Digging holes

[bill_schubert]

The owner of the Dog Ranch asked me to plant some lady banks rose bushes she bought.  Anywhere else it would be a huge no big deal.  Here you've got to dig through a 65 million (or 6000 depending on your theological bent) year old seabed to get a hole deep enough to let the roots do anything.  So I've got my pickax and shovel and will soon head out.  This instead of walking dogs.  But not like I can say no. 

So, good work out for me today.  One of the biggest annoyances in my life is I can no longer take NSAID's.  I used to take them before bike rides.  Cyclists liked to call it Vitamin 'I'.  Now I have to settle for arthritis strength Tylenol and muscle relaxers.  Not nearly as effective.

Zoe is not feeling well again.  We're changing her food back to what she ate when we first started to deal with her allergies.  I don't think it is the food, I think it may be something else but the something elses are not as easily dealt with as allergies so I'm hoping.  

I ordered an Oculus 2.  I've kind of wanted a VR experience for a while.  As long as no one can see me.  This is so well thought out I've got to try it.  And Dana gave me money for our anniversary present for me to spend on something geeky.  She will use this too.  The only real downside is you HAVE to have a Facebook account.  At least for now.  There's a lot of push back on that so it may change.  I've got the VERY locked down FB account I use for the Senior Dog Ranch so I have at least some communication with them.  I think I can use that.  It has its own email account that I really don't use at all and only collects notifications from FB that can collect and be ignored.

Anyway, Oculus is on the way.  We'll see how interesting it is, what kind of stuff it has.  

Just got a report from my sister that the importer worked for her so I'm going to try that one more time.

Comments

[thestainlesssteelrat]

I was blown away by my Oculus Quest, it felt so revolutionary. I don't think the games have quite kept pace with it, so it will be interesting to see how it pans out with the 3 and beyond.

[bill_schubert]

I'm getting the two. We'll see. My son is hoping I won't like it and will give it to him!

[thestainlesssteelrat]

I was thinking the 3 is out soon, but looks like 2023.

[bill_schubert]

So far, this is plenty. I can't imagine wanting more and am a bit overwhelmed by the volume of apps and complexity of the environment and have only just scratched the surface.

I was just hanging out on the veld with the elephants on YouTube 360. Pretty amazing. But then I could not figure out how to get out of YouTube and back to the Home base. So, a little annoying. And, of course, very disorientating to lift up the visor. And it does not account for Zoe entering the room so I ran into her mixed in among the elephants.

So getting started is pretty easy. Moving around is way more complex and I've not even tried a game. Recharging both me and the headset ATM.

[gracegiver]

My step son, who lives with us, has Oculus 2. He's asked both Ky and I to give it a try but we both declined. Zero interest and am quite sure I'd throw up. :)

Have fun with your new toy!

[mrdreamjeans]

That is very kind of you to complete the planting of the rose bushes.

[bill_schubert]

Yeah, I don't like quitting in the middle of a job like that one. I'd have stayed yesterday to finish but thought it better to leave it for this morning. Glad I did but I'm even more sore now with two days of the heavy labor. But I've got time off now and little to do.