7/8/2018

Weekly Update 7/8/2018

Another boring week. I seem to do less all the time.

I did get out to dinner one evening with Barbara. We went downtown to the Tap House on Tuesday for the half price salads that we like so much. I hadn’t been there in a while, so that was nice.

On Wednesday, the Fourth of July, I went downtown for the DAR program at Colonial Park Cemetery that I’ve always enjoyed. This year, however, there was nothing to see. It was overcast, and rain was forecast, so it was canceled. I didn’t know that, so it was a wasted trip for me. I thought about going to one of the forts that were having special holiday events, but just didn’t. There was a small gathering at the pool in the evening, and I did that. My dish-to-share was a bag of Ruffles.

On Friday, just as I got to DH, my phone died. I could only see that I had a message when I plugged it into the port in the car, but it wouldn't work by itself. This phone is 4 years old, and I’ve been experiencing problems with the notification alerts lately. I thought I knew what the sales reps would say when I went to Verizon (they’re not called SALES reps for nothing!). So, I’m now the proud owner of a new iPhone. It has a little more memory, and a better camera, so I hope that will serve me well for my trip to KC next week. It’s another iPhone 8, so it’s not really a new toy, as it’s exactly what I had before. That’s what I like – nothing new to learn, no frustrations in the but-I-always-did-it-this-way-before category. All my contacts, apps, notes, emails, calendar entries, etc, were all transferred. The Verizon person got my car to link to the phone but wasn’t able to link my hearing aids through Bluetooth. Now – this is the amazing part to this story: I did that myself! I sat down and figured it out, and now I can adjust my aids on my phone again. It’s all good. My iPad is also ailing, but that will be a problem to face another day.

Imagine how delighted I was when I saw a red VW ‘vert parked at MP! It’s not by my building, but I guess someone else who lives here likes the car too. It’s so much like my old car - the windows don’t close completely and the mirror is broken. And then, when I was at Verizon for the new phone, a 1971 VW was in the parking lot at the Walmart with a for sale sign on it! Tempting. I drive an old lady Hyundai, but I’m always gonna love these cars!

I’ll be in Kansas City next week, so this blog will not have the usual Sunday evening update. Wait for two weeks, and I promise I will at least have a few new stories to tell instead of my usual boring summer tales.