Wrapping up our roadtrip plans: 4 states, 6 different hotels. The uneven Covid impact on hospitality is quite apparent with some hotels priced $50-$100 above their norm and others priced as much as $100 below. Hotel amenity status varies widely too. Adventure awaits. 😀
Teenagers rating other teens in apps is a thing. I’d rather have an app that rated our daughter’s potential boyfriends. 😹
It’s funny how we/parents form immediate impressions of them.
Quite happy with my new 4K HDR AppleTV. The new remote allows me to achieve unity of control with the 14 year old TV and soundbar in my study. One to rule them all. Goodbye Harmony remote and good riddance.
Our son’s cohort after their 6th grade graduation walk. Their ‘one word’ for the year: resilience.
Our son graduated elementary school today (6th grade) and in lieu of an indoor event the school organized a drive thru parade with a GLOW theme. So we started attaching glowy balloons, glow sticks etc to my car. No final picture but here’s an in-progress shot.
Oh hey, just got a shipping notice: my new model AppleTV 4K will be delivered tomorrow. Can’t wait to try out the new remote. 👍🏼
It is so great to see and hear fans at Premier League games! And the players are really responding!⚽️
NB I need to clean my screen
These kushi oysters were so damn good!
First time eating in at our favorite sushi place in over a year. We all loved it.
I had to run a few errands this morning. Post yesterday’s updated mask guidance from the CDC I could see people were unsure what to do. Some still wore masks, half without, and some carried a mask but then pocketed when they saw some others weren’t masked.
I love a good Manhattan. Sadly mine are generally rather poor. But I tried a different vermouth today and the result was good. Not great but at least good. I shall persevere!
¾ - our daughter got her second Pfizer dose today so that’s 3 out of 4 done. Now the wait for our 12 year old to qualify. A year ago I never would have imagined we’d be able to get safe and effective vaccines so quickly. 🙏
This end up ???
I normally use my AirPods Pro for music. Today I wore them at the coffee shop while I watched a video a person recorded with basic gear from the streets of Japan. I normally just use my iPad speakers. I was shocked at the difference, mainly traffic sounds. I actually had to pause the video twice because it seemed like heavy trucks were driving by the shop. Instead it was from this simple video.
Cortado + seltzer at a local coffee shop.
I’m so glad to be able to do this again. No masks in sight today.
Lovely sky. Taking a break after spreading some top soil.
Chemtrails and a Chinook. Oh no!!!
Note: I don’t believe in chemtrails.
Welp the teenager has a moderate concussion with 2-3 weeks of recovery time. Spent some time today working with the school to relax their rules a bit so she can better self manage how she is doing during classes. E.g. loud places are no bueno.🧠 All seems set.
Annnnnd tonight’s unplanned parental activity: reviewing concussion symptoms and which indicate a trip to the ER is required.
N.B. So far we can stay home and see a Dr tomorrow
After the rains
Current patenting delimma: Our 17 year old is interested in working this summer and after next week she’ll be fully vaccinated so we’re open to it. I started working when I was 15 and it was good for me. But we’re uncertain we can find a place that would be a good experience. 🤔
I ended up buying the new AppleTV rather than just the new remote since the ethernet port on my current one is dead. It is supposed to arrive the week of May 21. Given shipping vagaries “we shall see”.
Our 6th grader’s school requested secret letters to be given on their last day in May. They suggest noting all the joyous memories we’ve had together as well as giving advice for their teenage years. I’m tearing up as I write one now… It’s a very emotional thing for me.😭
I have yet to see Apple’s App Tracking dialog. I did click a link in Safari that opened up the Twitter app which asked me if I wanted personalized ads or ‘crappy irrelevant’ ads (my paraphrasing there!). I took the crappy option which I guess prevented seeing Apple’s dialog.
I truly love unlocking my iPhone while wearing a face mask with the iOS 14.5 update and my watch. I had shortened my passcode during the virus and now I can go back to a longer one. 👍🏻
Since switching to the Magic version of the iPad Pro keyboard I’m surprised at how much I use the trackpad when I could touch the screen instead even if it requires more motion.