Remiss is the word.
Pronunciation:
\ri-mis\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French remis, Latin remissus, from past participle of remittere to send back, relax
Date:
15th century
1 : negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
2 : showing neglect or inattention : lax
synonyms see negligent
— re-miss-ly adverb
— re-miss-ness noun
I don’t think it’s neglect, inattention - perhaps. I have been busy, so this little blog of mine doesn’t shine. Honestly, everything internet and computer related has suffered. My iMac died after six months. It wasn’t sick, didn’t have an accident, it simply crashed. Can anyone explain that? Why does Apple only have a 90 day warranty? Inquiring minds want to know. I was not overworking it. I am using my old Dell now. I use the internet when my modem works. Which is about half the time lately. Forget about printing. Oh Brother, it works as a copier, but I was using it with the mac and can’t find the installation cd. What made me cry about this? Six months of photos gone with the wind. I know, I didn’t put them anywhere except iPhoto. Yes, some of them made it to flickr, but you know how many photos I take. Too many.
January was hectic. Sugar and I traveled to Casper. I used cruise control, so we met no law enforcement officers. The toaster behaved very well. I would have liked to have visited Casper, but my time was limited. I saw my room, a takeout window, a gas station and the hotel that the meeting was at. It was business, no pleasure whatsoever. I probably wasted my time and breath.
My home is known as ” the place where vacuums come to die.” This has something to do with three dogs, one cat, a lot of dirt, and a woman who does not enjoy cleaning. I used to call it bad vacuum karma - but it goes beyond vacuums. My two year old washing machine was out of commission for a couple of weeks. I even went to the laundromat. Finally, the plumber had some time. Right after that, the thirteen year old dryer quit. I don’t find clothes frozen solid on the line amusing. Then I decided to give a water softener a try. The water is incredibly hard here, which creates unique problems. When the tech came out to put the softener in, he found that needed some plumbing installed before he could. Another job for the elusive plumber. That was done and the water softener was installed. The next morning my basement was under water. That’s the fourth time since June. At least this was soft clean water, not mud or the usual irrigation ditch water. Another tech came out and helped cleaned up the basement.
The following morning I went into the kitchen for a cup of coffee. I had heard the airplane. Coffee makers are traditionally short-lived here. They die messy deaths. I took one look at the counter, and made myself a cup of tea. It was too early for bourbon.
I replaced the solar fencer last winter. It was ancient. No matter how new the battery was, it had seen enough sun. It was at the company for weeks before they determined it was time to let it go. I paid dearly for the young one, and it worked well. Until I hooked it up this year. Dead as the proverbial doornail, they just don’t make them like they used to. I put the electric fencer out with an extension cord. I knew that it was working, once I got it grounded properly. The brand new fence tester I bought wasn’t working, so I used the time-tested-testing method. Snap! Then the power went out. When did this happen? The day after the Cuisinart cratered. I lit some candles, found a flashlight, opened a bottle of beer and feasted on crackers and canned cheese. Didn’t want to keep opening the refrigerator.
Even though this has become “the post that Word Press and my browser kept chewing up” and it took me two days to complete -
Life is good.
February 8th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Karen: e-mail me. Bridger has taken the wind from my sails (and seeing as there is more wind here than a political speech, that’s a hefty undertaking!).
Todd
February 8th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Check with Apple and see that the iMacs had a built in problem that can be fixed for free due to their recall. Mine did it too and I got a new power supply and mother board fixes. It worked.
February 9th, 2008 at 1:47 am
I had to Google “solar fencer.” Next, I shall Google “stardust wrestler.”
February 9th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Like always your stories paint a picture. I liked the way you started this one.
February 9th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Figured you were still alive since I haven’t seen your obit in the paper! (If we call that living?) All that trouble and you didn’t even mention the COLD and the WIND and the MISERY of trying to do anything outside.
How long until calving starts? At least then there will be babies to make life better.
February 9th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Sounds like you and me both need a vacation. Where could we go and still get the work done.
February 9th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Oh my! You need a vacation! I have had days/weeks/months like that too though. I want to chalk 2007 up to really bad luck and forget the whole year!
I’ll be “home” next week. Flying into Helena on Wednesday night before heading to Glacier for two days of snowshoeing. Then a girl’s day in Missoula followed by a day and a half in Helena with my best friend. I’m excited!
February 10th, 2008 at 6:13 am
Hard times! I will send good thoughts! Solar fencers…to me a necessary evil, I am not fond of them atall. My husband once tossed one in my lap in the pick up. I was belted in. It was still charged. Ouch..
February 11th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Hey moos,
Take a dep rein and get your legs into your swells….springtime’s coming!
I’ve always felt that my tombstone would read “Done in by inantimate objects! Nice story!
February 11th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Hi Karen,
I was wondering what you were doing, thinking she’s probably out feeding cows in the blowing snowstorms. I remember hanging clothes in the winter. Fingers hurting. Propping up stuff in the corner as they froze. The good old days?
Sometimes I think we just need to pull the pickup up to the door and start tossing stuff into the back. Stuff here breaks in groups, too. We had to get my Mom a new computer because she plays games on it and she never cleans it. Had a tiny drive. It was my old, old HP. I got tired of cleaning it when it crashed. Somehow I lost 300 e-mails in the process — we have a lan. I think the techie stuff just breaks on purpose so you have to buy new stuff. I’m thinking of not getting any more gadgets or toys.
Our car went out. Head gasket. Got a toyota corolla. Can almost fit 4 people in it. Got a new dog. Chihuahua & Fox Terrior. Very different than working dogs.
I am not drawing or painting, because I’ve been working too much. I’m still checking your site often and appreciate your pics.
Take care woman. It’ll get better.
Martha
February 11th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Oh darlin’, it sounds as if your possessions are possessed.
I am going to be in the Absarokee area this weekend (sent you an email) and would love to get together if you can find the time. Call my cell or email and let me know.
Great big hugs,
Laurie
February 17th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Rarely is it ever to early for bourbon!
February 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Todd - Bridger is an acquired taste (or it leaves one).
Niki - I have someone working on it again. It was that or take it out back with the shotgun.
Jim - I love that! Stardust Wrestler, was she trained by the Fabulous Moolah?
Joe - Thanks. Would you like to introduce yourself, or should I?
Bonnie - Very funny - the girls should start the first week in March. You know me, no use complaining - just keep rolling with the punches.
Linda -Astral projection? To someplace warm, with tropical drinks.
Moosekahl - Aren’t you ever going to be closer to here?! 2008 had better get better - quick.
Three Collie - That’s horrible. I thought the time that Allan accidentally almost hit me in the head with a dead pigeon was bad! He heard some interesting words that day. They would have been worse if the pigeon did smack me in the face. Joe would know, I still remember the dead waterbugs in the medicine cabinet. Strategically placed at eye level.
Mooman - Watch out for those inanimate objects!
Martha - Tropical drinks in Billings? Or someplace halfway?
Laurie - Promise, promises!
Jon - When you & Kate are in the neighborhood - let’s drink to that!
February 18th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hi everybody. Yes I am the one who put the waterbug in the medicine cabinet. When you are married to someone you learn their routine and I knew that every evening she would go in the bathroom and wash her face with something she kept in the medicine cabinet, so I could’nt resist when I found the dead waterbug. I placed it so as soon as Karen open the cabinet it would be looking right into her eyes. She did scream, loud and said some words I won’t repeat but you get the ideal. I had alot of fun with Karen there are many more stories I could tell you but I think I should check with her first. I’ll give some hints like the time she help me change a flat tire in Astoria Park or the time we went to Staten Island to see how stainglass is done or when we had to chase the girl up a mountain becase they were going after some horses.I had alot of fun with Karen she is good friend. I almost forgot about the time we visit every bar in Red Lodge with our friend Jack but never left Brooklyn NY.