Archive for January 9th, 2010

Today’s Business: 2010-01-09

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Today’s Activities

  • Cat duty. DONE.
  • Dispensing Mom’s meds.   DONE.
  • Shower.  DONE.
  • Send out five pending memorial checks for the   WPSBC Alumni Association.  DONE.
  • Pay all pending bills.  DONE,
  • Fill out and Return all requested forms to the financial planner.

 

09:25 AM: I’m up.  Today I weigh 181.5 pounds, which is unchanged from yesterday.  I must see a drop tomorrow, as this is the third day I’ve seen this number and it’s starting to bore me. 

12:30 PM: Paid the following bills:

  • Gas: $100
  • Wheelchair rental (Mom): $11.67
  • Cable TV & Internet: $137.92
  • Garbage pickup: $66 (for three months of service)
  • Misc. bill #1: $50.00
  • Misc. bill #2: $300.00
  • Telephone (Mom’s home): $66.19
  • Telephone (My home): $55.28
  • Cell phone: $170.43

 

01:30 PM: Sent out memorial checks on behalf of the   WPSBC Alumni Association   to the beneficiaries, requested by  the families of the following recently-deceased graduates:

  • Etta Lockhart, class of 1951.
  • Richard Meckler, class of 1975.
  • Robert Bennett, class of 1959.
  • Jeanne Kaufman, class of 1970.

 

02:55 PM: Journaled for an hour, creating audio journal episode:   AJE-2010-01-09-14-11   on the Victor Reader Stream.  I’m looking for certainty in the decision to forgo attending camp this year.  Nothing definite yet; there’s still more things to consider.  So stay tuned.  :-)

04:35 PM: Categorized more posts this afternoon; now, just 150 left to do in this, the   Tom’s Diary   blog.  Nap time! 

05:30 pm:  I’m up once again.  Journaling now.

06:30 PM: Created audio journal episode:   AJE-2010-01-09-18-24   on the Victor Reader Stream.  This time, I journaled about quitting the Lions Club this July; another change I’ve been contemplating making in 2010. 

08:00 PM: Created audio journal episode:  AJE-2010-01-09-19-32   on the Victor Reader Stream.  This time, I journaled about wanting to fall in love in 2010, and to that end, I want to   find love in my past.  More on that later. 

09:00 PM: Talked with [Ron] for the better part of an hour, about camp, our friends, and such.  He’s doing well, and enjoying his new drums.

09:30 PM: Completed the   weekly system backups.

12:00 AM: Posted the   ‘Unauthorized Charger’ Message   piece.

12:15 AM: Posted the list of added and / or revised documents today on this, the   Tom’s Diary   Blog,   here

12:30 AM: Categorized more posts this afternoon; now, just 80 left to do in this, the   Tom’s Diary   blog. 

12:35 AM: Going to bed now, so we’ll catch you later on.  I’ll be writing here again very soon. But in the meantime, good night!

Tom Hesley

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Diary Revisions: 2010-01-09

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Today, I either added or modified the following posts in  the   Tom’s Diary    blog for improved brevity, clarity, categorization, appearance,  and search-ability:

  • ‘Unauthorized Charger’ Message
  • Weekly Backups: 2010-01-09
  • Mom’s Status: 2010-01-09
  • Today’s Business: 2010-01-09
  • Today’s Business: 2010-01-08
  • Diary Revisions: 2010-01-08
  • Snow Today Here
  • Tid Bits
  • White Boy?
  • Pleasure and Pain
  • This Cold is an Epidemic
  • “Jave” Word
  • As a Cat, I’d Love Dogs
  • I’ve Gotten A Cold
  • A Friendly Cat I Am
  • New Assignment Status
  • Dentist’s Report
  • Dental Checkup
  • New Work Assignment
  • No EXE Files Please
  • No Cats Here
  • Mom is Home from the Hospital
  • Mom in Hospital
  • Just Moved Home!
  • First Lunch at Home Finished
  • Lunch, At Home!
  • Long Lunches
  • Utilities Disconnected
  • Leaving Soon
  • I’ll be Home on Sunday
  • Tabbo’s Status
  • More Packing Today
  • Mom’s Estate
  • My Cold Officially Gone
  • Egos
  • Thin Ice
  • Tabbo
  • Software Engineers Solve Problems
  • Pros and Cons of the Big City
  • Possibly Being Sued
  • Cert Problem Resolved
  • Lynn’s Eudora Issues
  • Another Day is Upon Us
  • Vacations
  • What to do with Vacations?
  • Chain Letters
  • B+W Pic
  • I Have Your Pics
  • Chinese Leftovers for Lunch
  • Chinese Dinner
  • Honey, I’m Home!
  • Noisy Neighbors Problem
  • Walking and Moving in Winter
  • Packing in Progress
  • Getting Ready for Next Release
  • Wake Up!
  • A Kid Called Me an Old Man!
  • Mom Still Not Answering
  • Mom Missing?
  • Town Tarts
  • I’m Back, But Soon Leaving for Good
  • Heading Home for the Weekend
  • About Last Night
  • Going Out Tonight
  • New England Phone Restrictions
  • Dear Lynn: Phone Line Costs
  • Blond Females
  • Packing Continues
  • Excited about Coming Home
  • Another Late Train
  • Dear Am
  • Back to Work in Philly
  • Instant Messaging
  • Good-Bye from Dayton
  • Ride Home
  • Lunch Reminder
  • Dinner Planning
  • Lunch with the Boss
  • Mar Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant?
  • Mar’s New Baby
  • Dear Lor: Lunch? Yes!
  • Dear Lor: Lunch?
  • Dear Brandon: Catch You in a Few
  • Dear Brandon: Let’s Go Home!
  • Dear Brandon: Software Still Good
  • Dear Lynn: Eudora for Christmas
  • Dear J: 401-K
  • Dear J: Digital Cameras
  • Dear J: Christmas Presents
  • Dear J: Visualization
  • Dear J: Eye Exercise Book
  • Dear J: Wedding Pics
  • Dear Lynn: Call if you Want
  • Dear J: Fun With My New Camera
  • Dear J: Henry The VIII
  • Dear J: Your Poor Mouth
  • Dear J: Pics with the Digital Camera
  • Dear J: What is Green Juice?
  • Dear J: Your Root Canal
  • Happy Birthday Mary Ann!
  • Dear Gov
  • Dear JayLan
  • Dear Melinda
  • Dear Richard P
  • Dear DD: Late Train
  • Dear Lynn: White Fire
  • Dear DD: Where Outlook Stores Mail
  • Dear Sister Joann: I’m Afraid
  • Dear Lynn: Knick Knacks
  • Dear Lynn: You Keep Warm
  • Dear Lynn: I Need a Break!
  • Dear Lynn: I’m Okay
  • Dear Rick: Just the Yaesu HT
  • Mugged Last Night in Philly
  • Dear Tamara: Camp’s-a-Coming!
  • Dear Lynn: Back from Thanksgiving
  • Letter to Lynn on Moving Home
  • Letter to Lynn on Discussing Problems
  • Letter to Lynn on Sleeping Arrangements
  • Dear Lynn: On Religious Conversions
  • Dear Lynn: On Dreams
  • Dear Lynn: On ‘Created Equal’
  • Dear Lynn: Who Dies? Humans or Animals?
  • Dear Lynn: No Snow Yet!
  • Dear Lynn: Trip Status
  • Dear Lynn: Tid Bits
  •  

    Tom Hesley

    Unauthorized Charger

    Saturday, January 9th, 2010

    Learning that I my iPod charger would not power my Motorola Razr V3M cell phone dismayed me today.  The iPod charger comes with a removable cable.  One end has a USB A-style male connector, and the other end has the iPod docking connector.  So, innovative me, figured that I could substitute the iPod charge cable with a standard USB A-to-mini-B cable, because the phone accepts the mini-B connector.  But when I connected the phone to the iPod charger in this fashion, and then plugged it in, the following message appeared on the phone’s back (smaller) screen:

                    Unauthorized charger

    *Groan* Oh well, I’m thankful that this message was all I got.  Indeed, this little experiment could have resulted in much worse; such as a burned out iPod charger or phone. Actually though, I’m not excessively reckless, for I did pre research this issue to minimize that chance, and I would not have considered trying this if it wasn’t almost time to upgrade my cell phone.  In fact, both the phone’s charger, as well as the iPod’s, supplies the same voltage (5 volts), and I found that I can also charge my phone from the USB hub in my computer.  I’ve tried different cables between the phone and the computer (both full USB and the charge-only variety), and the phone consistently charged in all of these arrangements.  So too, does the iPod; all my iPods will also charge from the USB hub, just as the phone does.  But, only the iPods will charge from the iPod charger.  

    Hmmmm.  Perhaps the iPod charger provides insufficient current to charge the phone, and the phone squawks at that with the above message.  Curious.  Is the iPod charger at fault, or is the phone being just too picky about the chargers it will accept?  IMWTK. It’d be great if all devices that provide a USB connector for power, could be run from any charger that, accepts a USB cable.  I hear that there’s a movement afoot in electronics manfacturers’ circles to bring this about.  But at least with my Razr phone and iPod charger, truly universal USB is not here yet.  :-)

    Take care.

    Tom

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    Weekly Backups: 2010-01-09

    Saturday, January 9th, 2010

    Weekly backups of all my blog sites completed. Total disk space backed up: 42.1 MB, which includes all databases, site code, and static pages. That’s an increase of 400 KB, from 41.7 MB last week.  The growth continues…

    Tom Hesley

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    Mom’s Status: 2010-01-09

    Saturday, January 9th, 2010

    Pending Appointments And Issues

    1. Order more Novolog (log) insulin.
    2. Thursday, 2010-01-14 @ 11:00 AM: Appointment with orthopedist for a quarterly checkup on the progress of healing of her charcot foot.
    3. Friday, 2010-01-15 @ 1:30 PM: Appointment with her PCP.
    4. Friday, 2010-01-22 @ 2:30 PM: Appointment with her eye doctor.

    Log 

    07:00 AM: No blood sugar reading.  But she says that she covered her breakfast with 15 units of log insulin.

    10:40 AM: Blood sugar: 286.  Hmmm.  Just when we thought we were getting better control of this…   :-(  She admitted to “getting into” the pumpernickel overnight.  Unfortunately, we’ll never really master her sugar levels as long as she doesn’t take her insulin   every time she eats.  I can assure that she takes it during the day.  But I’ll not stay up all night to keep an eye on her.  Some part of this she’s just going to have to manage herself.  If she refuses, then there’s nothing more I can do.  GRIPE!

    10:45 AM: Dispensed Mom’s morning meds, along with the 40 units of N insulin.

    10:50 AM: She now takes her magnesium oxide pill in the morning, instead of at bedtime.  Why?   Because I learned a couple days ago that the gabapentin (which she   must   take at bedtime) and the mag oxide (doesn’t matter when she takes that), can interfere with one another if taken within two hours of each other.  However. there appears to be no known interactions between the mag oxide, and her other morning meds (aspirin, furosemide (lasix), and digoxin).  So, we’ll try this adjusted regimen for a couple weeks, and see if the symptoms of neuropathy in her lower legs become less pronounced. 

    01:55 PM: Blood sugar: 151.  Covered this and her lunch with 14 units of log insulin.

    02:00 PM: Dispensed Mom’s lunch-time meds.

    06:20 PM: Dispensed Mom’s evening meds.

    06:40 PM: Blood sugar: 112.  Good!

    10:30 PM: Blood sugar: 198.  Covered with 12 units of log insulin.

    10:35 PM: Dispensed mom’s bedtime meds, including the 40 units of N insulin.

    Tom Hesley 

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