My rheumatologist thinks my bizarre allergic reaction(s) last weekend were triggered by stress on my already over-active immune system. I was already experiencing a fair bit of pain and fatigue, and I had been pushing myself fairly hard to keep up with events all week. And the hip? Bursitis. Damn, I sound old, don’t I?
Does anyone know what common ingredient (other than alcohol) might be in Amber Woodchuck Draft Cider and Kendall Jackson Chardonnay that would NOT be in merlot or white cabernet? I had a severe allergic reaction within 10 minutes of drinking the cider on Friday and the chardonnay on Saturday at the event this weekend. As those who saw me can attest, I looked like a sunburn victim. My nose itched. My hands and face swelled.…
I’m back! My home LAN went offline sometime Thursday, and my resident geek is still incommunicado. I’ve spent the past several days booting, rebooting, jiggling cables, and cursing my sweetie for being a complete security geek. Time Warner says my modem is working. My computer says all its bits are working. The router thinks it’s working, but obviously SOMETHING in the equation isn’t fulfilling its obligations. So, this afternoon, I’m down in the basement doing…
My brain is a sieve…. The lumpy bits are still there, but the details are leaking out… I need a mop… and a bucket…
Ever since I got my work laptop a few months ago, my Outlook task list produces an incredibly annoying flicker, and programs crash at random during screen refreshes. Tech support here at the office was stumped. Well, I’m pleased to report I FINALLY found an answer on my own. (I love Google.) The answer: Microsoft Intellipoint 6.x software doesn’t play nice with ATI video drivers. The complication: I use a MS trackball with the buttons…
