m08:41 CDT
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I got behind on my entries in here. I spent the weekend pretty much 
chilling. I'm on temporary light duty (lift no more than 10 pounds, no 
bending over, etc) until my follow-up appointment this Thursday.

I did remember that I had a cheap HP laptop that originally ran Windows 10, with 
an Intel Celeron N3350 processer, 4GB of RAM, and a 65GB SSD soldered on 
the motherboard. I dug it out of the garage, and loaded Debian Trixie sans 
desktop environment on it. Unlike my Dell Vostro 3300, the battery still 
works on the HP. Just for grins, I left it idling for about 6 hours on Wifi 
last night. The battery dropped to just 85% in this time. Since the build 
of this HP is cheaper than my Dell, it is lighter. I decided that the HP 
would be my primary laptop to ride in my backpack as my daily driver.

During the morning commute, I noticed that oncoming headlights no longer 
produced halos in my left eye. I'll be glad when the right eye is also 
corrected. I could really use a new eyeglass prescription. Speaking of the 
commute, it took me 79 minutes to reach work. It felt longer. 

I'm getting readjusted to using my work-issued Macbook again. There is no 
sense in keeping it at home since remote work is now dead to me. I will say 
that I don't mind using a zsh terminal on it. That is one saving grace to 
MacOS these days. 

09:32 CDT
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Yesterday, I received a reminder of why I have a disdain for Windows when 
comparing it to a Linux distro. One of my mini PCs at home came with 
Windows 11. I left it on there dual-booted with Linux Mint in case I ever 
needed a Windows computer available. It usually stays idling on Linux as a 
print server and a Paperless-NGX server. 

Anyway, it had been a long time since I booted it to Win11. I decided to 
update Windows on it. Those are hours that I will never get back. It took 
FOREVER for the updates to download, and then MORE hours to install, 
reboot, reboot, etc. It was murder! 

11:01 CDT
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The second group has finished their test. The last test starts at 16:30. 
I'll hang around just long enough to get them started, then I'll head for 
home.