publishes detailed maps of the they found on the bodies of some . They include a detailed map of Saad, marking the primary where they planned to kill the or take them . I cry for the first time.
Yesterday we sent out our rental termination notice.
Last year we bought an apartment in the same building where we are renting a place since we relocated from the UK in 2018. There was so much to do, nothing much had been done there for nearly 50 years. We had to get most of the pipes replaced and almost all of the electrical and telecommunications/network installations had to be redone to be fit for our needs. Some old walls were ripped out and new walls put in. Bathrooms and kitchen were completely stripped and redone. Internal doors were replaced. A huge cupboard/wardrobe was fitted in one of our hallways. It all took its sweet time as tradespeople and material werent always available and on top of that the prices kept rising. The neighbours probably hate(d) us, despite me trying to give them some warning every time when it got really noisy.
The place is now at the point that only a few minor improvements need finishing before we can properly move in. A number of bigger things are still missing but they are not essential right now and can be done next year with us living there.
We have three months for moving and while we had already moved a wardrobe from the cellar to our sons new bedroom some months ago, today marked the first day of more serious moving. The reason for this was that there is a pipe leakage in a service shaft in our rental which last night made itself known in our sons current bedroom. It is high time we are getting out of here before the plumbers make our life hell as it probably means that they have to rip open our one and only toilet from where the water seems to originate.
We borrowed a small trolley for moving heavy items and it was really useful already. We did several trips to move a small wardrobe, a bigger shelf unit and all of their contents. Its great to be able to do this with plenty of time as we can sort out at the same time. The best thing is that my son is all grown up this time round and is able to lug things around with us!
For quite a while it seemed like this day would never come.
10/28/2016
Power Of Three
Made up these three layouts last night. I'll be heading on a trip soon, wanted to at least get those weeks drawn up before I leave. :)
Spooky Month Is Almost Over!!
Updated Spooky Editions of My Whimsical Notes are available on Amazon!
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Grab your copy or copies and stay spooky!
MK
I take a pic of this same tree every year in mid-October, usually on a weekend. Photographing something even only twice leaves an emotional residue on both the object and on memory. Both have been transformed.
Well, here we go! Its less than a week to the start of November, and will begin soon! Its the same story as always - 200 words every day in November in a language that is not your mother tongue. It can be anything! A post, , or an all of your own! If 200 words a day seems like a lot, then adjust it - if youre using a language that makes counting words more difficult, you could do 400 characters a day instead. Its entirely up to you!
Eman Basher diary
Diary entries of Eman Basher, a schoolteacher and writer from Gaza, a mother of four.
Screenshots:
Nobody wants to read it
10/26/2002
Went to peace rally in Federal Plaza at noon. Could be historical.
10/25/2009, Chicago (Ist iPhone)
Tell me about your Journalling experience. Physical or Digital is it a diary or something entirely different How often do you write Are there particular items you make sure every entry has
I kinda like the idea of a journalling (I even wrote a first entry last night), but the logical mind is still trying to understand it