For our excitement, we went to Essex college and watched “Jerry’s Girls”, the music of Jerry Hermon (Hello Dolly, etc.). We managed to skirt the rain all the way home.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

This was a big mistake. Our vacation will be January 8 – March 1. I’ll let you know when I’ve figured out who I can blame for this mistake.

As big of a mistake as it is, it doesn’t compare to Microsoft. I was trying to get one computer with an extended warranty. There a website that shows all my devices and the associated warranties. The help desk person had a different screen with the same information (allegedly). My screen showed computer #1 had an extended warranty, the service desk showed computer #2 had an extended warranty. Which one is correct? Here’s an idea. I can live without the extended warranty! Microsoft refunded the cost of the extended warranty and I returned the second computer. At long last, an end to a month-long issue.

JAMMM stopped at our house for a couple of days on their way to San Diego. The extreme heat and the stress that comes with moving limited our activities. The big event was a couple of hours in our neighborhood kiddie pool. That wasn’t a lot, but at times it was quite intense, Fortunately, everybody made it to San Diego in good form. There are a few pics on the web.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

Each of our children are going through major exciting times. (It’s all good.) Well I’m here to tell you we are no slouches for excitement right here at 8800. Why just today Danita went to the pool while I was on a bike ride. Add in neighborhood parties and food truck dinners with our neighbors and it’s easy to see just how exciting life is here in Columbia.

For the last month, I have been working on a new computer. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Go 4th edition. It’s 10.5″ display makes it perfect for travel. Adding an external monitor offers a nice big screen when using it at home. I received the new computer a month ago. It’s working fine, but the extended warranty I purchased was not linked to the computer. After 3 phone calls, Microsoft decided to swap it out with a new computer, this time applying the warranty to the new computer. I got the new computer, but the warranty was applied to my original computer. Now I have a month-old computer with a warranty, and an RMA to replace that same computer, and a brand new computer that doesn’t have a warranty. It’s all quite confusing. I hope I can get this settled out this week.

We’re getting serious about setting up our next trip. This one will be January 8 – May 1. It will involve ships, planes, trains, and automobiles. I don’t want to give away everything just yet, but it will include some quality time with JAMM in San Diego. Woo-hoo!

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

I already wrote about JaMM’s visit and the good news about Danita’s wrist. But there was still more this week. I am retired from my retirement. I used to support our community’s IT needs and our website. Another guy took over the IT support before we went on vacation. We got another guy to volunteer to support our website. He had a lot of experience in IT, but knew nothing about websites. That’s OK. He was a quick study. I hung up my spurs at 3:30 Thursday. Now I’m not supporting anybody for anything. Hurrah!

Tonight we joined the Chaprnka’s for a concert in Catonsville. Danita made a beautiful and tasty quiche for a picnic dinner. And it looked as good as it tasted. You can see a pic on the web. I also got a snapshot of the concert. These concerts are very well attended. More than 3/4 of the audience is out of the frame.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

Jiajia had a conference in Baltimore. Mark and the girls joined her. We had a number of adventures. Jiajia was even able to participate with us one afternoon. The pics on the web site will give you a good idea.

The other news is that Danita was finally able to see her orthopedist. She is cleared for normal activities. Hurrah!