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by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
I must have missed this video when it came out last year, but about 26 million other folks didn’t. This made me laugh. Not only does “bad dog” get up on the bed when his owner is gone, he’s got some serious dance moves too.
However, the cat does show him whose boss. Have a great weekend and Happy Quirky Friday!
by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
Spent my day off yesterday working in my home office. Hallelujah! Not only did I find the top of my desk, I also managed to sort papers to start taxes. My goal this year is to make my C.P.A. faint by turning in my taxes early. One can hope.
While I was slaving away sorting tons of paper and later out trimming my roses, Spec Ops Cat had the tough job of trying to find comfy places to sleep. You can see from the photo he managed to cozy up on his pink blanket on my desk for an afternoon sun nap. Sometimes he got up and tried to rearrange my receipts or step on the computer keys; a cat’s work is never done.
When he wasn’t messing up my keyboard the tech Gods did shine on me and I managed to get the photos transferred from my Samsung Galaxy SII phone to my computer by using the card reader I blogged about earlier. Of course it did not go smoothly, since at first I was trying to upload pics from my SIM card, but once I figured out I had to use the tiny SD card, it worked much better.
Accomplishing this task also shed some light on my email phone problem. Once I started to delete photos on my phone, emails began to appear. Odd. Dawned on me it is a memory issue. Turns out the mini SD card in the phone has a whopping 1G of memory. Really? Must go buy mini/micro whatever it is with more memory.
Everything needs accessories and more memory! Including me.
Got phone memory issues? Got helpful office cats?
by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
While everyone else is getting ready for Valentine’s Day, hoard the chocolate, the fabulous Oregon Zoo pachyderms were frolicking in their new pool last week. When I saw this video clip I so wanted the Beach Boys song “Surfin USA” playing in the background. Our elephants know how to have a pachyderm splash pool party! Go Lily!
Have a great weekend, Happy Valentine’s Day to everybody, and Happy Quirky Friday!
by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
Last Tuesday Velda the hedgehog at the Oregon Zoo predicted an early Spring. Seems Phil the Groundhog said the same thing, but Velda has a better record than Phil, so hedgehogs rock! True to both their predictions, signs of the coming Spring abounded this past weekend.
On my way to my writer group, I stopped at my carpool buddy’s house. She needed to take her dog Amos, a Corgi, for a quick walk before we left. Amos was not too thrilled about the “quick” part of the walk, he wanted to mosey. I couldn’t blame him. So while they were off finding the perfect tree, I wandered in her front yard taking photos.
My carpool buddy is a member of the camellia society and you can see why. I could not resist the pictures. So here are a few of my favorites.
Not to be outdone, these red berry things looked gorgeous too. They felt like the holidays but looked like Spring. How do they do that?
Then the next day on my way back from the grocery store Super Bowl morning, I took a wrong turn but ended up with a perfect view of Mt. Hood. We say “the mountain is out” around here when we can see it, so this gorgeous sunny Sunday was the perfect time to get a picture of her with all her snow.
So have camera will travel! Right around my own neighborhood. Are you ready to take Spring snapshots?
by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
Everybody is getting so excited about the big game this Sunday. Got my snacks and dip, chips and chocolate. It only comes once a year, so let’s party. It’s Kitten Bowl III!
Wanted to make sure you got all the inside news, so here are videos from the coach, a look at this year’s stars and a report on-location. Enjoy!
Have a great safe Super Bowl 50 and Kitten Bowl III weekend and Happy Quirky Friday!
by Kimberly A. Cook (Twitter@ WarriorTales)
Know how to blow the mind of a young salesperson? Tell them you don’t want to upgrade your smartphone. Shopping at Target last Saturday I wandered into the electronics section to try and find a gizmo that is supposed to read the card in my smartphone and download the pictures to my computer.
Normally this would not be that big a deal, but my computer is eight-years-old and my Galaxy Skyrocket II is a bit past its prime – they refuse to talk to each other. I happened upon the gadget in the store and tried to figure out if it was the right doohickey. Up walked the salesperson.
“Can I help you find something?”
“Yes,” I replied. “Will this download the pictures from the card in my smartphone to my computer?”
“Are the pictures stored on the SD card?”
“Got me,” I said. “I’ve never put one in it.”
“What kind of phone do you have?”
“Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket II.”
“Do you have your phone with you?”
“Yes.” I promptly handed it over to him.
He proceeded to strip it naked from its pink plastic cover and pop off the back. “It’s an SD card,” he said. “This card reader will work.”
“Great!” I snatched up the gadget.
“You know you can upgrade your phone and get a $200 Target gift card,” he said. “They have the Samsung Galaxy S6 now.”
Obviously the dear boy thought I’d been living under a rock and did not know that. Trust me, I do and I’ve seen the price tag. My little phone is paid for and as long as it works, I’m using it until it drops dead.
It’s one of those math story problems; paid for phone + $200 gift certificate – new phone of $600 = $400 more bucks I have to shell out. Not happening.
But it was fun to watch his staggering disbelief that I didn’t want to upgrade. Sometimes being a downgrade is a very good thing. This is the year of tech for me. Glamorous 2015 involved replacing a fence, buying new car tires and a mattress.
Now I have to deal with my aging computer, swapping out my old DVR for the new DVR and figuring out why I can read emails on my phone but can’t send any. It has to do with some extra security setting I think. Or global warming. Or the presidential elections. Or Gouda cheese. I’ll figure it out. Right after I restock my dark chocolate supply.
I promised myself I’d finally deal with my tech issues in 2016. Yes! Right on! I’m on my way…..
It must be time to go work on my taxes.
Got persnickety tech gadgets?
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