Day 5 - 28 -- Day of Repairs

It has been a productive day of sorts. I got through a major pile of grading, but still have several items for deadline by Wed -- one pretty much done and two that need some writing time to complete. Outside my windows it was warm today with above freezing temperatures. It will be cooler tomorrow ahead of the next storm, which should deposit more snow in greater amounts than are easily shoveled. We'll see what forecasters have to say about it all tomorrow. I also managed to find a work around for the washer so the final load might be able to be washed after all. The repair person for the TV receiver and pvr came by late this afternoon. He had a new receiver, but it meant creating difficulties with my dvd players -- and yes, I still watch dvds and use them in research work <smile>.  So, he tried something the fellow on the phone could have done, but didn't to reboot the wireless connector. Happily that worked. Otherwise I'd have lost all the series and movies stuff recorded on the pvr -- many of my favourite episodes that can be viewed many times when I need something to calm my mind. In between all this activity I made a big pot of stew with dumplings so there are meals for the freezer to add to the variety there. All in all a reasonably good day.

I will admit to feeling out of sync -- much like the wireless connector and the pvr <smile>. Listening to TV in the background while I work helps for some reason. Not being able to watch the recorded items over the weekend felt wrong -- like someone told me I couldn't watch TV as some sort of punishment. Odd. Even if I didn't watch the shows it would have been of my own accord not some electronic device dictating my activity limits. Interesting that it should affect me so much. Perhaps I'm more a creature of habit than I care to admit. Hmmm.

A song came to mind when dealing with fixing the 'broken' things today. It is in heavy play on my iPod. The young singer-songwriter is very poetic with lyrics and this melody brings the feelings of angst to the fore. The phrasing for the singing is unique with a single word at the end of a phrase and the beginning of the next -- very innovative. It is a powerful song. Enjoy!

Broken -- Jake Bugg