In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2) by SIGNYM

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I'll post in Tag.

THGR is a liar and a troll.

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I appreciate ya, Sigs.

I really don't understand what the problem is. All he needs to do to have the tags free and clear is stop posting political stuff there and stop insulting me. Any post I've ever made in the tags since long before the site went down was either talking with Brenda about non-political things or telling Ted to keep politics and political cartoons out of the tags. I've never posted anything political there or insulting that wasn't reactionary to something he put there first.

Second never posted in the tags at all until the site went down, and now he can't seem to stop himself.

Ted seems to care about the tags with the possibility of people coming back if the Firefly reboot that may be announced Sunday ends up being a real thing, but instead of telling Second to cut the crap and keep politics out of the tags, he's choosing instead to continue attacking me.

I've already laid down the terms. I won't post in the tags again if they stop insulting me and they keep their politics in the RWED where it belongs. And neither of them are going to get the last word in the tags either.

I don't think Second cares at all either way, but Ted knows what needs to be done.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:50 PM

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Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:54 PM

Still at library and still trying to figure things out.

Won't be in tomorrow as my day to veg and Monday I am off to work. Tuesday I have someone willing to help but I will keep working on it over the weekend.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 2:59 PM

Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:09 PM

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Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

When you say "cord" you mean the HDMI cord?

If memory serves, you verified with the person/shop you bought this from that it had the HDMI output before you bought it, right?

It's possible that you're looking on the back and it's not actually on the back. A lot of TV's and Monitors have the HDMI outputs on the side of the monitor. Usually on the right side.

It's also possible that there is an upside-down "shelf" that is on the back of the monitor where you would plug the HDMI cord UP into it, parallel to the back of the monitor rather than sticking it straight in perpendicular to the back as well.

I'll see ya when you get back from work on Monday or Tuesday. If you still can't figure it out by then, please tell me the name of the company on the box and the model number. I should be able to look it up online with that info and tell you exactly where you need to put the HDMI cord.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:11 PM

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Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

LOL... that second one for sure sounds just about as Canadian as Canadian gets.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 3:30 PM

Doing some painting today. I'm tired of laying around and sleeping most of the time. I think in the last 2 days I've gotten about 38 hours worth of sleep. And there comes a point where I think that doing nothing is actually doing me more harm than good even though I'm still recovering from whatever is going on with my lung.

My outer basement walls are split in half, with the bottom jutting out around 5" where the foundation is because of the studs and drywall on top of it, which leaves "shelves" along the outer wall. I put up that drywall in the room you can see from the 1st floor many years ago and put the finish paint on it maybe 2 or 3 years ago now. Even though I still need to do some work to make sure I won't flood again, I've managed to keep that drywall dry even in the 2 or 3 emergency flood situations I had since it was put up. The work I've done outside with landscaping and raising that concrete slab where the spigot is 5" on top of having gutters on the house should probably remediate most of the flooding issues except for when there is Noah's Ark flooding conditions like we had in May of 2020, and the work I intend to do this summer should eliminate the worry completely going forward.

2 years ago I brought down the nice trim from the rafters of my garage that I had pulled off 14 years ago, first thing, when I gutted the entire basement because of the mold and sanded them all down good. When I was out the other day running some errands I brought all of it in my basement on horses, and now I'm priming and painting it. I've got to be REALLY careful though because 2 of the 7 pieces are really long and even on a near 45 degree angle they barely fit in the room without scraping the finished walls. If it were warm and dry outside, it would have been a lot better to be doing it all out there. It should be okay as long as I'm mindful with it though.

I swore I wrote on the back where each piece went though, and unfortunately I didn't. Some of these pieces are near identical in size, so I can't screw that up when I'm putting them back into place. Some of them aren't even close to be ready to be installed because the rest of the basement would need to be finished first, but I figured I'd just paint all of them now and the ones I'm not using can be staged somewhere in my garage high up and wrapped in plastic so they don't get messed up before installation.

Feels good to be working again even if I'm not feeling close to 100%. This is light work so it's no big deal. I'm just glad I sanded all of that down already because that's the tough part, and I don't need that crap in my lungs right now.

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Saturday, March 14, 2026 6:26 PM

Damn primer don't want to dry in the cold basement. Figured for sure I'd have all of that stuff painted before sunset and maybe even get some of it back in place where it belongs today.

I used to have ceiling fans down there, but they both had saggy fins because of the humidity and water damage when I moved in and would have needed to be replaced if I hadn't already decided it wasn't worth it to put fans back up there because they were dangerous.

I'm short enough where it wouldn't have mattered none for me, but I could see my dad or brother or a few of my 6 foot plus friends going down in the basement when the fans were running and not paying attention as the blades took a chunk out of their foreheads.

Probably too dusty down there for fans right now anyhow, and I wouldn't want to kick up dust on top of the painted surfaces.

I don't know why I always do this. I haven't done much work on the house in a long time, but now that I am I'll probably be up half the night until the painting is finished instead of finishing it tomorrow. Then I'll sleep in half the day and get nothing done tomorrow.

Oh well...

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:12 PM

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Sorry about the primer, SIX. But good for you! Sounds like about the right level of effort to be active but not exhausted.

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:15 PM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

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Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?

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Monday, March 16, 2026 6:21 PM

I stayed up until after 1AM and I finished what I was working on that day. Did a whole lot of stuff yesterday too and got all the accent trim I've been wanting to do for years now on the starwell going up to the 2nd floor and down into the basement.

Today I sanded down the old threshold that was between the kitchen and living room floors as well as the last piece of floor trim at the bottom of the lone cabinet on the other side of the stove. I've got to prime and paint that piece of trim before I install it, and I'm going to stain and poly the threshold. I don't want to paint the threshold white because people will be walking on it.

I think I'm probably done for the day though. I put in about 22 hours of work over the last two days and I'm going to take it easy. Got that chest doctor appointment tomorrow, so I probably won't do much but run errands after it's over.

It's ice cold in the basement again today after we had some warmer temps. High today and tomorrow is only 27 degrees, but then it warms up a bit again on Wednesday. I really don't feel like spending any more time in the basement working while it's this cold anyhow.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:20 PM

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.

When you say "cord" you mean the HDMI cord?

If memory serves, you verified with the person/shop you bought this from that it had the HDMI output before you bought it, right?

It's possible that you're looking on the back and it's not actually on the back. A lot of TV's and Monitors have the HDMI outputs on the side of the monitor. Usually on the right side.

It's also possible that there is an upside-down "shelf" that is on the back of the monitor where you would plug the HDMI cord UP into it, parallel to the back of the monitor rather than sticking it straight in perpendicular to the back as well.

I'll see ya when you get back from work on Monday or Tuesday. If you still can't figure it out by then, please tell me the name of the company on the box and the model number. I should be able to look it up online with that info and tell you exactly where you need to put the HDMI cord.

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Sorry, I do and mean the HMDI connector. Took it back to where I bought with the help of my boss's husband and the guy at the counter explained to her HUSBAND, because he was a MAN that I needed another piece. Something that converts male to female? I know what I am looking for anyways.

Had to tell the young man TWICE that it was my computer but he didn't really listen till my boss's husband spoke up.

Rotten kids.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:23 PM

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Had on Thursday and today two of the most Canadian things happen. One was the neurologist. We both apologized for the ecg. Him for not explaining the way he ordered it and me for not asking the why.

Today it was at a local mall. They have doors that open when you show your hand to the sensor. Lady in a scooter wanted out and I wanted to go in. I told her to come out and she said no I should go in first. This went on for a minute when another lady with a can came along and said, "Stop arguing ladies." with a smile. Finally I went in and held the door for the lady in the scooter.

LOL... that second one for sure sounds just about as Canadian as Canadian gets.

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It was funny and we all went away with a smile.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:25 PM

Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again.

That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:27 PM

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Yeah, medical good.

Still at library because I am trying to get things right, *sigh* I am having a hard time figuring this all out from the library.

Will take a look at Tags for you.

Thanks Brenda.

Glad your medical stuff turned out well.

What's the problem with the monitor now? Can you give me the name of the company that made it and the model number?

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The problem is I can't figure out where to plug the cord into the back of my computer. This is certainly making me feel stupid.
Huh. Did your dead monitor actually have HDMI? Maybe compare the new HDMI to the old cable to see if they're the same?

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Not sure if it really did or not. I have finally got it figured out. I need another piece for it to convert the HDMI from the new monitor to connect to my computer.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:27 PM

Still at the library but now I know where I am going.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 1:34 PM

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Ah! You need some sort of adapter!
Simple fix!

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If you can believe it, my sis in WNY just got an inch of snow, and it's 19°F! Meanwhile .... here in the flatlands of Los Angeles it's been late summer for a couple of weeks now, and today is a sweltering 98°F!

Jeez, I wish the weather could average out some!

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Tuesday, March 17, 2026 2:17 PM

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Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again. That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.

Yeah... Feels good to be working again too.

I might show some pictures since it's not outside work. The stuff that I've done so far this week is in the general area of the overlook that I posted a few years ago. Nothing too intense, but just putting some long-awaited final touches on things like thresholds for the coat closet, pantry and the door leading up to the attic, as well as putting some nice L-shaped corner pieces to really make the transitions between the paint colors pop with that nice high-gloss white trim.

Had a few "problems" with that last bit though that are going to require quite a bit of finish work. First problem is I wish I had my youngest brother's math skills, because figuring out angles really isn't my thing beyond 90 degree angles (if I show pictures, you'll see what I mean). For the most part I was able to cobble together what I wanted, but I ended up doing a lot of the cuts on the trim by hand with a coping saw instead of using the mitre saw. To add to the troubles, the "finished" product of the walls/ceilings were nowhere near perfect angles in the first place, so I had to take a few shortcuts that will need to be fixed later. It's going to require a bit of wood filler along with the standard caulking I'd do, and I have quite a few brad nail holes that need to be filled in before a final paint job.

Right now it's like a Monet painting. Looks great from far, but it's far from great.

It will be damn near perfect when I'm finished with it though.

So your computer didn't have an HDMI then? Was it a "Display Port" then? I wasn't even aware of that type of connection until I got those cheap computers a few years ago from a hospital, and all those HP computers/laptops had Display Port out. I needed to buy adapters for all of them.

If you use that cable to carry the sound to the monitor, you'll have to make sure the adapters that you buy carry the sound too. Hopefully the computer store guy steered you in the right direction there. No worries if he didn't though... If you hook everything up and you have no sound, at least you'll have a working computer. Let me know if this happens and I can direct you to the proper adapter that will carry the sound signals as well.

Sigs... Geez... 98 degrees!!!

It's 26 degrees here right now.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 2:28 AM

I ran some errands today after my chest doctor appointment, and one of the places I went was my old job where they eliminated the overnight shift back in 2019.

When I started there, I was making $10.50/hr which included a $1.00/hr overnight premium. By the time I left in 2019, I was only making $11.72/hr. Team leads were only paid $14.50/hr (or $15.50/hr overnight).

I just found out today from the cashier that the starting pay there now is $18.00/hr. for a regular employee and they brought back the night shift.

I think I might know where I'm going to put in my first job application when I'm ready to go back to work. I loved that job, and even at $11.72/hr I would have been happy working there until I retired.

Finding out that the starting pay is nearly double what it was only 9 years ago makes the higher prices I've been paying for nearly everything not sound so bad at all. At $18 or $19/hr, I'd be saving far more money than I was able to save making only $11.72/hr despite the higher prices thanks to Joe Biden*'s inflation.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 7:46 AM

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I spent the whole day goofing off and finalizing the plant list for the front yard. Of course, I can't actually DO anything about it for at least the next 10 days bc, if the forecast holds, the lowest high temp is expected to be 87, well above my safe limit. But I'm happy with the list, gonna stroll the front and mark the sizes of the mature plants and make sure I have those plants in the right place.

Wish I could get out and do something in the back, too. Yesterday I counted a dozen butterflies in the back yard. A dozen! And with all of the flowers there, none are accessible to butterflies. I have some yarrow in pots just waiting to be planted, but that would involve too much digging up Bermuda grass and laying in root barrier, and that's no bueno for me in this heat.

Spring! Come back! We miss you!

Still, I'm very happy with the list. BTW here is a picture of my favorite landscape and weather

Front yard can't possibly look like that, but I really like it. It's just inviting a stroll, isn't it?

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 2:22 PM

That looks nice.

It's all dead around here still.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:39 PM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Ah! You need some sort of adapter!
Simple fix!

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If you can believe it, my sis in WNY just got an inch of snow, and it's 19°F! Meanwhile .... here in the flatlands of Los Angeles it's been late summer for a couple of weeks now, and today is a sweltering 98°F!

Jeez, I wish the weather could average out some!

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Exactly and I've got a couple of places to look. Lady at the seniors centre called one place for me and they have the part. Will get it on Friday as I have too much to do before then.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:42 PM

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Originally posted by BRENDA:
Sounds really good to hear you talking about working again. That is great. My understanding is primer doesn't like too cold or too hot.

Yeah... Feels good to be working again too.

I might show some pictures since it's not outside work. The stuff that I've done so far this week is in the general area of the overlook that I posted a few years ago. Nothing too intense, but just putting some long-awaited final touches on things like thresholds for the coat closet, pantry and the door leading up to the attic, as well as putting some nice L-shaped corner pieces to really make the transitions between the paint colors pop with that nice high-gloss white trim.

Had a few "problems" with that last bit though that are going to require quite a bit of finish work. First problem is I wish I had my youngest brother's math skills, because figuring out angles really isn't my thing beyond 90 degree angles (if I show pictures, you'll see what I mean). For the most part I was able to cobble together what I wanted, but I ended up doing a lot of the cuts on the trim by hand with a coping saw instead of using the mitre saw. To add to the troubles, the "finished" product of the walls/ceilings were nowhere near perfect angles in the first place, so I had to take a few shortcuts that will need to be fixed later. It's going to require a bit of wood filler along with the standard caulking I'd do, and I have quite a few brad nail holes that need to be filled in before a final paint job.

Right now it's like a Monet painting. Looks great from far, but it's far from great.

It will be damn near perfect when I'm finished with it though.

So your computer didn't have an HDMI then? Was it a "Display Port" then? I wasn't even aware of that type of connection until I got those cheap computers a few years ago from a hospital, and all those HP computers/laptops had Display Port out. I needed to buy adapters for all of them.

If you use that cable to carry the sound to the monitor, you'll have to make sure the adapters that you buy carry the sound too. Hopefully the computer store guy steered you in the right direction there. No worries if he didn't though... If you hook everything up and you have no sound, at least you'll have a working computer. Let me know if this happens and I can direct you to the proper adapter that will carry the sound signals as well.

Sigs... Geez... 98 degrees!!!

It's 26 degrees here right now.

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I am still figuring out what all the ports and such are called. All I know is I need GVA or VGA adapter. One has the blue screw on end and the other will fit onto the HMDI cord for the monitor.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:46 PM

Well, the old pineapple express is dumping a ton of rain on my area. There are minor flood watches here and into Washington state. As long as the Nooksack river doesn't go over it's banks the Sumas prairie should be okay.

Sumas is all reclaimed land. Bout 100 years ago it was a lake. Some people think it should go back to that. Except there are businesses and farmers in the area.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:46 PM

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That looks nice.

It's all dead around here still.

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Oh BTW I forgot to ask ... how did the appointment go with the lung doctor, SIX?

No news = good news?

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:48 PM

Doing things today that I have been forgetting about. Very nerve wracking. Need one more thing tomorrow then Friday it is off to get this adapter. Fingers crossed it will sort it out.

Out for lunch soon then veg shopping and one other thing. Then into the dry.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 3:53 PM

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BRENDA

VGA = Video Graphics Array.

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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array, which is a standard for video display and a type of connector used to transmit analog video signals from a computer to a display device. It was introduced by IBM in 1987 and has been widely used in various applications since then

So what you need is a VGA+AUDIO to HDMI adapter...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=hdmi%20vga%20adapter&N=0
&InitialSearch=yes&msclkid=d2795ed7aaf91ebd73bd376cab01cfec

It must be VGA+AUDIO

There are simpler VGA to HDMI adapters but you won't get sound

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 6:13 PM

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That looks nice.

It's all dead around here still.

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Oh BTW I forgot to ask ... how did the appointment go with the lung doctor, SIX?

No news = good news?

Yeah. No news. Kind of what I figured. I'm sure the doctor got paid $750 for the 10 minutes I saw him.

He wants the CT scan pushed out 2 months from the first scan instead of only 1 month and then I go back to see him after that.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 6:22 PM

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BRENDA

VGA = Video Graphics Array.
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array, which is a standard for video display and a type of connector used to transmit analog video signals from a computer to a display device. It was introduced by IBM in 1987 and has been widely used in various applications since then

So what you need is a VGA+AUDIO to HDMI adapter...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=hdmi%20vga%20adapter&N=0
&InitialSearch=yes&msclkid=d2795ed7aaf91ebd73bd376cab01cfec

It must be VGA+AUDIO

There are simpler VGA to HDMI adapters but you won't get sound

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Wow. That is an OLD computer.

You should really think about getting a new desktop Brenda. If it's got nothing but VGA, that's got to be a video card and the motherboard doesn't even have on-board video. That thing is probably from like 2010 or older then, huh?

Even my video cards from back then had VGA and DVI outputs on them.

I don't think she needs the VGA + Audio adapter. (I didn't even know they made them until I just looked now, to be honest). VGA is strictly a video signal. A VGA+Audio adapter has an additional 3.5mm jack that you plug into the audio output, or a USB jack that I assume you would plug into one of the standard USB outputs (and burn a valuable one up since Brenda probably doesn't have more than 2 or 3 of them).

I'm assuming now that Brenda has separate computer speakers and she plugged those into the audio jack already and wasn't using the audio through her monitor.

I'm using a regular VGA to HDMI on my dual monitor setup because one of my monitors is a very old flat screen TV that didn't have any HDMI inputs, and my video card has two HDMI outs on it.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026 4:54 PM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
BRENDA

VGA = Video Graphics Array.
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array, which is a standard for video display and a type of connector used to transmit analog video signals from a computer to a display device. It was introduced by IBM in 1987 and has been widely used in various applications since then

So what you need is a VGA+AUDIO to HDMI adapter...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=hdmi%20vga%20adapter&N=0
&InitialSearch=yes&msclkid=d2795ed7aaf91ebd73bd376cab01cfec

It must be VGA+AUDIO

There are simpler VGA to HDMI adapters but you won't get sound

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Okay. I will know the piece when I see it. They are holding it for me.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026 4:56 PM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
BRENDA

VGA = Video Graphics Array.
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VGA stands for Video Graphics Array, which is a standard for video display and a type of connector used to transmit analog video signals from a computer to a display device. It was introduced by IBM in 1987 and has been widely used in various applications since then

So what you need is a VGA+AUDIO to HDMI adapter...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=hdmi%20vga%20adapter&N=0
&InitialSearch=yes&msclkid=d2795ed7aaf91ebd73bd376cab01cfec

It must be VGA+AUDIO

There are simpler VGA to HDMI adapters but you won't get sound

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Wow. That is an OLD computer.

You should really think about getting a new desktop Brenda. If it's got nothing but VGA, that's got to be a video card and the motherboard doesn't even have on-board video. That thing is probably from like 2010 or older then, huh?

Even my video cards from back then had VGA and DVI outputs on them.

I don't think she needs the VGA + Audio adapter. (I didn't even know they made them until I just looked now, to be honest). VGA is strictly a video signal. A VGA+Audio adapter has an additional 3.5mm jack that you plug into the audio output, or a USB jack that I assume you would plug into one of the standard USB outputs (and burn a valuable one up since Brenda probably doesn't have more than 2 or 3 of them).

I'm assuming now that Brenda has separate computer speakers and she plugged those into the audio jack already and wasn't using the audio through her monitor.

I'm using a regular VGA to HDMI on my dual monitor setup because one of my monitors is a very old flat screen TV that didn't have any HDMI inputs, and my video card has two HDMI outs on it.

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It might be. I think I mentioned when I got it it was refurbished but not sure how old it really is. Still holding out hope that this will work.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026 4:58 PM

Still raining and still coming to you from the library. We shall see what happens tomorrow. Need a bit of groceries in the rain.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026 8:02 PM

Brenda, I may not have asked you this before, but do you have computer speakers that plug into the back of your computer with a smaller wire that has and end that looks like the end of headphones that you'd plug into a walkman or mp3 player?

I didn't think to ask that before because I didn't realize how old your computer was. And now I'm assuming this is how you get your audio on that PC.

If the answer is yes, you don't need to worry about getting a VGA adapter with audio because you're getting your audio directly from the soundcard or motherboard straight to your computer speakers.

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Friday, March 20, 2026 12:47 AM

I think I got another cold when I went out to the doctor's and to run errands the other day. I don't think I'm relapsing on the lung front, but I've got a lot of nose-leaking and phlegm coming up. All clear though... nothing that looks or tastes nasty like I was hacking up before I got help.

So I haven't been doing much the last few days besides keeping bundled up and getting a lot of sleep. Woke up again about 6 hours ago though and got a lot more work done on my computer project, and decided to take a break from that and I stained that kitchen/livingroom threshold and primed/painted that one final finishing touch quarter-round piece for the outside cabinet.

I'll be putting about 3 coats of wipe-on poly on that threshold tomorrow so that won't be installed until the weekend, but I'll be able to get that final piece of cabinet trim up tomorrow.

Not tired at all right now, so despite the hour I think I'm going to put a few more hours into the computer project before I go back to sleep. I got around 750 things done on it today already, which is about half of what I needed to wrap up another huge portion of the work before I move on to the next thing. I would have had all that done weeks ago if it weren't for getting as sick as I did. I can't believe how long ago I started this large part of the project without finishing it. It's just one of those things that was so huge that it was daunting from the start. And looking back to the starting date and seeing that it's still not finished is really getting to me.

If I don't finish it tonight, I should be able to finish it tomorrow. We're finally going to have some decent weather tomorrow, so I'll probably be going out to my garage and seeing what else I have out there to work on and bring it back in the house. I'll probably also take my throw rugs and entryway mats and beat the dust out of them outside and sweep/vac up the floors and get a little spring cleaning done while I'm at it. When my old man comes back from his trip, I want the place to be really clean while I'm showing off all the new work that I've recently done.

We're not done with winter yet and still have some cold days ahead of us, but if I get all that inside while it's warm this weekend and get things staged, I should have plenty of stuff to work on. At least it looks like we're done with days in the 20's and 30's now.

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Friday, March 20, 2026 2:54 PM

Still at the library and got the adapter yesterday afternoon. Boss's husband called me to see if I had found it. Said I did and the place was holding it for me. He was talking for a minute when I said a ride would be great. He was calling from the local mall and so he came over and got me. I got the adapter and hooked it up. Tried it and nothing happened. Went back to ask about a menu that comes up. He said use the arrow keys.

But yeah it looks like again I will have to bit the bullet. Place I got the adapter said $700 CAD for monitor and drive. Sorry old lady here. But I don't want the whole set up as I already laid out $200 CAD on the monitor. Also don't need anything for gaming. Arrgghh! Always a production.

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Friday, March 20, 2026 2:55 PM

Yesterday morning at mah jong was terrible.

And tomorrow is laundry. Will be in after I get a bite to eat.

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Friday, March 20, 2026 3:36 PM