Finally a relaxing Saturday. I didn’t sleep in because Rudy was my alarm clock. I did use my new white noise machine last night and it was great. I had been relying on my Amazon Echo for this but if the internet goes out or Amazon just decides the white noise stops and that will cause me to immediately wake up. Now I don’t have to worry about that, only a power failure will make it stop and those well thankfully they don’t happen that often and if one does happen it will for sure wake me. Lots of alarms go off when I loose power so it’s not something I could sleep through.
I watched some TV after passing out breakfast for the cats. Finally gave in and got some breakfast myself. Checked my phone and all was quiet and calm. Eventually I wound up back in bed to take a nap. I haven’t had a nap in a week and man I’ll tell you what that was amazing. I’m sure it will mess up my sleep tonight but I know I won’t be up all night long.
Eventually towards the afternoon I got up and showered. That too felt good. Threw on some clothes and my hat & coat, went out for the mail. Got a bill from the lawn guys which perplexed me. I paid my last bill and it is rather odd to have a bill come rolling in not even two weeks later. Turns out it was a duplicate bill for the last time they were here in November. I already paid that but rather than just not paying the invoice I sent a letter and explained myself. I don’t know why every single lawn person/company that I get can’t seem to manage the accounting piece. I get overcharged, duplicate billed or billing just stops then I send in money and that really messes them up. It’s just simple accounting. I’m no rocket scientist and certainly not a super smart person but smart enough to know that I don’t pay twice for service I only got one time. If this happens to me I can only imagine that I am not alone and their other customers have similar problems. That’s why it pays to keep records, you never know when you’ll need to rely on them to help prove your case.
I went to a steakhouse for some fancy dressed up chicken. I was surprised that the place was packed at 4p. Normally the place is just starting to fill up but the holidays bring people together. I jumped in the waiting line which wasn’t that long. I sat down and noticed a little blond boy, he had to be about 5 to 7 years old. He smiled at me. I thought he wanted in the jug of peanuts next to me he had been near them just before I sat down. He said something to his mom. She explained that I was just waiting for a table. I offered to move, thinking again he wanted peanuts and she told me that he asked why I was all alone. Wow, smart kid. I could have said because my husband died but just sat there silently a little sad and touched by the remark.
After my meal back home to work on laundry and writing that letter as well as paying bills. I’ve been fending off Mora for a while. I passed out treats at the normal time. She came in and squealed I picked her up and flipped her over. Just rubbed her belly and she was purring and soaking it up like the sponge that she is. That satisfied her for a while and she left me. Now she’s back chirping again and wanting more attention. Actually, I think she wants me to go up stairs which I am headed there in short order.
Found a great deal on a refurbished iPad Air 2, a folio keyboard case and a knock off Apple Pen/Stylus. All of this was on Amazon. I really want to give in and buy it. Money isn’t the issue for me it’s that I think it will sit and I won’t get much use out of it. I thought well I could take it to the office when I go, plus it would be nice to travel with. However, at the end of the day I know that I’ve got good intentions just like when I purchased an iPad years ago. It’s sitting on the kitchen table battery dead and needing a charge. It’s super old, I did use it for a while but really wanted a laptop. However, I don’t like the small phone screen and an iPad would help with that but then it’s also more devices that I would need to charge. I am just teetering on the fence. I saw the full retail price on the iPad Air 2 and there is no way I’d pay full retail but I am not typically one who buys anything refurbished or used not that there is anything wrong with it, you can get some good deals. Hmm, what to do?
Before I close this out I got one of those texts claiming to be the post office having a package for me and unable to deliver it because the zip code was missing. These are always scams and could lead to phishing or malware. Your best defense is to block the number and delete the text. You can report it to your carrier if you’d like. I’ve seen several videos on YouTube over the past few days with the hack of the cellular networks everyone is getting pelted by these. It’s also a good idea not to use SMS Text messages to get authentication or 2FA codes so says the government, just because the cellular networks have been compromised and chances are good all of our usage is being monitored. End to End Encryption is the best but a text from a bank to your phone isn’t encrypted. If you go iPhone to iPhone or Android to Android those texts are encrypted. Nothing really seems “safe” anymore and privacy seems to be something that went out with high button shoes. Like the average person I’m just living my life and not up to anything nefarious but still there is a reasonable expectation of privacy that I think we are all entitled to.
Hope that you had a great Saturday. Christmas is only a few days away. The thought of being all alone on Christmas isn’t exactly sitting well with me but I am planning for that to be the case. Better to plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Stay warm & take care!
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