This won't matter to anyone else but me. However sometimes writing in this blog is just for me and I'm not overly concerned with whether anyone finds it interesting/amusing.
I had a weird night last night. I was close to filling all my columns, so I was doing some late night effort to grab some numbers on some last, easy one's. One of which is meditation. I found this instruction sheet I got from a doctor many, many years ago. Its call the Benson relaxation response. In a nutshell you eliminate as much sensory input as you can, then focus intensely on your breathing, and if it works you get a strong sense of relaxation at the end. It works last night because I lay on the floor doing this, and I didn't think much time had elapsed but it was over a half hour.
I used my iPad to time this, with a Stopwatch app. When I was done I put the iPad on the desk and walked away. However I forgot to close the app so it stayed active and the screen brightness killed the battery. All of which I didn't realize until this afternoon when I tried to use my iPad for something and the damn battery was dead.
I realize the battery is dead but I have the facility to charge it at work so I plugged it into my computer. The display comes up '2% Not Charging'. What the hell, why aren't you charging?? Maybe its the cheap Chinese cable I bought. I'll try another one. Plug in a different cable; different length, different color, completely dissimilar from the first. Still 'Not Charging'. Okay, maybe its because I'm plugged into a hub and not directly into the computer. So I crawl under the desk, hook myself straight in and try again. Still 'Not Charging'.
Now I'm beyond annoyed. The stupid thing is being a dung beetle and I don't appreciate it. However I turn it off and then on again, as someone suggesting "rebooting" it. Now it won't come on at all! Grrrrrr!!! But there's a lightning bolt symbol under the logo in the middle. I ask around and the consensus is that means its charging. But what about the 'Not Charging' text? I have no other option so I leave it to see if it recovers.
After a few minutes it seems to find a new life and the main screen comes back. Now I'm at 4% but still not charging. I have no other options, I have to just leave it there because 4% isn't enough to do anything. The whole time it says 'Not Charging'
When I left for the day I unplugged it and checked the battery indicator. It was up to 11%. So clearly it was charging, so why lie to me and say 'Not Charging' all afternoon?
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