tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post4368577960951640062..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Musical Interlude: Blogoversary!Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-43229264460227080052022-04-29T14:31:24.018-05:002022-04-29T14:31:24.018-05:00And congratulations, AOW. It takes so much energy...And congratulations, AOW. It takes so much energy and focus. You and your co-bloggers have added much to our lives. I'm glad Silverfiddle is there to keep dialogue going, too. One gets burned out on garbage and has to STOP sometimes. <br />BAYSIDERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73407905618038790932022-04-29T14:28:49.801-05:002022-04-29T14:28:49.801-05:00@TC "The mask mandates brought out some peopl...@TC "The mask mandates brought out some people's inner Kommissar." Yes. It's been enlightening. <br />BAYSIDERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-40627399543148204842022-04-29T07:29:28.035-05:002022-04-29T07:29:28.035-05:00The mask mandates brought out some people's in...The mask mandates brought out some people's inner Kommissar. Even though the relative size of the pores in a mask compared to the virus were roughly eight-lane highway to bowling ball in comparison... Getting harassed at work for drinking a sip a coffee was my final straw in a world gone stupid. I've been able to live comfortably off of savings and inheritance from my parents, but will have to return to the workforce eventually. I'm dreading that only Kommissar remain ...(((Thought Criminal)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9753451668875920732022-04-29T07:28:08.766-05:002022-04-29T07:28:08.766-05:00Congratulations.. the time sure does run along. No...Congratulations.. the time sure does run along. Now that I am retired and enjoy research I do my best to keep with it but it is a challenge.Bunkervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427978686579892380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66380030133250299692022-04-29T06:40:28.626-05:002022-04-29T06:40:28.626-05:00I've been lucky in that the mask mandate never...I've been lucky in that the mask mandate never applied to my workplace, which became Zoom on Friday, March 13, when the place my homeschoolers met closed their doors for many months. My homeschool group is resourceful. We had already made plans to use a platform like Zoom when class met in person for the last time on March 10. I've learned to make Zoom work well for all of us. I now teach some students whom I never met in person. <br /><br />I refused to use Zoom to teach piano, though, so I haven't taught piano since the mask mandate and first closures. <br /><br />I couldn't take the chance on bringing COVID to Mr. AOW, who had a compromised immune system (kidney failure). I, too, have chronic kidney disease, so I have to be very careful in my own regard.<br /><br />I hope to be fully retired by the end of this July. We shall see. I've retired twice before: in June 2019 and in June 2021. Two nice retirement parties, each one with nice cash gifts and the last one with a lovely portrait of my home since 1972; in June 2021, my property was for sale as I couldn't hold the home without Mr. AOW's income. The damn real estate taxes in Fairfax County, Virginia! Virginia doesn't have the homestead provision, Indiana does.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-62171340924611403862022-04-29T06:29:44.486-05:002022-04-29T06:29:44.486-05:00Every time Blogger makes an improvement, it's ...Every time Blogger makes an improvement, it's often no improvement at all!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-87246620633511055392022-04-28T19:13:00.917-05:002022-04-28T19:13:00.917-05:00lol... The Obama election. Probably my favorite Ph...lol... The Obama election. Probably my favorite Photoshop. I turned his "Office of the President-elect" podium sign into a "Office of the HNIC" sign.<br /><br />I know, I'm horrible ;)(((B)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73351453102008409562022-04-28T19:06:53.648-05:002022-04-28T19:06:53.648-05:00I'm having the same issues. I have to choose t...I'm having the same issues. I have to choose the Name /.URL option to post. For some reason I don't have that option at FJ's blog(((B)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86179066316644419322022-04-28T19:01:45.727-05:002022-04-28T19:01:45.727-05:00Yeah... Then I quit it last year during the mask m...Yeah... Then I quit it last year during the mask mandate nonsense. Got tired of getting harassed every time I dropped my mask a few seconds to sip a coffee. Fuggem lol.(((Beamish)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-52083586726805208392022-04-28T18:31:24.451-05:002022-04-28T18:31:24.451-05:00Layla,
Why, thank you, my friend, for the lavish p...Layla,<br />Why, thank you, my friend, for the lavish praise!<br /><br />I've had to pace myself. I used to post every day. No more! I'd burn out!<br /><br />I think that blogging helped me keep my sanity after the car accident that launched my foray into the blogosphere (I was confined to home for three months) and certainly after Mr. AOW's stroke. I had to sit bedside so much of the time as he slept for hours on end.<br /><br />Don't burn out, Layla. It's easy to do.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8035028368984006532022-04-28T17:22:03.930-05:002022-04-28T17:22:03.930-05:00Beamish,
Hey! Did you get the job?Beamish,<br />Hey! Did you get the job?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-32312890888235093952022-04-28T17:21:45.242-05:002022-04-28T17:21:45.242-05:00Congratulations my friend. What a wonderful accom...Congratulations my friend. What a wonderful accomplishment. Back then I lasted all of 5 years with a few attempts in between but I was so sick after Obama won the election when I was blogging literally 3-6 posts a day on how awful he was I burned out. It has taken me a long time to get my mojo back. You have done an awesome job and are better than everyone else. I know. I was there when you began and I am glad to be here now. I am so proud of you and to be able to call you friend. Hugs.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845520038316676855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59684599765828838732022-04-28T17:21:34.290-05:002022-04-28T17:21:34.290-05:00Beamish,
somehow my old blog came up in a backgrou...Beamish,<br /><i>somehow my old blog came up in a background check for a lucrative job (eek!)</i><br /><br />Eek, indeed!<br /><br />I guess none of us are truly anonymous.<br /><br />And thanks again for the congrats.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4671737474728741552022-04-28T17:07:38.256-05:002022-04-28T17:07:38.256-05:00FJ,
It certainly has been a trip.
"What a ...FJ,<br />It certainly has <i>been a trip</i>. <br /><br />"What a long strange trip it's been!" <a href="https://youtu.be/pafY6sZt0FE" rel="nofollow">:^)</a><br /><br /><i>My computer no longer likes Google sign-in. :(</i><br /><br />And no preview button!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42552386380927503842022-04-28T16:24:34.015-05:002022-04-28T16:24:34.015-05:00-FJ, above. My computer no longer likes Google si...-FJ, above. My computer no longer likes Google sign-in. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45191602169325873142022-04-28T16:23:49.011-05:002022-04-28T16:23:49.011-05:00Congratulations on your 17th Blogoversary! It'...Congratulations on your 17th Blogoversary! It's been a trip, no doubt about it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21899941711916100572022-04-28T15:47:20.818-05:002022-04-28T15:47:20.818-05:00Congratulations, friend! I must be 15 years...no... Congratulations, friend! I must be 15 years...not sure when I started but I remember being after you, that's for sure. WE have met great people through the blogosphere, haven't we, AWO!! I remember being on your radio show a couple of times and enjoying it! Lots has changed.......Here's to happy new changes! Again, congrats.. xxxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-66256565690260212712022-04-28T13:19:58.816-05:002022-04-28T13:19:58.816-05:00I felt a certain bit of liberation from wiping awa...I felt a certain bit of liberation from wiping away my bit of vandalism to the blogosphere. There were other factors involved - somehow my old blog came up in a background check for a lucrative job (eek!).so I scrubbed it so that doesn't happen again (I got the job, but... the loss of anonymity blurred my paranoia and self-awareness together). I probably overkilled it with removing everything, but nuke from orbit just in case. Anyway, this ain't about me lol. Congrats again on 17 years!(((B the TC)))noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12467405325299884322022-04-28T12:35:12.234-05:002022-04-28T12:35:12.234-05:00SF,
I guess I'm too much of a packrat to destr...SF,<br />I guess I'm too much of a packrat to destroy so much. Besides, I hate to destroy my work.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38648476134271143432022-04-28T11:55:22.678-05:002022-04-28T11:55:22.678-05:00It is a shame, but I understand. When I shut down ...It is a shame, but I understand. When I shut down my blog, I burn down all my photoshops as well.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51768641959063333992022-04-28T10:23:13.204-05:002022-04-28T10:23:13.204-05:00Beamish,
Unfortunately most of my "art" ...Beamish,<br /><i>Unfortunately most of my "art" no longer exists.</i><br /><br />What a shame!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54827524845574649972022-04-28T10:17:18.753-05:002022-04-28T10:17:18.753-05:00Dave,
Thank you.
I've had many requests for t...Dave,<br />Thank you.<br /><br />I've had many requests for the history of this blog. I'm doing this once and only once. I'll post a link to this blog post in the sidebar.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74030458990730350992022-04-28T09:53:23.055-05:002022-04-28T09:53:23.055-05:00AOW... we seldom agree, at least publicly, but any...AOW... we seldom agree, at least publicly, but anyone who has been a faithful blogger for that long deserves recognition.<br /><br />Congrats... and thanks for the history.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13332167741784352852022-04-28T07:53:14.423-05:002022-04-28T07:53:14.423-05:00SF,
Better late than never! And you are such an e...SF,<br />Better late than never! And you are such an excellent team member here at <i>Always On Watch</i>!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22692406340984450842022-04-28T07:51:21.185-05:002022-04-28T07:51:21.185-05:00It was much more fun when I had time to Photoshop ...It was much more fun when I had time to Photoshop stuff like that lol. <br /><br />Unfortunately most of my "art" no longer exists. ((((Beamish the Thought Criminal)))noreply@blogger.com