So, this is a round up of some of the “slice of life” items for the last week or so…

  1. Everyone’s Negative – Everyone in the family tested negative for the covids. BIL had a real bad case that required an almost week stay in the local ED. Note – the hospital was so full, he never left the ED. He’s recovering at home now. There was a silver lining to being sick. I heard The Wife tell MIL: *I will never complain about what Derek doesn’t do around the house after having to do all his chores.* Hopefully, I’ll be able to get out and get the new pistol tested in the next couple of weeks.
  2. Fuck Scammers – I got an interesting text message informing me that someone was trying to charge over $800 to Nordstroms on my card. After verifying that it was actually my bank trying to contact me and not a scam itself, I was forced to shut that card down. I am awaiting new card, and then starts the process of finding all the sites where I have auto-pay tied to the card. At least I’m not out the $800.
  3. New Ear Buds – I have been using Apple’s AirPods Pro for the last couple of years. They’re great – when they work. The working part has become less and less. Not a substantial amount of the time, but enough that I hit my frustration cap. I’m testing a set of Jabra Elites at the moment. The fit isn’t as good as the AirPods, but the sound is comparable. I’m going to give them a month or so.