1/1/2017

1/1/2017

Welcome to the New Year.! I hope it's good for us all!

In a never-ending battle to pull myself into the 21st century, I signed up for wifi in the condo this week. I've been getting along with the meager cellular data that Verizon allots me for my phone and ipad. With the car, and it's added gadgets that can use up data at an amazing rate, I am nearing my limit. I thought about just adding GBs to that service, but for about the same amount of money, I can hook up inside my condo, share when I have guests staying with me, and have unlimited access through Comcast. I hate Comcast, but I have few options, so this is it. They installed it Saturday, and now I spent even more time on my devices, wasting time. Because the “deal” came from Comcast with an upgrade to my DVR, I now have an enhanced recorder, and an advanced remote control. I only have to speak to the remote, and it finds the program or station that I'm looking for. I also signed up for a 1-month free Netflix trial and have been watching Grace and Frankie, but I can't seem to get it on my tv; I watch on the iPad. Now I have even more confusing things for me to learn.

On New Year's Eve, I picked neighbors John and Dave up at the airport. They had spent the holidays in Connecticut with their families. Donna had invited us all to her condo for a small gathering, and it was very nice. I enjoyed visiting with some neighbors. I was home by 10:30, and didn't even look at the clock again until after midnight. I missed the change to 2017.

Other than that, I did almost nothing all week. I hope to be less boring next week, but there's not a lot on the calendar, so this may be what 2017 will be like – just continuing to struggle with technology and muddling through. And watching the Bills each week in the season only to be disappointed.