Puzzle Update

 It's been a month of frequently bending over this table and trying to find the "piece" to fit.  This puzzle is slowly being solved.  Whew!  Can't wait to try an easier one!

Amazing

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/health/superspreader-covid-boston-biotech-conference/index.html

Photography of Birds

http://www.xavibou.com

I believe you might find this photography calming.  

You're Old if.......

 https://apple.news/A7SXC7LqjStGSTmofK9Y_CQ

A Moment of Calm

 

Funny!!!!

https://twitter.com/shannbil/status/1333060945514438656?s=21

Techie Covid Information

 https://apple.news/A5ZU-h3jVQDayqJ8Z4jCmpQ

Covid for the Young

 https://apple.news/AKNXMJxiSS3We3mbBimxxSg

This Vaccine is Different

https://tinyurl.com/yxcvzloe

Today's Post from boredpanda.com - Collections

Bored Panda - 

 

From The Daily Independent

https://www.yourvalley.net/stories/1665-covid-19-cases-in-apache-junction-gold-canyon-queen-valley,201559

New Puzzle

Here’s our new puzzle.  Yikes!

How Big is Your Bubble?

 Considerations with Covid-19

https://tinyurl.com/y4u23kk9

High Speed Home Internet

 Finally 5g is coming to the home.  This is the real reason I'm looking forward to the new service.  See the following article regarding the t-mobile product.  If you live near a t-mobile tower, this might work for you!

https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-21-t-mobile-home-internet-trial-lte-5g-sprint-merger.html

Orange Man

 Sometimes news is funny.  Just read this in News Break, the Gold Canyon edition.

Paris Traffic Yesterday

 https://tinyurl.com/y5n9h864

 

 

Almost Covid Mask

We've tried quite a few masks - most wouldn't stop a germ if it had to!

I've concluded that a reusable mask with a filter pocket is the way to go.  I recently found this mask at a reasonable price.  The mask alone is pretty poor, but when adding the 5-layer filter, I hope it's effectiveness is good.  The good things about this mask is that it fits me, the nose part stays in place, and it has filter pocket accessible from both ends.  These were ordered from https://www.reusablefc.com/

Amazon is a good place for large quantities of the filters - we change them daily.

 

What a Puzzle!

We found this puzzle online and ordered the 100 piece version from Amazon.  It is laser cut wood with no indication of where the pieces might go - except for a faint wood grain.  Trying to find that first piece was a challenge.  After working on it for four days - on and off - successful!  We're trying it again, but this time we've rotated it 180 degrees.  It now seems harder!  It's called a DevilPuzzle and is very well made.  There are other versions out there.  We may be forced to try the even harder version.

The things we do in isolation!!

You Could Have Been in Southern Alberta Yesterday!

Thanks to Wayne Headrick for sharing this facebook photo of South of Millarville. Almost a foot of hail.  I remember a hail storm when Donna & I toured with our Gold Wing - it was painful, but nothing like this!

 

Excercise?

An article online recently indicated that spending 20 minutes twice a day in the shown configuration is good for the body.  Here's Donna demonstrating the "exercise".  It took her a while to figure out how to get into the pose, but once she's there, she becomes very quiet.  I know she is finished when I (comfortably sitting in the recliner) hear moans and groans from the bedroom.  She claims she feels much better when finished.

Big Changes at Apple

Yesterday Apple revealed the major changes for the upcoming software for all their products!  The internet is alive with discussions about the event.  Start by going to apple.com to read all about it.

Apple is starting to look more like what Android has been doing for many years.

Wildlife Walk

We took a nice long walk the other day and ran into some wildlife.  It appears to be a small coyote? since it was unleashed.  We did see a scrawny coyote a few days back - he/she found a duck at one of the ponds.

That particular walk was a big one for us.  It gets hot very early.

Some AZ Fire Info

Even though you may not use Twitter, you can go to this link for a satellite view of the three big fires currently in Arizona.  Quite a GIF

https://twitter.com/i/status/1273236264980971520

A couple of photos of the Bush Fire from Twitter.

Good to See a Large Family of Quail

Here's Photo of Big Horn Fire just outside Tucson in the Catalina Hills/Mountains

Let's All Try to Grow One of These

https://bit.ly/2X3HeN3

Additions to the Park

The Park has placed, at least, three new models.  We can't visualize how this one will work --

Cody, Wyoming

Another Great Thing from Canada

https://youtu.be/8u2sZ-zti7s

These Are Succulents?

Ever seen some of these plants?  Very strange and beautiful.

 https://tinyurl.com/ya8mlrmz

Vima This Morning

Yesterday I showed you a new app I'm using - Vima.  I used it again on our morning walk.  Today we walked ALMOST every street - trying not to walk a street more than once.  We did not walk Oregon Trail, the new cul-de-sac near the tennis courts, or that STEEP hill behind us up Illinois.  We did the rest and evidently that's a little over three miles.  You'll notice an aberration part way down Illinois where the map then draws a straight line over to New Mexico.  That seems to be the place we stopped and I adjusted the brightness on the phone.  Evidently this causes a pause in the program OR I touched "pause" inadvertently.  I discovered the program was paused (and then pressed "resume") as we started around New Mexico (the other end of the straight line).  Consequently, I don't know if the program included the time and distance of that straight line, but I suspect it did.

I think it's a great little program.

Catching Up with Some New Posts

It's been several days since an update to the blog, but I've gathered several links that might interest you.  But first a nice photograph suitable for a desktop pix.

I think it is quite nice.  Enjoy on your computer.

AZFamily.com (Channels 3 and 5) has a nice app and can let you pick your location for "local" news as well as national.  I check it at least once a day.

 

 Have you ever heard of the game called Frosthaven?  Me either, but it seems to be VERY popular.

https://www.cnet.com/news/how-frosthaven-raised-12-9-million-and-became-the-biggest-game-in-kickstarter-history/

 100 Things to do while self-isolating

 https://tinyurl.com/yxypyp63

I found a walking app that works well with my iphone.  I tried it this morning (had an operator error at the beginning of the walk, but corrected the error while on Arizona - time is correct, but distance is a about a half mile short).  I did put the phone asleep at the walk's beginning, so it looks like the actual track is off.  I'll try a different approach tomorrow

It's called Vima. I like it!

I use a reddit app to browse photos - some of which are outstanding.  Here's one.

 

 Another beautiful picture taken by accident.

https://tinyurl.com/ybouk6r7

 

Social Distancing

The Flowers Have Begun

Built for Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

Look What Happens in LA When Cars are Gone!

The skies weren't this clear when I started flying to LA in 1973!!!

Covid

I know you're probably getting tired of reading about Covid-19, but here's a story that puts a more scientific approach to that "6-foot separation" requirement.

https://tinyurl.com/y9wf9bf2

You Have to Improvise .... Sometimes

Geese Are Going Crazy!

Here' where one of them that ended up near us!  Coyotes??  Another just landed on the roof of the next PM over.

Lots of Babies

5 GHz Wi-Fi Isn’t Always Better Than 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

5 GHz is fast, but .....

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AirPlay?

Do you use an iPhone?  Did you know that you could transmit what you're watching on the iPhone to your TV?  With many recent TVs that is possible - and easy.  Read this article - https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-use-airplay-to-mirror-your-iphone-ipad-or-mac-screen-to-a-tv/

Corona Virus

Click for some very good information regarding the life expectancy of the virus when exposed to various things.

 https://tinyurl.com/wcgc9pk

The RVs Remaining on British Columbia

Best Canadian Whiskey!?!

Bartenders Tell Us The Best Canadian Whisky To Drink This Winter

https://uproxx.com/life/best-canadian-whisky-for-winter/

I suppose these would also be nice in the Summer. 

Password Security

FBI recommends passphrases over password complexity | ZDNet
 
https://flip.it/qZ6IVB

Check Out Wyze Security Products.

This Wyze Starter Kit Is the Easiest Way to Begin Your Smart Home Adventure – Review Geek

https://www.reviewgeek.com/35472/this-wyze-starter-kit-is-the-easiest-way-to-begin-your-smart-home-adventure/

I use their inexpensive security camera - only $19!.  Well worth the price.  They have couple of new products about to be shipped - a digital watch and digital scales.

A Detailed Updating Covid Graph

http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/

Not Too Happy About Being Born

Sending Videos with iMessage

https://tinyurl.com/trl9cft

Moon - Up Close

https://tinyurl.com/u7wepg2

Watch Out! The Hamsteers are Here!

Dog Solves a Problem

https://tinyurl.com/t3trrbx

Microsoft Edge Setting You Should Change

https://tinyurl.com/tbz299g

This "painting" is Unique

https://tinyurl.com/wl8lb5s

Reset Your Computer for a Happier Life

https://tinyurl.com/qrtgot7

It May Take Some Time to Get the Stimulus Check

https://tinyurl.com/u59ebj6

How the Coronavirus Spread

https://tinyurl.com/tauolcw

Impressive!

Wasn't sure which blog should used for this post, so picked the one more people see.

This is the most impressive "craft" I've seen in a while.

https://tinyurl.com/v59954v

The Coronavirus Called America’s Bluff

https://tinyurl.com/sme6dnk

You Can Virtually Tour These 500+ Museums and Galleries From Your Couch

https://tinyurl.com/t44wzjk

Covid-19

I've texted a friend in Italy regarding their shutdown.  She is very frightened.  People are dying.  She is alone.  Her father lives in Northern Italy.  He is 80 years old.  The hospitals have no beds.  Medical personnel are getting sick.  They do not have enough ventilators.  Soon she will be without a job (she works in the gift shop of a Basilica).  She faces a great unknown.

Here is an applicable article to the problem we face.

 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/dont-catch-coronavirus-9-practical-tips-to-limit-your-risk-without-cutting-yourself-off-from-the-world/

Zolve - One of the Best Apps

https://tinyurl.com/s8kmdns

Guide to Securing Your Windows 10

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/6-steps-to-secure-your-windows-10-machine-because-security-defaults-arent-enough/?ftag=CAD1acfa04&bhid=28761505023926114008311898121671&mid=12718232

Secure Windows 10

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/6-steps-to-secure-your-windows-10-machine-because-security-defaults-arent-enough/?ftag=CAD1acfa04&bhid=28761505023926114008311898121671&mid=12718232

Water Heater Odor

I've mentioned this remedy before, but it's worth another look.  Several park residents return to the winter season after a summer of minimal water heater usage, only to find that rotten egg smell.

This document suggest ways to remove that odor.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/15KtfIjXcjba-YZQmvukwFp0J8u7M13Oh/view?usp=sharing

Africa's Locust Problem

I remember grasshoppers (locust) made good fish bait.  And they were fun to catch.  But I never remember anything like what's happening in Africa there days!

Unique Password Generator

I was about to place this posting only in my tech blog  (oldcomputergeek.com), but thought it might be useful here.

There have been more internet posts lately about password security.  New thinking indicates a long phrase (something you can remember) of non-related words might offer the best defense of password hacking.  I have used this concept when creating my most important passwords.

Here is a site that will generate passwords based upon user input of a phrase format.  I suggest you revise your email passwords to follow something like this.  It is better than using initials and birthdates!

https://xkpasswd.net/s/

For All You Meat Eaters

https://www.lifesavvy.com/16336/5-surprising-ways-to-eat-spam/