Monday, December 30, 2024

Magic Jaxon

 You all know that I write my kids every month. I like to have the letters done and sent by the end of the month prior to the month they're getting the letters for. I suppose it's not a big deal but I always treated to such and it's important to me to get the documents out as close to the end of the month as I can. So I generally use the last week of the month to write and send the Letters Out which I did this month and was a little excited just because I had that month between December 25th and New Year's which means it shouldn't have been as traumatic as it usually is. No matter what I prepared to do there's always challenges I'd like to have it go without challenges but I do not think that is the way it will be ever. This month was actually going fairly well until yesterday and this morning. I think I reported yesterday I dictated the letters and today I was going to spend printing them out and the envelopes. Well what I got into the project my printer failed on the first try of the envelope print. The screens on the printer indicated that I had a paper jam and didn't surprise me. Between positioning the printer close to where I can reach the printer once I elevate my chair and start feeling around with the top part of the printer, raising the lid and doing this and I'm doing that so I can get to the rollers to where the mangled envelope or a piece of paper is usually stuck. I've done this a number of times to the point where I'm not nearly as intimidated as I used to be going inside the printer like that I'm trying to bring about resolution. This time however I pulled a piece out apart out of the printer that wouldn't go back in as it should of course everything had had to stop so I can get some other person to help place the things back into the print of the way they should be. It wasn't working I eventually called enough to message with my granddaughter, who has more than once volunteered more to come over and help me if I seem to have a problem- today I had a problem. I did place the call or left a message on her messenger or what Facebook or some other systematic messaging system. She eventually got back to me and indicated that they could come over this evening and help me if I still needed to- - I really still needed to get some feelings of comfort from the stresses of the day.


Fixing this computer system did not come easy but with the young minds these days so apt into technical things it didn't take Jackson long to put the computer printer back together again the parts that I took off. I didn't really get to mess with the system after he left it was only until a little bit later that I was able to verbally dictate my thoughts on the day. I think it's always good to be able to communicate with other folks in my living areas today. There was clouds and rain at times during this day. The turf is still too warm for snow to settle in but we did get pounded in the mountains what you really needed and I was able to go pretty easily myself to the toilet and back. With the resilience of Youth and the fact that this generation is totally connected to all the hardware and software that goes along with living in the computer age or high-tech age. Jackson was able to get the computer functional and I turn them loose. Of course when I tried to do the system tonight it didn't work well so I had to mess around and mess around and finally I was able to get an area that I'd be able to work in around the computer but we got the basic background and work area around the street. It was a cold day lots of clouds and chili chilly weather when you wanted not to be so

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

One less letter this month, (and for December, too) with my Mom's death November 12th. She got your November letter the day I arrived in Baton Rouge. She asked me to read it TWICE. Mom LOVED getting letters from you! She kept them close to her favorite chair. I certainly appreciate how wonderful a man you are, caring and touching all the bases. It meant SO MUCH to all of us. Thank you, Mark!