Obviously, summer hours have gone into effect here. However, the door is open, and the lights are one. Help yourself to whatever’s in the fridge. You long-time visitors take care of the newcomers. By the way, today’s classic strip is from way back in 1993 and probably was born from the frustrations of being a humorist, especially an oblique one.
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That’s why we can’t find him in the Cascades’ forests! :facepalm: He’s been hanging out in Tulsa’s Cheesecake Factory all these years. Sasquatch’s gone prairie dog! Glad to see he still pulls some interest from the ladies wherever he goes.
Wondered if the menu there has helped with his longevity, then realized he eats in better places. [Actually don’t know much about CF, just extending a worn out theme from pop culture.]
Anyone with knowledge: I proof read a church’s monthly blurb, primarily for spacing, spelling and usage errors. Often I offer alternate wordings or clarifications without changing the writer’s meaning.
To do this, I am sent a tentative edition which I open with Microsoft Word. Therein, I do my thing, save the changed draft, and then return the changed draft as an attachment to an email to the editor.
All this works well, except for today. So far, I have gone through and made changes no fewer than four times! Why? Because, when returning the changed draft via email, I cannot find that which I want to attach! I can look in all possible places including, but not limited to, “recent places” and “recently changed” sites. Zilch. Where, oh, where has my changed draft gone?
If it makes any difference, I used Mozilla Firefox to get to my Comcast email each time today while, in previous years, I have been using Internet Explorer to do so. I can’t see that as causing the magical disappearance, but my editor is not pleased…nor am I.
If “proofread” is better, so be it.
Dear Mindy from Indy, thank you for your sympathy with our family’s sorrow. Tom’s parents and brother are having a very hard time with this, but they are doing all the right things. They are reaching out to friends and are seeking therapy and help with their grief.
Mindy, I’m awfully glad to get an update on you, and Thunder, and your new job, and your former store. What you went through at that place! I will never forget the “local color” you provided us so richly. I have always enjoyed your writing style ever so much. Pulling the reader right into the story.
cx-p, likely you have already done, but trying to be exhaustive: using not just shortcut lists from various areas that Windows tries to be so helpful with, but usually ends up confusing user as to just where their files actually are held; also utilize the search box in Windows Explorer, and, or the master search box positioned as part of the [START] menu. As I am less familiar with Win10, I hope this tip applies.
But significant is the fact that you are doing the same thing you have done many times before; only this time get a different outcome. It is possible that Microsoft themselves are to blame. Late month update patches, to fix the patches from Second Tuesday earlier this month, have caused the indexing/search function of Outlook to break. At least until they choose to patch the patches’ patches. How far this affects the broader functions of Office365, or other word processor’s save to file function, I am not aware.
Being fond of Free and Open Source Software, I have been using LibreOffice for some time. Not as polished as the Windows equivalent, sometimes aggravating. Its development and maintenance is out of reach from MS to break. No help here, but maybe an explanation. Hope you find your solution. [written on fly, not intended to be flawless]
Fellow church copy-editor: Cannot help with your problem, but am delighted that we share this avocation. I actually drive to BUMC Th. mornings to copy edit the weekly bulletin, mo. newsletter, calendar, and whatever else they want, and mark up the office hymnals to indicate when we’ve used this or that hymn. Also feel it imperative to occasionally needle pastor Rob re ‘The Message’, which at best goes too far in trying to make scripture accessible to hoi polloi.
Living alone, I admittedly go for the company, good folk that I enjoy, and to satisfy my pedagogical bent, both re structure and usage and re scripture. E.g., by changing the wording of Gen.2:4a, the NKJV misses the point of the second joke [= jabs at their Babylonian captors] of the Hebrew Bible. Also, have benefitted much from insights of ordained and lay colleagues at MNUMC’s Summer Theology Workshop, which Elaine and I started attending maybe 15 yr. ago.
Peace,
c x-p, do you use an antivirus package from another source? Or do you rely on Windows Defender for protection on your computer? No judgement involved, and this would not contribute to your problem above. I am curious about your preferred level of comfort, and if it may give less ‘hiccups’ along the way. Thanks.
On subjects of lost things, anyone here know how to find my lost phone photo of me naked like Janis in jacuzzi bubbles that Ghost took and I accidently deletedo?
Phone is Samsung android Galaxy Note 5. It was great photo, I loved it, he showed to me, I pushed what I thought sent it to Gallery and it totally vanished.
We’d like to find it. For Facebook.
On my little iPod deleted photos go to a Deleted photos folder for 30 days, then it automatically completes the deletion. Maybe your phone has something like that? Good luck!
If there’s a little icon on the screen that looks like a garbage can, tap on it and it should open up and show what’s in it. Your photo may be there.
Try this Jackie: https://recomhub.com/blog/how-to-undelete-photos-from-samsung-note-5/
Jackie, I know even less about Android on a mobile. Still clinging to my slider phone since the flip gave out. I do think Samsung tries to be just as helpful as Apple on holding things [deleted remainder when found Mark had your back]
But I’m sure it can be recreated, even improved. More than once. Enjoy!
Gary, and any other neighbors to the north.
HAPPY CANADA DAY! eh? To our, literally, closest allies and friends.
1JUL1867 according to Wikipedia. Embarrassed that I would not have known otherwise. Adding Canadien holidays to my calendar.
Jimmy:
It interests me how much your “serious” strip is appropriate for these times.
–It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,…
Mr. Dickens’s, two cities both here on one page. Without even a channel between them.
Jackie, my sincere apologies for missing the obvious set up. These things often occur to me long after the correct opportunity. For instance once, while enjoying a dinner while seated at the bar, as the bartender carried my rack of ribs past a statuesque woman I was good friends with, she yelled down the bar, “Nice Rack!” I simply replied, “Yeah, they’re pretty good here.” I swear it must have been half an hour before it dawned on me, “You too!” She liked it all the same, and did not say if it was intentional.
Likewise, when you ask, “anyone here know how to find my lost phone photo of me naked …” (please engage humor) I should have replied, “Sure, I’ll send you a fresh copy now.” :rim shot:
Too creepy?
I use Adblock-plus [or what ever the formal name may be] and have done so for years. As that didn’t change since last month, it ought not be the cause of the change I’ve experienced.
c x-p, I agree, and wrote as much. I didn’t make clear, the question was not related to your Word document. I’m still hoping some trusted Windows10 users can say if they prefer one of the antivirus applications that have to be installed, over the included Windows Defender. My opinion from reading, is that Win10 works best using its own. But I lack daily hands on experience myself.
Hope you are able to work around your present difficulty. I believe it was caused by a recent update from Microsoft. They will fix it soon. But it is inconvenient.
Sorry to others, if I’ve gone techy.
Good morning, Village! Y’all please welcome Miss Vivian Irene Sargent to the world. She was born at 4am, and is beautiful! Mother and baby are fine. Daddy is a bit shaky. Grandparents still slightly in shock.
New baby! Welcome, Vivian. Sometimes the world is a scary place but it is full of opportunity. Dream big, love lots, and make the most of it. Congratulations to all the family!
Yay, Vivian. She now shares the day w/ Prof. Willy Strunk, ’20s Cornell U. prof most famous today as the original author of “The Elements of Style” [“Strunk & White”], later revisions coauthored by E.B. White, of New Yorker and Charlotte’s Web fame, page for page the most valuable book on my shelves. One of its injunctions is “Omit needless words,” another “Use the active voice.” Peace,
Vivien, welcome to the world fellow Moonchild.
Spellcheck decided I didn’t spell Vivian right. Sorry
Good morning Villagers….
Welcome to the world Miss Vivian…and what a lovely name it is for a lovely baby girl. Does she have red hair. Jean?
Going home for a family reunion on husband’s side. It’s a get together to honor the memory of Jason who was killed a year ago on his 39th birthday. Ian will be in charge, not staying the night as Dad was acting a little strange yesterday…he’s not drinking enough fluid and I worry about an UTI.
Got to go…breakfast is waiting on me, a milk chocolate covered orange slice 🙂
GR 😉
Old Bear….B’hugs
today’s grin:
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9048707072/hDD020A33/