Write once run anywhere

Up at 0715. I could use more sleep. Worked to recover from the window replacement and related events. Instead of “write once, run anywhere” it should be “wet once, water everywhere.” But I get ahead of myself. Stripped the factory decals from the windows. Cleaned the grease from the windows. Some grease smears on the outside. Need to clean the lower balcony and vacuum around the base of the stairs and the big window. Put away yesterday’s drenched garments. My shoes are like water filled sponges.
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Dinosaur Memory

Yesterday was another sort of a holiday day. I went out to Kanata to see W.

W was first met toward the end of last year. He operates a company in a tech field and was looking for someone to assist him. I was doing mundane routine volunteer work and I felt ready to make the jump to something more occupationally oriented. My experience in coding and IT goes back almost 40 years. Like some lost dinosaur memory, I knew the early history of the technology he sold, and supported. All of my experience from working with Gargantua seemed to apply. The work appeared to be an ideal fit with my background and skills. The opportunity represented a positive way of easing myself back into the world of paid work.
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