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For much too long, I was verrrrry bad and let chores pile up. Sooner or later, one has to face up to those piles and dispense with at least a portion of them. It doesn’t matter how much you dread it. You can only postpone things so long.
Some of the catch-up work centered around file storage. I set up a couple of new hard drives that had languished in the cabinet a while and continued moving files for better organization. What tedious work.
I also installed more memory in my computer. Truth: I assisted (mostly with prep and clean up). The Husband installed. You can only imagine how chicken I am when it comes to poking around inside a computer. If I planned to do much of this sort of thing, I would dig up an old machine, then take it apart—wreck it most probably, get another and work until I could break one down and successfully put it together again. Unfortunately, I can’t work up the enthusiasm for the project. There are too many other things I want to explore that are higher priority for me.
I enjoyed very much the responses to my query on a backup scheme and have decided to follow through with that plan. I posed a couple more questions in my responses to the comments on that post, and I expect to be tweaking this strategy over time.
I’ve also spent time recently on some test shooting and checking a couple of locations in preparation for a shoot some time in the next couple of weeks. For one of the test sessions, I was at the BVS Equestrian Center and got distracted by the trees there. Let’s face it. I am frequently distracted by trees.
Finding an ideal location for pictures of horses with riders hasn’t turned out to be as easy as I had hoped it would be. There are number of reasons for that statement, but I won’t open that can of worms today. Those chores are piling up again.
Always enjoy reading your blog, especially hearing your struggles with computer-related stuff, because it reminds me of how normal people use computers. And, as someone who works on computer-related things that end up in consumers' hands, it is always good for me to be reminded about normal people.
ReplyDeleteAnita, I hope they never make it against the law to let things pile up. I'd be a three-time-loser for sure! ~smile~
ReplyDeleteOh, and I get distracted by trees too, especially interesting ones such as in your photo.
Chris - Great to hear from you. I confess that I never thought of the degree to which I am intimidated as "normal", but I'm sure you are correct. I suppose most of us don't know our way around inside these magical boxes that sit under or atop our desks and hold so much vital information.
ReplyDeleteI take no pleasure in being such a computer dummy, but I will take comfort in knowing that it may help others in some small way. Thanks for making me feel better about my limitations.
Earl - Goodness even the mention of a law against letting things pile up sent shivers up my spine. Like you, I would definitely end up "in the big house" for a lifetime sentence.
ReplyDeleteI have two criteria for taking a measure of people. They should be fond of dogs and appreciate trees. Those who don't meet those two criteria start off at a disadvantage. Not an insurmountable one, but it makes a difference.
I've heard that you can tell a lot about a person by what their pets are like. :)
ReplyDeleteI need to go photograph some trees. In my last few trips, I mostly photographed mountains and lakes. :)