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Disney+ Why is this so hard?

24 April 2026

Yesterday I was gobsmacked at how something which should be pretty simple has been made so hard by the misuse of technology.

Over the past month and a half, my wife has been incredibly patient and hard working as she has cared for me in my pretty much helpless state -- lying on the living room floor. During the first couple of weeks I was out of my tree on very powerful pain killers and I wasn't actually even able to remain vertical for more than a few seconds at a time until week four.

It's not like she doesn't have health issues of her own so this selfless dedication to making the past few weeks far less miserable for me than it otherwise would have been deserves its rewards.

Yesterday I decided to surprise her with something she'd already mentioned several times over the past six months.

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