There have been lots of doctors appointments for Danita. She started suffering from mysterious pains two weeks ago. The doctor gave her some pills. So far, the results have been somewhat less than miraculous. Bud had two doctors appointments last week. He has mohs surgery coming up on Monday. We finished up this week with a colonoscopy for Danita yesterday. Who ever knew that staying healthy is so hard? I think we’ll be enjoying our neighborhood party this evening.

I’m typing this note on my brand new Microsoft Surface Go. I thought I was more-or-less keeping up on what modern computers can do. Boy was I ever wrong. In looking at small travel computers, I learned that one can by a laptop dock that will simultaneously charge the computer (up to 45 watts), provide video for two external monitors, add 5 USB ports, plus throw in a 1 Gbps Ethernet port. The doc works on most laptops through a USB 2 or USB c port.But wait, there’s more! The laptop can send or receive video for one external monitor wirelessly. I had no idea. I won’t be buying any docks for my Go. The mission of this computer is to run Windows on a platform that is as small and portable as possible. I’m quite pleased with my selection.

In the mean time, I have some issues to work out. Danita and I use Dropbox to share files, especially about travel. Dropbox decided to limit their free plan to synching files to no more than 3 devices. We have 5 (my two computers, my phone, and Danita’s phone). We have an Office 365 subscription which gives us a huge space on Microsoft OneDrive for free, but Microsoft stores those files in the clear (not encrypted). They scan the files for nasties and Intellectual Property violations (i.e. stolen movies). We don’t have deep dark secrets, but I find that kind of creepy. Plus it would include detailed travel plans. If anybody has suggestions, let me know.

Mom has been waiting since Christmas to get her house fixed. The problem is her insurance. The insurance situation in Florida is well known, but her insurance company is supposed to be one of the worst. We might have good news. The contractor she selected cut a deal for 150 of their clients last week. Now that the deal is cut, we have to wait for the money to start flowing. It seems like genuine progress to me. Time will tell.

I’ll close this with a tip I picked up from “King Lear”, a movie on Amazon Prime with my favorite bad guy, Anthony Hopkins. “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” That’s good advice from an ancient master.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.