tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38155991863537629462024-03-27T20:54:37.973-07:00Old Doc KingJust an old guy trying new things.Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.comBlogger1785125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-76181601568188304052024-03-27T20:53:00.000-07:002024-03-27T20:54:02.178-07:00Is It Really Only Wednesday? Hell.Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-33818270563524320822024-03-24T18:34:00.001-07:002024-03-24T18:37:31.704-07:00Ready For Some Blasphemy? I Actually Like Star Trek: SNW BETTER Than Any Other Star TrekEven though it slightly changes the timeline and all the major characters have more interpersonal relations than the series we're all used to (Star Trek) showed. Watching the original Star Trek leaves one, uh, lacking as far as crew interactions now. Didn't like Discovery at first; it was their version of Klingons that put me off. Looked like some kind of Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-73816973431367003222024-03-22T20:26:00.001-07:002024-03-22T20:33:45.408-07:00$1400 Later We Got Us A New Fridge.At the Scratch & Dent store over in Tacoma. According to a sign they had on the fridge we got, if it hadn't been "dinged and scratched" (which aren't all that noticeable) then this would have cost $3200. Which I wouldn't pay even if I had that kind of money. It's a freakin' fridge, for gosh sake. They loaded it into the truck but I had to tie it down. Which IOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-41705254121871757082024-03-20T19:10:00.001-07:002024-03-20T19:13:30.852-07:00So, The Sequence Of Events As Close As I Can Figure. A GFI was popped. But it wasn't popped out enough to just look at it and tell. My bad. When I pressed the button in all the electric came back on. BUT, the GFI popped because the fridge we bought in 2009, when we moved in here, decided to go Tits Up and took out that one GFI on a completely different wall across the kitchen. The only thing working on Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-15101256362225352942024-03-19T15:03:00.001-07:002024-03-19T15:03:46.822-07:00If It Ain't One Thing It's Another!Yesterday I made up my mind to pony up the $1100 for a box scraper for the tractor. I can really use it and it won't take long for me to "pay off" if I make up my mind and stick to it. (I would. Both.) THEN, just before bedtime last night I reached into the fridge for some cold water, and, no light. Wait. What? Turns out half my kitchen is dark. Checked Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-77062343415002787752024-03-17T22:02:00.001-07:002024-03-17T22:07:27.821-07:00Well, That Was InterestingI quit eating cereal (mostly Honey-Nut Cheerios or Frosted Shredded Wheat) and as much sugar as I was willing to let go last year and switched to having bacon & eggs for breakfast every day. Went from almost 260 lbs to 220 lbs in about 6 months. So, last Thursday SWMBO and I went shopping at COSTCO ($130!!!) and WinCo, and I thought to get a couple of those Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-22228628432449831042024-03-12T19:42:00.000-07:002024-03-12T19:43:55.903-07:00Thinking Of Identifying As A 71 Year Old Lesbian Stuck In A Male Body. Any Government Money In That?So, what the Hell have I been doing these past few weeks since that total knee replacement? Not too much. Learning to walk in a straight line again. Learning NOT to limp because I think it might (will ) hurt when I take a step. Which is the hard part really since I've been limping for over 5 years. My old knee hurt all the time and I limped all the time.Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-65808565960910687752024-03-07T08:46:00.001-08:002024-03-07T08:46:12.537-08:00Hey, It's A Start! Sorry, got busy. Will post what the Hell 's going on shortly. I'm driving again. Mostly walking again. Still the same Old Guy. Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-33445078438175075012024-02-29T18:22:00.001-08:002024-02-29T18:22:56.926-08:00Windows Still Sucks. Of course, we won't see any real snow here at our house. Last night sure had the downpours though! My goodness it was coming down! SWMBO's cat got out, made a tour of the outside of the house, and came back in soaked. New Windows 10 SFF computer and Video Card came in today. The video card is WAY too big to fit inside the computer so it'llOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-90047992743817192492024-02-28T07:27:00.000-08:002024-02-28T07:27:31.816-08:00My Oculus AptOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-44931983070255363962024-02-27T15:00:00.001-08:002024-02-27T15:00:09.933-08:00I Broke Googles Bard/Gemeni!I, quite innocently, asked: If You were in charge, how would you stop Bill Gates from ever being heard from again? The Response: I Hyphetically, attempting silence, censorship, suppression, restriction, elimination, marginalizations, silencing, silencing, ostracism, persecution, condemnation, Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-86798669378537148102024-02-26T18:47:00.001-08:002024-02-26T18:47:21.236-08:00I Am A Flight Simmer. Sort Of. X-Plane Mostly, But ...Really thinking of getting back in to Microsoft Flight Sim. My friend back East swears by it and, about some things, is usually not too bad in his thoughts. And I had MSFSX (still do actually) and I did enjoy it. But I've been into X-Plane for the past 4 versions or so because it runs on Linux, which I really like, and I do have a fair amount of money Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-72018648417067488962024-02-25T20:22:00.001-08:002024-02-25T20:22:49.397-08:00WA State Is Run By Democrats. I Do Not Trust Them To NOT Just Throw My Ballot Away.Since we are REQUIRED, supposedly for this election ONLY, to check our
Party affiliation on the outside of the voting envelope. Makes it WAY
easy for some Democrat dickhead to see and just throw away. I do NOT
like this and will not be surprised when "whichever dickhead democrat"
wins the State.
But I cast my vote anyway just in case.
Not a lot going on. Still working my way up toOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-25596626483228135982024-02-24T16:32:00.000-08:002024-02-24T16:33:01.951-08:00So Glad Those Are Out.Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-30355312098763835532024-02-24T06:38:00.000-08:002024-02-24T06:39:02.917-08:00Surgery Went Well. Gotta Say I'm Disappointed In The Robot Though...First: My apologies. I started this post about 0200 the morning after surgery with the full intent of making a daily post of my recovery. Even if no one is/was really interested, because, well, my Blog and all. However, about 1300 the day after surgery the injected anesthesia wore off and the pain hit bad enough to drive me to actually take the Oxycodon, which Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-71298867549538514552024-02-11T21:16:00.001-08:002024-02-11T21:16:35.449-08:00Total Left Knee Replacement Surgery Tomorrow.Oh, the joy. Of course I'm having some of those last minute trepidation's and anxiety, but literally millions of other folks have had this same surgery and come out fine. I will too. I'm only 71 and reasonably healthy. And I get a ROBOT to do my actual replacement! How cool is that? Wish I could video it. (Film it? what is the proper word for that nowOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-29991750982904345472024-02-04T18:25:00.001-08:002024-02-04T18:25:42.578-08:00When You Really Don't Want The Job But *Someone* Thinks You'd Be Great At It...Playing With ChatGPT:
Arr, me heartie!
Ye be receivin' this letter from a seasoned pirate seekin' new horizons
in the world of systems operatin' and senior programmin'. This old sea
dog be lookin' to join the crew at yer Walmart ship, lendin' me skills
to navigate the digital seas.
Name: Captain Blackbeard
Address: Davy Jones' Locker, The Seven Seas
Dear Hiring Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-14521149875564119992024-02-03T13:25:00.000-08:002024-02-03T13:26:03.271-08:00My New Meta Quest 2 Came In. See Y'all In A Week Or Two ...Also bought another Quansheng handheld to "brick" by trying out new programming to extend it's functions into the 6-meter & HF bands. Mostly for "just listening." Gonna try some shortwave listening on it also and see how that does. Fun! Even better: Fun for less than $25 with 99.9999% chance of not catching an STD. The Meta Quest 2 VR 'helmet?' came in Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-85895668291987842232024-01-14T18:11:00.000-08:002024-01-14T18:12:09.073-08:00It Got SO Cold In My Garage Last Night!How cold did it get, Brother King? The drain valve on my freeze dryer froze in the open position. Damn. So, having to heat the pantry to do a load of banana's. Still, not as bad as that 100 mph wind going through the Gorge right now. Dang, that's a first for me. Usually, when I start the freeze dryer it tells me to not do anything for 15 minutes.This time IOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-38964965491590381552024-01-11T20:55:00.001-08:002024-01-11T20:55:29.735-08:00Really Unusual For Us: 19 Degrees Tonight. Wind Chill 11 to 5 Degrees Possible.Crap. I hate being cold. It is snowing right now but isn't supposed to stick. BUT, with 19 Degrees low, how is it supposed to NOT stick? Gonna make our morning walk a bundled up pleasure tomorrow. Had a CT scan of my left hip & knee today so the robot can figure out how it's going to give me a new knee next month. Oh, finally got scheduled and now have Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-33182790786892350032024-01-09T06:42:00.001-08:002024-01-09T06:43:43.497-08:00Active Wx Alert: Gale Warning Until 1900 This Evening ...And at 0550 I got to hear my tower sing. True, it sits right outside my shack window but it's the first time I've heard it make any noise in a wind. Pretty good gust though. Looking forward to walking around the property later to see if we lost any more trees. Not a whole hell of a lot going on around here otherwise. Been cold and WET the last few days. DogOld Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-67285552503642542452023-12-31T22:29:00.001-08:002023-12-31T22:29:52.628-08:00BTW Everyone: Happy New Year!SWMBO and I will be celebrating in our usual way: in bed by 2300 with heads under the covers just in case the neighbors really explode their house with their booms and bangs. So, everyone else ready to pay their annual subscription to the USA just to live here? Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-55609094605457545512023-12-25T21:57:00.001-08:002023-12-25T21:57:47.736-08:00I Actually Had A Bad, Bad, Christmas Thought Last Friday.Puttering around the house, as I am wont to do, I looked at the Dog and thought "I should get dressed and go to Walmart and check out the Christmas Sales." And a flash of light descended on me and, well, I realized what I'd just envisioned. Me? Get out in the last-minute-on-the-way-home-from-work-shoppers? I don't even like shopping on a normal (Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-78649133198950625702023-12-24T19:01:00.001-08:002023-12-24T19:01:48.678-08:00No. Honest. I Been *Meaning* To Post.But something (laziness) always seems to come up and I'm dropping off to sleep when I remember I was *gonna* post. Ah, well. SWMBO has been out in Ohio visiting her Dad since the 7th and won't be back until the 29th. Which means that I've had to feed her cat and change it's poop box every morning. It's (He's) finally gotten used to me but now won't leave me Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815599186353762946.post-20646016271733604572023-11-29T17:13:00.001-08:002023-11-29T17:18:04.040-08:00So, In The Dog House For Answering One Of Those "Wife" Questions ...Sitting around watching some show on tv when she turns to me and asks "IF you could go back to when we were first dating, would you still ask me to marry you?" To which I responded "Knowing what I know now or still blissfully ignorant of what was to come?" Which, according to some unwritten female code, is NOT the right answer. But, I blindly walked Old Doc Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12892998891778657596noreply@blogger.com0