Nighttime Notes

Amazon and other delivery services leave me perplexed. Does no one ring the bell anymore? Fortunately, Alexa tells us that there has been movement out there, that something has crossed its path. We say to ourselves that the bell didn't ring, so it was probably some errant passerby. But we check anyway. Sure enough there is a parcel.

There is one step up from ground level to the door. They often leave the package on this step. They do this even if it a big parcel, so big that I can't open the door without knocking the thing over. So, I go out the garage, pick up the delivery, and bring it in.

They could just slip the parcel inside, but no! They leave it outside, on the step, and don't even ring the bell that sits right in front of their noses.

I don't understand.

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As I write this, it is 3:45 a.m. I had an hour of sleep, maybe even two. I awoke with something going on intestinally. After awhile . . . well, you can guess what ensued.

Sleep hasn't been too terrible lately, and the system has been good too. So what has triggered this?

Could it be that two or three days of toast for breakfast instead of a healthy, fibre-filled cereal has done this? Surely not.

The cat is all jiggered too as she sits by my computer chair for handfeeding for the second time already this morning night. It is sure different than yesterday when she was camped out in a state of deprivation by the foot of my chair when I awoke at 7:30 for her first feeding.

I made oatmeal a little while ago. Deaf me must have made quite a racket down in the kitchen, for when I brought the bowl up, Sue was standing at the top of the stairs, wondering what in thundering tarnation was going on.

She's back in bed, and I am finishing coffee. It's not even 4.

At the moment I am still a bit crampy. after so little sleep. Later, worn-out me might have a slioght tendency to become grumpy.

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The new computer that I purchased in December is just about finished being fully put into place. I have been using it, but there have been little things required to make it complete.

For one thing, I had to install my scanner, but, of course, Canon no longer supported it. It was probably put into use for possibly Windows 9 and they won't support version 11. Big companies are cheap companies. I guess this is how they get rich — by letting their stuff become obsolete so dear consumer has to buy more stuff. I already replaced one perfectly good scanner when I was forced to purchase this one.

Fortunately, third-party software came to the rescue, but, of curse, I had to purchase it. They didn't demand a huge price, but Canon should continue to support their products.

I also had the purchase a new version of my file backup system. This is about the fourth time that I have had to upgrade to program over the years. Once again, it was not a huge expense, but it was an expense, nevertheless.

However, I have treated myself to a new keyboard. It wasn't necessary, so I can't complain. My former keyboard continued to work well, but it is now three computers old. And I have lusted after a backlit keyboard, so I done did it. It's also Bluetooth, so I am no longer tethered. That isn't the main thing though, just a bonus.

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Shall I try to go back to bed chair , despite the coffee? It may or may not work. I feel wrung out, but I also feel excessively warm, so something is still off-kilter with my body.

I also wonder when I shall post this, for I have already published my daily post, and I have another in the queue already. And I have additional material for yet another post.

I am somewhat dizzy with it all. I'll have to edit and proofread this at another time, and I do wonder if this post will make a lick of sense when I review it.