I am not a fan of Xmas. But, I rather like these decorations. I found them when I was out on my 2.5-mile hike this afternoon. And I doubt that I can ever find them again. I think they are pretty special.
I have to extract data from “my” database and parse it out for feeding to another database. A picky government database. I was able to come up with the data. But the process was almost totally manual. Stuff was pieced together from two extracts and much data reformatting was required. It was an accident waiting to happen considering my age and overall mental alertness.
I have a very old program that dates back to Windows XP time. It would make the process smoother. So, when I woke up at 4:45AM this morning I started thinking about how to get my hands on a computer that would “safely” connect to the internet AND run my old program. I decided that running a bastard copy of XP with BootCamp on the MacBook was the only viable option. However, I am pretty sure that some of our residents have computers that still run XP or Window 7, it would just be a matter of finding the computer. And, convincing its owner to let me borrow it for a couple of days.
Well, somewhere between oatmeal, lots of coffee and barre class, I came up with a viable Plan B. The process still requires some TLC on my part, but it is totally doable and I am not embarrassed to show my backup person how to do it. The vendor has promised to magically do this entire process for a fee. Sometime in early 2021. Well, we don’t need it sometime. We need it now.
I was a really happy camper about noon today when I got this process all reset. But, there was no one to share my excitement with. The joys of working from home.
After lunch, friluftsliv. I went for a nice walk. Came home to a message that said my COVID test was negative. As was everyone in “Independent Living”. Then a little nap. A perfectly acceptable day.
Gratitude
Grateful for some outside time today.
Got an email from my hotel in Kona. They are not going to reopen until March 1 at the soonest.
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