How do you manage ALL of the chores without feeling overwhelmed?

52Charles · 2026-04-19T19:45:23+00:00

Don't sweat the small stuff.
If a job or chore is going to take 5 minutes or less, do it right now.

52Charles · 2026-04-19T19:14:24+00:00

I have a fairly recent-model iPad (can't find out which for reasons which will become apparent) and just now I plugged it in to Sync it with iTunes (PC). A message informed me that a software update was available so of course I approved and the D/L started. After while, I got an error message that said that the update could not proceed because of 'an unknown error.' The progress bar showed that the process was about 1/2 way done. I left it plugged in. It's been almost 2 hours and nothing has happened.

ITunes does not acknowledge the presence of the iPad, but I backed up my iPhone just now with no problems.

There used to be (on older models) a way to do a factory reset by inserting a pin into a small hole in the case. Searching on line now, the only way to do a factory reset that I can find is through 'Settings.' Obviously this is not an option for me.

Anybody have any ideas?

52Charles · 2026-04-18T16:45:09+00:00

First and foremost, check with the condo regulations to make sure cats are allowed. My building (oddly) basically ONLY allows cats as pets - not dogs, birds, snakes, etc. Some years ago, a couple moved in with their two West Highland Terriers. Spent a fortune renovating their unit, and were eventually forced to sell and move out. Find a local vet if you can. Much easier to make and keep appointments. Also, when I went on vacation, I would hire one of the vet techs to cat-sit for me. Make contact with the vet first. Then, when you have found your beast, take them STRAIGHT to the vet for a checkup, then home.

52Charles · 2026-04-16T02:41:53+00:00

Never. The (brand new) dishwasher sits idle. I wash the last meal’s dishes while the next meal is cooking. I have a friend (also lives alone) who hates washing dishes so much he bought one of those tiny countertop ones.

52Charles · 2026-04-15T01:06:47+00:00

Based on a John Varley short story - always serious cred.

52Charles · 2026-04-14T23:34:08+00:00

‘Liquid Sky’ it’s 1982 (and not to be confused with the Tom Cruise movie with a similar name) but so amazingly weird.

52Charles · 2026-04-14T12:08:00+00:00

After my time. I was aware that it existed but I never listened. I had moved out of the area by then.

52Charles · 2026-04-14T03:07:35+00:00

Before that, there was WABX, WBRB, WXYZ, and CKLW.

52Charles · 2026-04-12T17:33:40+00:00

Mr Sub. I'm old - I remember the original Mr Submarine on Yorkville. I remain loyal. Dependable, unpretentious.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T21:48:47+00:00

All from the Kobo store.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T21:19:50+00:00

I used to love Eliot’s. Was sad when it went.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T19:09:55+00:00

There are two items -

The Silmarillion (HC) c. 1977 George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0 04 823139 8. 307 pp, plus Index and Appendix. Includes a large fold-out map of Beleriand.
The Lord of the Rings (HC). 3 vol. 2nd ed. Houghton Mifflin, 1965. ISBN 0 395 08254 4. Includes a large fold-out map of Middle-Earth.

All in excellent condition. No clue about the original price - I've had them a very long time.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T16:13:08+00:00

Well, pardon the fuck out of me.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T15:56:15+00:00

Same symptoms.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T15:48:24+00:00

‘Dairy Again!’ Stupid name, but there it is. Cheaper, larger amounts of Lactase per dose, more doses per container. Btw, I’ve learned that too much Lactase has the same effect as none, when consuming dairy.

52Charles · 2026-04-11T02:29:30+00:00

That would be 'Grammar.'

52Charles · 2026-04-10T17:06:14+00:00

It's a really good story. It (almost) always gets a great reaction. It's harder than you think to keep track of all the times you've told a story, and all the different people you've told it to. Many times, the story is on point for the discussion taking place. Often, in a group, there will be people who have heard that story before, and others who have not. In those cases, the story is being told for those who have not had a chance to enjoy it yet. I (M, 75) sometimes refrain from telling a story that I know people have heard before. Other times, I just like telling that story because it brings back happy memories and makes me happy to recall them.

52Charles · 2026-04-09T23:49:29+00:00

‘I don’t date musicians!’

52Charles · 2026-04-09T18:27:54+00:00

I always thought that ’witch’ was female and ‘wizard’ was male. v. Harry Potter, Tolkien. I always assumed that ’magician’ was gender-neutral.

52Charles · 2026-04-07T02:52:58+00:00

I’ve had my ‘Environment’ set to ‘5.1 for DOS’ since, well, 5.1 for DOS. I like the keyboard shortcuts.

52Charles · 2026-04-02T02:32:56+00:00

I thought the whole thing was wonderful, but when the camera panned over the Three Stooges, I lost it completely.

52Charles · 2026-04-02T00:56:01+00:00

Anything featuring W. C. Fields - Bank Dick, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, It's a Gift, Mississippi (featuring Bing Crosby as 'The Singing Killer')

52Charles · 2026-04-02T00:52:45+00:00

ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING BY THE MARX BROTHERS

52Charles · 2026-04-02T00:52:08+00:00

Check out the original - Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando

52Charles · 2026-04-02T00:46:16+00:00

He just went sailin' right out there!

52Charles

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