Saturday, June 21, 2025

6-21-25 Sat/Log

 W: 321.0                BS: 98

  • Dishes
  • Laundry
  • Vacuum up & down
  • Yogurt
  • Double Lasix
  • Make tea
  • Clean kitchen
  • Wipe & dust
  • ?
Weight is up sharply and breathing is rougher.  That means fluid.  Sodium, carbs, heat. I'll double up the med today and take it easy in the cool.  I suspect it will be a rough week.


How did the Kindle battery go bad?  Very slowly, then suddenly. 

A few years back a Kindle appeared in the mail out of the blue.  A gift from friend Brian.  His old one as he'd bought a new one for himself. I know this one traveled the world in his pack.  I treasured this Kindle, and it was and still is my daily companion.  Most days I read for several hours.

The first week I had this 2015 edition of the Kindle, it held charge all week and still had 50% when I finally added it to my daily 'Charge Gadgets' routine.  Since then it has seldom gone a day without being fully recharged.

The last two days it has announced deadness by 6pm.  

Sigh.  It's time, sadly. 10 years of constant use is a good run on a battery, right?   Not really worth fixing it as it's not a user serviceable item.  Okay, I could surely figure it out and do the job, but at what dollar and time cost?  A comparable brand new model is less than $100, and for $165 I can haz the latest, greatest, biggest, fastusus, shiny new model with a compass in the stock and carbine action.

The new Kindle will be here today. I suspect this old one will be added to my pile of things I don't have the heart to dispose of.






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