Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone

Copyright 2019, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Testing out Firefox on Moriah MacKenzie.

Time will tell, last time, which was YEARS ago, Firefox and Carol had a serious disagreement and malfunction.  So long ago I don't remember what the issue was.



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Weekend Humble Pie, Sour, But Sweet

Copyright 2015, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

I am not sure if I should be relieved, embarrassed or just laugh at me.

Last week I took my computer with me to son # 1's house.  I accessed his wifi, etc.

And, then, something weird happened.  My LastPass went a little ballastic and froze up.  Then, some passwords froze up.  Ya, stuff I sorta access a lot.  I tried not to panic, but, I was stressed.  Guilty as charged.

Back at home, I hooked everything back up to the home system, including my nice big monitor and, well, I have issues.

Still trying not to panic, I continue taking care of issues.  The password I think I used for LastPass, well, FAILED.

I froze up the system, they blocked me for 20 minutes, then, for mega hours.

Still trying not to panic, I keep on keeping on.

I start shuffling papers.  I remember a specific note pad had notes on it about LastPass.  I cannot find that stinking little note pad.

Cannot panic, but, my stress level is still increasing.

This has been going on for close to a week.  I still cannot find that note pad/sticky note.  I have been asking LastPass for one time hints, one time buried passwords, and was VERY close to just flinging my arms up and surrendering, aka, kill the account and start all over.  UGH

This morning, I did try again.  Just bizarre stuff, anyway, I abandoned the attempts again, and decided to scan something so I can transcribe it.

And, I bring up the scanner and in there is a image of the last thing I scanned.

I cannot believe it, but there is that stinking MIA note pad!  

Dang.

In almost a state of shock, I go to LastPass and type in the password, and discover that I should not be using the "enter" or "return" key on the keyboard, but, use their "submit" button.

I'M IN!  

I may start breathing by the end of the day.

I cannot make this stuff up.  Life in the first world issues of computers and passwords.

No, I will not admit to being organized.  Cause when I think I may have a handle on it, I do something silly and prove to myself that humble pie tastes mighty sour.

However, victory over old age and computer techy stuff can be pretty sweet.

Laugh with me.  And, thank you.

*  Graphic with computer from clipartheaven.  Graphic of me in my purple dress (SNORT) from Hasslefreeclipart.

**  Post Script:  As life would have it, I found the note pad, stuck to the inside of the lid of the scanner.  Really.  I did.  That post it note sticky was just sticky enough.  Shaking my head, stifling snickers.

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In Retrospect - - 15 years Ago - - Computers, Genealogy And That New Fangled Thing They Call the Internet

Copyright 2014, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Fifteen years ago I was the president of a local genealogy club.  I wrote a column for each newsletter.

July-August 1999.

Antidote For Computer Woes - - Lunch at Clearwater Beach

Copyright 2014, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Man has been wanting to drive over to Clearwater Beach.  I have been fighting computer woes for a bit over a week.  Frustration is starting to mount (ok, we are past "is starting", and have gone right to, "TOTALLY")

So, today, we decided to take a ride.  We started out, it clouded up.  Then, it rained a bit.  Then, it stopped raining.  Then we got to the beach and there was a bit of high "fog".  (They call it fog here, looks just like sea mist to me, but, that is what they call it.)

We nabbed a parking spot that held Jolly quite nicely and walked back a block to the beach.

It was lunch time, we pretty much stopped at the first place we found, and sat in the sun and the light sea fog.  We had a nice table just across the street from the beach.

After we finished, we started having visitors:

They specialize in fly and run, not hit and run, but, fly and run.  They are fast, they know what they want and are determined to get it:

Seagull to Carol, "Don't get in my way lady, those leftovers are MINE!"

Carol's thoughts on this:  I did not really appreciate the butt in the face action, thank you Mr. or Mrs. Seagull.

Like I said, they don't care about you, just give em the leftovers.

At this point I decided to get up and move on, rather than experience the consequences.  You know, it goes in, it has to come out.

Well, it was an antidote for the computer woes for a few hours.



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Tana on the road, Mukwanago Wisconsin to Elkhart Indiana

OK, if you Facebook, you might recognize some of this blog. As we were running from Mukwanago to Elkhart, I was Facebooking (is that a word??). As I thought about writing this blog, I decided that I liked the Facebook stuff, so, would transfer here. OKKK, too lazy to write it again! So, thanks to Facebook, here are some of my posts from yesterday:

1. Pray for us, we are going to go round Chicago on the 90/94, something we said we would avoid, I hate saying NEVER, cause it comes back to bite ya!. SIGHHHHH

2. I 90 round Chicago, TOLL road, booo hooo, and it is NOT smooth riding. Pay to bounce, hmmmmm, something wrong with that???

3. Oh, crap, just ran a toll booth, stupid signage, we are not gonna get off where it says I 80 to Iowa. DUHHHH. Signage counts people!!

4. Well, I 80 in Indiana is 5 lanes, and heavy traffic and we go fast and slow and fast and slow. Big Butt is getting nervous about all the almost cut offs/hits. Geeesh people, ya could allow a few more feet before you pull into our lane.

5. They are NOT done with I 80, and traffic is heavy, still moving, sometimes very slow, but moving. Last trip this route took us 4 hours, so far this time, 2 hours 10 minutes. Last trip sat for long stretches of time and did not move. This is better. Somewhat.

6. Jumped on I 94 for a few miles, then will skip back to I 80. 94 is smooth here!

7. Just got a call from Sharon & Dennis, they are RIGHT behind us!!

End of Facebook entries.

After re-reading the entries, even I remember why we avoided going around Chicago with Big Butt and Tana for so many years. LOL

Sharon & Dennis were at Mukwanago with us, left a bit after us, drove same route, cept they went right thru downtown Chicago, past Wrigley Field. Dennis said, yes, indeedy, they were playing a game!

Arrived Elkhart, Sharon and Dennis are parked right beside us, the Rally continues??

My cell phone was stuck on Central time for over 18 hours since arrival here. OKKKK, maybe my cell phone wanted to go to Iowa??

*If you are wondering how I Facebook while running: Inverter plugged into cigarette lighter fixture in Big Butt, to run router. Router has air card inserted. 12 volt power cord (plugged into another cigarette lighter type fixture) to run the computer. Computer connects to the air card signal via wifi. Tada, and Moi is Facebooking. Ohh, air card does not fit the newer computer, that is why I must run the router too. Did you follow all that?? LOL

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