Apple, Fruity Loops, and Collusion

Immediately suspected Big Apple – Close cousin to Big Electric and Big Oil.

Yesterday morning I felt like Nancy Kerrigan’s wail.

But You just came in. And what do you mean have I checked your bed? (USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)

Like children, computers and gadgets only get maladies when you have absolutely no time to deal with it.

Not only did sleek fairly young Apple computer absolutely without compromise refused to connect to internet – issuing a vague illogical statement as if it was a Congressional legislator.

The faithful cherished iPhone locked itself and asked for stuff that does not exist.  Worriedly it is one of those “ancient” iPhone 4’s that Apple seems to want to go away….and sooner the better. Rotten.

Both stuck in endless loops of madness.

If I had had a hockey stick both would have been utilized for practice.

Desperate hopes that if left alone, they’d see the error of their ways and heal themselves in self defense…that the absence of physical touch make the buttons grow fonder..

Apple cheeked with revenge in mind.  (USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)

Another arctic front imminent already meant extra chores and no holiday.

Houston always has multiple MLK parades. It’s a competition between two groups (read previous post/parades’ history here). Now both held downtown at the exact same time this year.

The first few years, amusing, but now rather odd and a concern: if the shareholders, those directly impacted historically, cannot get along, compromise, and work together towards a common goal, what hope is there for others who were not impacted – for new arrival immigrants – to understand and join in the spirit of brotherhood?

Sigh.

Anyway,

Oh, great. The sleet has arrived.

How come they always said “You’ll shoot your eye out ” about the BB guns, but no one ever says “Stay inside, you’ll sleet your eye out” about the savage stabbing winter winds?

Just wondering. Google probably knows

And I would have check on that IF computer had been able to get a WiFi signal yesterday.

Staff, being single-handed Monday, spent a huge amount of time coaxing palms into their winter jackets.

A couple of divas wiggled most uncooperatively as soon as they saw that two sibling palms were topped with coordinating winter caps since a growth spurt made their nice navy blue moving blanket wraps a little too short. Teenagers and dates. Must be that Mediterranean diet people talk about?)

It was easier, perhaps, as there were no interrupting texts or phone calls as the iPhone had apparently booked a winter vacation without informing anyone.

Odd as I though Apples enjoyed cold weather.

Uninterrupted time was rather nice although there are those who worry about Staff being up on ladders and dealing with large thorny stalks when no one is there to call EMS.

I did stop periodically to see if it or the computer had returned to work. Still locked me out or wiggling those square button images tauntingly as it endless repeated “Activate your new iPhone” screens.

Oh, did I mention that RC Cat has some smell intestinal issue…and either has decided not to contaminate her litter box – or is seriously demanding immediate attention? 

Oh, the Days of Whine and Holding Noses. 

Oh, yeah, covering palms gets preempted for cleaning multiple rooms of wood floors and telling the washing machine not to dare complain about the multiple heavy loads of fluffy door mats. And dog bed. Yes, even the dog bed. (“Well it was soft on Our poor paws,” RC Cat tried to justify with her best sad kitty face…just before insisting on more food.)

Hopefully the yogurt will do its normal wonders for her. Although not sneaking the dry dog food ….

(“But, it’s salmon flavored! My favorite. You are slighting your RC! If they make one just for Malamute, the company should also have one for cats. We shall go look online. What? Why isn’t the computer working? If Staff wasn’t so focused on fruits and vegetables, We’d probably have internet access. You cannot depend on asparagus or apples.”)

After winterizing plants was completed and the rest of Staff returned, focus and ladders were turned to an aging router…although the Google phone and non-Apple computers had no problem connecting…smugly.

Possibly a sneak guerrilla move by them for household market share?

You know how one rotten apple can spoil the lot.

Happily…crossing fingers and knocking on would-rather-work routers…and God willing and the sleeping pets don’t rise, things are getting back to what passes for normal. (We shall just ignore the chunks of ice and snow falling out of the sky.) 

The iPhone must have seen the my old Blackberry pulled from the drawer and realized it better stop the acting like a Fruit Loop. Senior Staff crooned to it and, of course, it blinked coyly and responded. Annoying little flirt!

RC Cat delicately nibbled the coconut and Key lime yogurt. Thank goodness she’s not lactose intolerant as many cats are. Her request for Honey Noosa will be honored. (ANYTHING to keep her tummy happy. Night will be more comfortable if Molly isn’t barking at us “The cat has locked herself in the master bath. She did do that herself, right? She’s spreading these scary rumors about Staff…”)

It’ll be below freezing for a couple of days. Schools are closed; people being told to stay off the roads. But 70F this weekend. Pretty normal.

Most of you are scoffing at us as winter wimps who don’t know what REAL winter is like.

Yep. Still a lovely excuse to stay home and enjoy cool. 

Any one for Steve McQueen as Bullitt?

Apples for apples, now that’s cool cool.

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge

Funny how that movie suddenly reappeared recently on TV offerings. It is the 50th/51st year anniversary of the movie.

Has nothing to do with an anticipated Ford Mustang model which could be the apple of your eye.

• 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is Real and it Looks Perfect (Jalopnik) (Well, slicing into that a bit. The green looks a bit off…like marketing was involved to serve a “modern color appetite”. Although I could just be sour apples on that one.)
• Original Bullitt Mustang found, takes its place along side 2019 Bullitt (Autoblog)

 

 

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