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Upgrade consequences...
May. 22nd, 2002 09:37 pmOne of the consequences of upgrading my eSlate to Red Hat 7.3 was having to recompile logjam. No biggie. Here I am.
Today was a physically gruelling day for me. I can hardly move right now. (It's taking almost an act of will to make my fingers fly over the keyboard.) Galina left to go shop at the Sam's Club in Farmington around noon, and that left me and Drew to handle the throngs at the store for pretty much the rest of the day.
Along about 2 pm, when the mail is supposed to be picked up, a crowd of people came by with loads of mail that had to be weighed individually and then metered. One lady added insult to injury by then charging the whole deal on her credit card (we sell $1.00 of stamps for $1.00, so guess who absorbs the credit card cost?). The former owner simply would not allow postage to be charged, but the way I read my merchant agreement, I really don't have the right to not accept a credit card for something I sell in the store. Furthermore, there can be no such thing as a "minimum" charge (though lots of places do have them). Bummer.
Anyway, Galina finally returned around 7 pm and I went back to the store to help her unload the van. She bought enough drinks to nearly completely fill the cooler. I'm almost afraid to look at the receipt to see how much it cost (I figure it cost $300 if it cost a penny).
The wireless network software is also complaining about differences apparently due to changes in software versions, but as yet has not followed through on its implicit promise of "something breaking." Then again, I haven't tried saving this post... :^)
* * * I got two calls in the course of the day asking if I were available for translations. I accepted the shorter assignment (a one-pager) and declined the longer one (13 pages of legal opinion, urg!) because the deadline was too short and the document was serious legalese. Had it been among the usual technical subjects, I probably would have taken the job...
As it stands right now, we might actually have a day off on Monday (well, Galina and Drew will for sure, since the Post Office and both FedEx and UPS are not working... my case is undecided and depends on how the translation I've got on hand will turn out, and on whether anyone will call with something that's up my alley and not due yesterday).
Speaking of that translation I have on hand, Drew tells me he has to be in Durango on Friday, so I guess my Three Days of Translation will be tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
* * * Seeing hummingbirds at the feeders on the patio of the house we visited yesterday gave me the initiative to put out our feeder this morning. Shannon reported no noticeable activity.
* * * I downloaded and installed the Windows version of OpenOffice 1.0 on my desktop downstairs and was gratified to see it open a fairly large and complex spreadsheet (it's the one we use to calculate shipping rates at the store). The file opened and the application didn't blow chunks of it into the bitbucket, but there were some error messages in cells where such messages are not expected. I didn't have the time to follow up, but this development is encouraging.
I've slept poorly the last couple of nights, FWIW, but seeing how tired I am right now, I'd be surprised if I don't sleep like a log tonight.
Cheers...
Today was a physically gruelling day for me. I can hardly move right now. (It's taking almost an act of will to make my fingers fly over the keyboard.) Galina left to go shop at the Sam's Club in Farmington around noon, and that left me and Drew to handle the throngs at the store for pretty much the rest of the day.
Along about 2 pm, when the mail is supposed to be picked up, a crowd of people came by with loads of mail that had to be weighed individually and then metered. One lady added insult to injury by then charging the whole deal on her credit card (we sell $1.00 of stamps for $1.00, so guess who absorbs the credit card cost?). The former owner simply would not allow postage to be charged, but the way I read my merchant agreement, I really don't have the right to not accept a credit card for something I sell in the store. Furthermore, there can be no such thing as a "minimum" charge (though lots of places do have them). Bummer.
Anyway, Galina finally returned around 7 pm and I went back to the store to help her unload the van. She bought enough drinks to nearly completely fill the cooler. I'm almost afraid to look at the receipt to see how much it cost (I figure it cost $300 if it cost a penny).
The wireless network software is also complaining about differences apparently due to changes in software versions, but as yet has not followed through on its implicit promise of "something breaking." Then again, I haven't tried saving this post... :^)
As it stands right now, we might actually have a day off on Monday (well, Galina and Drew will for sure, since the Post Office and both FedEx and UPS are not working... my case is undecided and depends on how the translation I've got on hand will turn out, and on whether anyone will call with something that's up my alley and not due yesterday).
Speaking of that translation I have on hand, Drew tells me he has to be in Durango on Friday, so I guess my Three Days of Translation will be tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday.
I've slept poorly the last couple of nights, FWIW, but seeing how tired I am right now, I'd be surprised if I don't sleep like a log tonight.
Cheers...
