Lubuntu on the P3 1.7 GHz 80 GB HDD 512 MB Ram machine

Well, Vicki gave me an old computer.  It's a P3 1.7 GHz machine
with 512 MBs of Ram and 80 GB of hard drive.  I put Lubuntu
on it.  It seems to work just fine.  Now if i could only think of
something to do with it.  It plays YouTube just fine.  If i had an
extra set of speakers i would hook em up to it.  Lubuntu has a lot
of stuff going on.  There's some DVD/CD authoring software.
Libre Office and some KDE stuff.

Picked up Pesto and held her for a while tonight.  I had to buy cat
food at the deli, cuzI forgot to pick it up at the grocery store.

Got 2 loads of laundry done today, and checked the car for oil.
I was surprised to find the car all set for oil.  It wasn't even low.
The laundry was a piece of pie.

I have some chicken quarters to cook.  I'm all out of BBQ sauce.
maybe i'll roast the chicken in the oven.

Tonight i ate 1 whole can of frozen orange juice concentrate, i just
spooned the stuff down like it was ice cream.  Very tasty, a little
too much sugar though.  Definitely not good for my diabetes.

I think tomorrow that Vicki and I will go for a walk.

I'm thinking about my Lubuntu machine, If only i could figure
out something to do with it.  Like i said it has some pretty strong
DVD/CD authoring tools.  Plus Libre Office.

Maybe i'll look online for a spreadsheet tutorial.  I like
spreadsheets they make sense.

c-ya l8r

-marcus

P.S.   Danny's cat, Nancy has died so if you have kittens or know
of any, contact me.  I'll tell him.

Back to normal

It's been 1 month since the operation.  I'm feeling a lot better.  Just a
tad tender in the belly regions, and some deep muscular stuff that will
probably last for a few more months.  I've been walking around and
last night I helped Vicki carry some groceries.

I sold the Kenwood TS440s for $ 200.  Pretty good price for a broken
radio.  I wonder if (Steve)  is going to get it fixed.  Still need to take the
FT 101 Yaesu over to Ed's and see if we can get out on it.  I could be
taken by surprise, and the thing might just work right out of the box.
Then again it could be a boat anchor or a basket case.

I threw Pesto over my shoulder today and went out in the hall.  Then
I knocked on Danny's door and let him give her scritchies, he has a
kitty named Nancy, but she's real finicky about her food and skinny
as a rail, he seems to think that she might be dying.  Kinda makes me
sad.  I'll get him another one via Craigslist.  In the mean time we have
to wait until either she passes away, or he feels like euthanizing her.

John my friend is still roaming about the hills in Northern California.
He's up in Shasta country.  He's running a special event station from
Mount Lassen, call sign N6L I have no idea when the event is
scheduled.  I'll post here when I learn more.

Well, i have things calling for my attention, so i'll say good day.

be well

-marcus

My first major operation.

Well that was a first for me.  Under the knife on the 13th of
December.   My appendix decided to explode.  They put me to
sleep, opened me up and tried to clean all the poop from out my
belly.  Lots of X-rays, Cat Scans, EKGs and EMGs.  They didn't
let me eat or drink for the first couple of days.  Boy that first tray
of food was...  I can't begin to describe, I was ravenous. To make
matters worse i had fasted for a few days prior to the operation
thinking that whatever was wrong with me would work it's way
through my system better if there was no food to digest.

Let's see.  I called the ambulance at 5:00 AM on a Monday that
would have been the 13th.

I had a tube down my nose and throat and into my belly to suck
up stomach juices.  There was a catheter in my urinary tract so
that I didn't have to get up to urinate.  I was on a constant drip
IV of antibiotics through the vein in my neck.  I was on a
constant drip of saline through the same tube.  They tapped a vein
on the back side of both my hands.  There was a 'drain' that
siphoned off the puss from my belly.  Once that stopped filling
up and the drained liquid looked clear they gave me the go-ahead
to go home.  I was in excruciating pain.  The likes of which i had
never experienced before.

I had never spent the night in the hospital since i was a baby.  I
got 13 staples and a hand full of sutures on my belly.  I don't
know how many sutures they used inside.  I just hope i don't
break them until they've done their job.  To their credit they
tried to go in using Lapro Scopy through my belly button.
I guess i was just too far gone for that approach.  Such a
mess.  Well, I owe my life to the doctors and nurses who
were working that morning.  Now, after New Years i'm feeling
much better and i'm really grateful for the help i got at
Sutter Medical Center right here in Santa Rosa.

So, HAPPY NEW YEAR, may it be healthy and happy for all.