11:19am I went to Grease Monkey and got my oil changed. You won’t believe this: he came to me saying the oil was new and clean and did not need a change! He did not want to waste my money! I explained about having a broken head gasket and warped head. 3/1000 had to be removed on the base so it would fit after being warped by overheating. The oil man tried to see some evidence of water or antifreeze in the oil but couldn’t. We changed it anyway. They always want to charge you for additional things when you go in those places. The last two times they have wanted to change my air filter. I have just told them I would do it and to just shake it out to remove the dirt and dust. This time after declining the offer even with the oil splattered on it, I changed my mind. I splurged! $18 for a new air filter. But it saved me having to go buy one. Aren’t I glad I did not say yes last time? This worked out perfect! Tiny silver lining. . . @ It was hard to go to a new place and face getting the oil changed again. I had a coupon and it saved me $12. The shop is next to Cosco. @ I have been fighting falling asleep while indexing. I think all the stress of getting the oil changed drained me this morning. It was hard and stressful for me. How do you force yourself to stay awake in church or other places Brandon? Do you remember those days when you did not want to fall asleep? One after noon last week I went out and jogged around half the block. I went and got a drink the first time. I went out for a walk the second time. The third time I started my old church trick. Only breathing once a minute and holding my breath the rest of the time. Have you ever tried that? As you can tell I have experimented along these lines. Guess how I measured the time, one minute? I only allowed myself to breath when I had completed typing in all the information for one name. If I don’t make any mistakes that takes me about a minute. I really don’t want to go home without having completed my 100 II for the day. Now I am done. Writing you also helps stir my brain and wake my body up. @
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Pink means the surname is not in the Italian surname dictionary, so you need to make especially sure you typed it correctly. At the end of a batch I often count how many names were not acceptable. In Rome where I am working right now the average is about 25 per batch. A batch is 12 birth records/ forms/ certificates. As you can see this one has two pinks: Canini. 12 times 2 = 24 so this is about average. @ At first it drove me crazy to have any pinks! But now I realize that there are zillions of last names and they can only keep the top 10k in their memory, or something like that. @ you won’t understand what I am going to say next. I figured the arbitrator would be sure and pick the accepted names, not the pink ones, when he chose which record to reconcile. But the pink does not even show when the arbitrator is given indexer A’s and indexer B’s entries to compare and choose from. @Next, I have been uptight inside as you know. Modesitt’s book, “The Shadow of Recluse” is really helping me escape and not face the worries I have inside. I wonder how much of my life I have survived by escaping into books? I wonder how much of my equilibrium, the way I treat others in social situations, has been picked up /learned from the lives of the characters I have internalized?
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vern
live and learn
life is good
I am blessed
onward and upward
new at 62- coast downhill ! {I ride a lot.}
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