Inspiration

This was the start-up screen when one switched on the TRS-80 Color Computer 2. "DISK EXTENDED COLOR BASIC 1.1 COPYRIGHT (C) 1982 BY TANDY UNDER LICENSE FROM MICROSOFT". It ran in 4K  of RAM or more. The entire screen is a bright green - there were limits to the available colors at the time. Text was black and the cursor was a rainbow of varying colors. Hence, color computer.

 In case you were wondering where the colour scheme came from. I'm this old. I started learning about computers with a Radio Shack Coco 2. That bright, green screen greeted you each time you switched it on unless there was a program pack plugged into the provided slot on the right of the unit. I cut my teeth on BASIC back in the day. Now I'm comfortable just about anywhere I land, I suppose.

Happy Pills

♪Sunday Monday, happy pills
Tuesday Wednesday, happy pills
Thursday Friday, happy pills
Saturday, it's just a day
Pills goin' down the chute♫

Bluetooth Issues

I tried THREE TIMES unsuccessfully to place a phone call yesterday while in the Bluetooth enabled car and wearing my Bluetooth hearing aids.

I'm not ungrateful for the technology. But others' expectations for the technology being reliable is unrealistic. If I can't even handle a phone call, am I supposed to feel liberated in our society, much less for work? Bluetooth streaming isn't foolproof.

Positivity

I've been reflecting on my earlier post about burnout and wondering whether that is actually true. Not only that, but without having a psychiatrist to speak to, I've had to try and deconstruct my own thoughts and reactions to situations.

For example, the mere thought of starting another "customer service" job fills me with dread - and it doesn't take long for me to imagine myself getting sarcastic and hating the job again. I've tried working in banking, food service, and most recently in a warehouse. It might not have been defined as "service", but it was; I spent a year trying to lip-read with face masks on everyone. If people don't believe me that it takes its toll, I don't know what else to tell them.

There has to be a place where I fit in, where I can contribute something and earn a living from it.