My father’s day gift to myself: permission to ignore each and every news report on every subject. Feels good! 🙈
Following the straight and narrow path.
Note: took this the day before I fell down a few steps. Still in recovery mode but going well.
I was carrying suitcases down our stairs and I guess I lost my balance on the last couple of steps and fell. Since my hands were full I landed square on both knees. I don’t think I broke anything which would be best since we leave in a couple of days. I sure yelped though!
This great atmospheric model from NASA (unfortunately) shows a large layer of Saharan dust headed our way. Preparing for an unhappy respiratory system in 3 2 1 now.
Whenever I glance at this photo I feel it has an impressionistic look. Unintentional but I like it.
At Georgia Aquarium
TIL: our home insurance company now offers discounts for things like smart water leak sensors and security cameras. Not huge discounts but every bit helps.
Here’s hoping this glass of red wine either a) helps me chill and think clearer or b) chill and not think at all. 🍷
I really need to stop and think through an issue. But I keep letting my mind wander off to trivialities. I could use a place of seclusion but nothing is handy at the moment. Of course I could go find one. This is one of the few activities I tend to procrastinate over 🤷♂️
Ouch! I just learned Stage Manager is only supported on M1 iPads 😔 Given the 12.9” model is over $1K Stage Manager would have to be pretty special stuff to get me to upgrade. Can’t remember any other benefit of the M1 iPad. And how long until a M2 comes out?😣
Most of my screen time is with an iPad Pro w/keyboard on my lap somewhere. But that is also my worst posture. I have the best when using sitting at my desk using my iMac. Even when I have the iPad on my desk my posture is worse/lacking. So why do I use it so much?
Overall there were were a number of improvements cited in the WWDC keynote that are really appealing to me. Enough that I’ll probably buy an M2 iMac once those are announced. But I feel Stage Manager on iPad is going to be too limited - they didn’t really show flexibility.
Pre-dawn, pre-WWDC, pre-exercise sky. Twas a lovely summer morn to take it all in.
I have wishes for WWDC but I’ve avoided all the predictions. I prefer to just take it in as a spectacle and enjoy anything they announce that appeals to me.
Most hated bit of home electronics: smoke and gas detectors. One went off today for no reason. Grabbed a ladder, disconnected it, blew on it, reinstalled it and now it is silent. Pretty much expecting it to go off again in the middle of the night. It’s only a few years old. 😖
My home IP address, assigned by my ISP, has been the same for something like 10 years. It looks like it changed today. I need to do some network housekeeping as a result else some things will be broken.
Speaking of endurance: proud of our daughter finishing high school on a high, gettting a good job she loves, registered for college classes (+1 this summer), and to me for finding a used car she loves. Also for finishing the photo challenge. 😉
What swims in the ocean but isn’t a fish?
A lot of things actually. But dolphins are one example (mammals).
The stars and stripes flying over the memorial park. Thanks to all who serve and have served for providing us our freedoms. 🇺🇸
We had a big day yesterday. After a lot of hunting we found a used car for our daughter and made the purchase. We were exalted with the purchase. Then our daughter realized she couldn’t find her purse. She had it when she drove the car home then POOF. No one of can find it🚗👜😟
The contrail made me think of a scratch on the lens of an otherwise perfect fair-weather sky.
A rather odd quote written on a bar of soap in my Japanese hotel room a few years ago
Our daughter starts college in the fall and has started a summer job so I’ve been on the hunt for a used car. I knew prices were up and availablity tricky but man is it worse than I imagined. I found 2 cars today I wanted to check out tomorrow. By dinner time they were gone…🚙
I recently scheduled a vacation at a resort near San Antonio. It is a family favorite destination and requested by both the 18 and 13 year olds. But I was shocked at the price. So much higher than in the past. 😳 💴
The desert can be a magical place. Sandia Mountain behind an isolated tree stand supported by a creek. I liked the contrast.
This Lego Technic truck was the most intricate we’ve built. Lots of remote controlled moving parts that were very fussy to install. Even so I still had fun building it with my then 10 yo son.
After graduating HS Friday our daughter registered for her college classes this fall. She also signed up for a class, taken online, this summer. Since she took a dual credit class last semester that means she’ll start the fall with 2 classes already in the books👏🏼