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bill_schubertI seem to get an email about a price increase several times a week. Frequently enough that it feels kind of a constant drip, drip, drip through the days and nights. From what I can discern the oil we are refining is still arriving in ships that began their voyage before the straights closed. Apparently tankers move at about the speed of my bicycle riding. So we have yet to feel the effects from the orange idiot's latest foray into the real world. It should start in a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, this kind of thing:
To continue delivering great service and features, we’re increasing your price to $15.99/month. We don’t make these decisions lightly, but this update will allow us to continue to improve Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube.
is death by a thousand cuts. That is YouTube premium which I could probably drop. At $192/year just to avoid commercials on stuff I should probably not be wasting my time on anyway it is a pointless expense.
Not much on today. It rained this morning. When it dries out I'll be able to apply some weed killer I've had standing by waiting for the perfect day. This time of year the grass has not really started growing yet (but for those people who have it maintained year around by a landscape company). Right now the weeds are winning. But I've got some weed killer that lets the grass live while killing the weeds. Weird stuff. Chemicals that are smarter than me. In a couple of weeks the grass will take over and all will be fine for a couple of months until it gets so hot and dry that nothing will grow. Such is Texas.
This week is my cataract surgery so not much else. I still have a weird vibe about the process of getting the surgery. It is not at all what I expected. Still like being on an assembly line. With consequences. I can only assume they know what they are doing but they don't give out any information about what to expect other than it will be cold so wear something warm. Apparently I'll be sedated but the only way I know that is the anesthetist sent an email with a 'flip pamplet' about anesthesia. No discussing what level or what drug or anything like that.
I did just look up that last bit and apparently they put me in a light sleep. I get more information from google than from the doctors.
But the eye thing will pretty much dominate my week and the following week is when my granddaughters come for a few days.
I'm going to make May as boring as I can.
Meanwhile, this kind of thing:
To continue delivering great service and features, we’re increasing your price to $15.99/month. We don’t make these decisions lightly, but this update will allow us to continue to improve Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube.
is death by a thousand cuts. That is YouTube premium which I could probably drop. At $192/year just to avoid commercials on stuff I should probably not be wasting my time on anyway it is a pointless expense.
Not much on today. It rained this morning. When it dries out I'll be able to apply some weed killer I've had standing by waiting for the perfect day. This time of year the grass has not really started growing yet (but for those people who have it maintained year around by a landscape company). Right now the weeds are winning. But I've got some weed killer that lets the grass live while killing the weeds. Weird stuff. Chemicals that are smarter than me. In a couple of weeks the grass will take over and all will be fine for a couple of months until it gets so hot and dry that nothing will grow. Such is Texas.
This week is my cataract surgery so not much else. I still have a weird vibe about the process of getting the surgery. It is not at all what I expected. Still like being on an assembly line. With consequences. I can only assume they know what they are doing but they don't give out any information about what to expect other than it will be cold so wear something warm. Apparently I'll be sedated but the only way I know that is the anesthetist sent an email with a 'flip pamplet' about anesthesia. No discussing what level or what drug or anything like that.
I did just look up that last bit and apparently they put me in a light sleep. I get more information from google than from the doctors.
But the eye thing will pretty much dominate my week and the following week is when my granddaughters come for a few days.
I'm going to make May as boring as I can.
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