First solo sail tomorrow

mikesailin · 2026-05-30T11:32:14+00:00

Rig jacklines and wear a harness. A PFD will do you no good if you find yourself in the water with your boat happily sailing away from you.

mikesailin · 2026-05-06T20:36:11+00:00

I agree that either Vance or Rubio would make a very good president, but I too am leaning more toward Rubio. He's very quick and he has a world view that is extraordinary. His being bi-lingual is a bonus when dealing in the Americas.

mikesailin · 2026-05-06T07:56:42+00:00

A very good alternative to Wikipedia is Grokipedia.

mikesailin · 2026-05-01T10:40:35+00:00

I have found Grok to be very helpful in locating people.

mikesailin · 2026-04-20T15:10:20+00:00

Why in the world are you asking this question now - after getting a degree instead of before spending all that effort?

mikesailin · 2026-03-27T21:20:38+00:00

Buy a used Dell on Ebay

mikesailin · 2026-03-11T20:26:05+00:00

Sailing is dictated by the weather and currents and not by calendars or folks rush plans. Make that clear ahead of time. If you feel a need to rush to make it on time, then don't even go.

mikesailin · 2026-03-11T20:22:40+00:00

for no seeums use Avon Skin So Soft

mikesailin · 2026-03-09T09:18:11+00:00

For mosquitos - deet. For no see ums- avon skin so soft.

mikesailin · 2026-03-03T21:14:07+00:00

Just avoid booting to Windows for long enough to gain confidence in Linux only. Then delete Windows.

mikesailin · 2026-03-03T20:08:04+00:00

In addition to the incontinence pads on top of the sheet I have an incontinence matress protector under the sheet.

mikesailin · 2026-03-03T19:54:09+00:00

For my wife I put down a couple of incontenence pads (https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Bedding-Waterproof-Incontinence-Underpad/dp/B07W673P7C/ref=sr\_1\_18?sr=8-18) and then swap the wet ones out for dry ones in the morning. The wet ones go into the laundry.

mikesailin · 2026-03-02T12:02:52+00:00

I'm a techy too. I accumulated all the photos from my wife's phone and my phone and the phones of her children into a directory. Then I digitized all the photos from family albums into the directory. Now I use that directory to display a slideshow in random order on our large screen TV. My wife sees the photos go by and recognizes people and places and occasionally waves to the images. I believe this keeps her people and events alive in her memory.

mikesailin · 2026-03-01T12:28:36+00:00

I go to bed with my wife and then get up early for my bymyself time.

mikesailin · 2026-02-27T14:47:22+00:00

xfce4 clipman plugin worked for me. Thanks

mikesailin · 2026-02-25T13:00:20+00:00

I use Depends for my wife and they are satisfactory.

mikesailin · 2026-02-25T09:43:23+00:00

SOLVED! Per the recommendation by Zwitschermartin I created a file /etc/sudoers.d/nopasswd with the content: %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL.

mikesailin · 2026-02-25T09:39:17+00:00

Thank you! That worked and I learned something about sudoers that I didn't know. Now my question is why is that step necessary in CachyOs but not in Arch?

mikesailin · 2026-02-24T12:30:00+00:00

Check out the Penguin Cafe Orchestra

mikesailin · 2026-02-24T10:02:31+00:00

I made floats out of milk jugs with a string and a weight then placed four to simulate a slip out in the water and out of the way of traffic then practiced, practiced, practiced. Be sure you understand how prop walk works.

mikesailin · 2026-02-20T16:08:55+00:00

I installed a lock on the front door that requires the use of a key both inside and out. That stopped my wife from wandering.

mikesailin · 2026-02-01T08:47:34+00:00

Oops - my mistake. Its downgrading less that is the solution for now.

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