Notices tagged with daddya
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Good morning and #TZAG. I awoke around 02:45 US-Pacific (three hours ago). Since I could not get back to sleep, I got up to start my day. Three hours later, I'm tired.
Today is downweight, but still above a psychologically important barrier.
Still no answer from my 32 year old ( #sonTwo ) or my 30 year old ( #Daddy_A ) about having a multi-way videochat today.
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Waiting to hear whether we're going to try another multipoint videochat tomorrow. I invited #sonTwo and #Daddy_A (tomorrow's plan is #Wire and #JitsiMeet ... I still have not set up #Nextcloud Talk, which is also on our list). #sonOne is currently working 6-10s, so I didn't invite him.
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"[ #Little_Boy_A's ] school is cancelled thru the end of the school year, so effectively he's a 2nd grader now" -- latest update from #Daddy_A.
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I was a little worried that #Daddy_A would feel left out because I'm unlikely to be able to send him a #NAS or the server & rack for his birthday. Both #sonOne and #sonTwo got a NAS for their birthdays. During yesterday's videochat with 2nd son, I mentioned it and he said "you won't find out whether he takes it badly until you tell him, but I'm sure he will understand". So last night, I sent a message.
This morning I received a reply:
"No worries about the NAS or server ... don't let yourself stress out about that!"
Breathing a sigh of relief.
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Today’s discussions:
* #sonTwo scrambling to find another job, plus complete some projects around the house (fencing the yard, making a vegetable garden).
* #sonOne’s job is very busy recently, so he hasn’t had time for much of anything; #GD1 and #GD2 begin online classes tomorrow.
* #Daddy_A was broke when the panic buying started, so he’s having to drive all over town to find food & supplies for the five of them.
* Mark (from $EMPLOYER) is working from his #hotel most days, but now thinks he may leave the assignment early and return to #SoCal because his mom is older.
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It’s been over a month since I have talked with #sonOne and #GD2, so today’s chat was particularly valuable. (I’ve talked with #GD1 a couple of times in that interval.) It’s usually only #Daddy_A that has such long interruptions in communication. (NOTE: this refers to audiochats, phone calls, videochats; even during quiet periods, we usually still communicate by SMS and text chat in Wire.)
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#Daddy_A's wife is on "work from home" due to #COVID-19 related shutdowns.
#sonTwo's employer is on a two-week shutdown. The company is continuing to pay them, but might not be able to continue beyond that.
#sonOne's employer put all office and data center employees on WFH.
My mom's community groups: so far, one has discontinued all meetings until May. Still waiting to hear from the others (I'm trying to convince her not to attend no matter what they do).
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https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Portable-Server-Rack-Cabinet/dp/B006ZLV5HA/
Whenever things stabilize financially, I want to send this (and of course a couple of used servers and a NAS to put in it) to #Daddy_A. However, I think I’ll make extra effort to find a non-Amazon purchasing venue.
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Also, received a message from #Daddy_A.
His wife is working again, so he’s cancelled his effort to obtain work. They are down to one working car, so takes #Mama_A to work and takes #Little_Boy_A to school, then picks them up after.
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Shipped some Dr Seuss books to #sonTwo for #GS3's first birthday. I need to ask #Daddy_A how #Little_Boy_A likes the game (his birthday present) when it arrives, too.
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#Daddy_A is enjoying his "new" monitor, a 32 inch Samsung curved model. It was a display model and needed a little cleaning, but it works. He paid $16!.
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One of my goals for today is to turn on the #PS4 and / or #Switch and play for a while today. I should see if #sonTwo is available. I know both of our "FIFA" and "MLB: The Show" versions are years old, but maybe we can still play.
I think #sonOne is moving one or both of his 20-something sons to their grandmother's apartment in SE Kansas today. I should call the granddaughters also.
#Daddy_A is going to be busy with family tasks today. I may still ask.
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I saw a few minutes of the #SuperBowl after my call with my brother. Didn’t get to call #sonOne or #sonTwo. Since the older one lives in #KCMO, I was not surprised to hear that he was watching. Still waiting to hear from the second kid and #Daddy_A.
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#Daddy_A had gone silent again. I was just about to ask his brother #sonTwo whether I had said or done something offensive when I received a meme image from him.
I feel like that commercial for Clairol's "Son of a Gun" blow dryer: "Rain! Our crops are saved!"
You'd think I'd get used to these random silent periods by now (he's 30 years old), but I never have.
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@amic Ah, that's good! One of the reasons #Daddy_A has permanent problems with his back is because Medi-Cal (California's version of MedicAid) refused to help for over a year. Not because their income wasn't low enough, but because he's an adult male. (His wife and son already had Medi-Cal at the time). The county refused to do emergency care because ACA required him to get Medi-Cal.
I'm still angry about the way ACA and Medi-Cal interacted.
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http://h3.ne.gov/
#Daddy_A feels rejected because he’s not getting any job offers. But he’s been off work five years due to a back injury (and been the primary caregiver for three kids), so it is not unexpected. Trying to persuade him to start some sort of job-training program, so that he’ll have a better shot.
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84 minutes phone call with #sonOne, #GD2, #GD1, and with my daughter-in-law. Going to try to call #sonTwo and his family and maybe #Daddy_A, too.
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I'm an equal opportunity nicknamer.
#sonOne (age 42) was still called "Diaper Butt" long after he outgrew that nickname, and still gets it on his birthday.
#Daddy_A (age 30) still gets called by his (now embarrassing) childhood nickname that he outgrew around age 10-12.
Now, #Little_Boy_A (age 6) retains his old nick.
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@guizzy I'm planning to see it regardless. Normally, we all (me, #sonOne, #sonTwo, #Daddy_A) go to see a Star Wars flick on opening day, at approximately the same time (despite being in different areas), but this year, only the oldest kid has the budget for it. If it is still playing when I go back to work, I'll see it and send money to the younger kids so they can see it also. ( #Star_Wars is a regular and common topic of our conversations. )
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I should note that both #sonOne ( age 42 ) and #sonTwo ( age 32 ) obtained jobs with vacation time within the last 2-3 years, but before that, neither of them had ever had it either. ( #Daddy_A still has not had a job with vacation, but he was stuck in retail until a back injury took him out of the workforce for five years. )
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