Daily Update, October 22, 2023

    Today was Sunday, so I called Uber, and a driver came and took me to church. They're back to being further away, so I had time to do a little of my exercises while I waited. {smile}

   He got me there when they had just started. I struggled with paying attention at first. I think it's a symptom of missing Val so much. I did mention losing him when they called for celebrations and such. Not that I can celebrate his death, but another woman gave thanks for the life of a cat they'd lost, so I figured I could too. It was a nice service, I thought. We had music again, which I did enjoy. {smile}

   At lunch, one lady hugged me, and told me about losing her cat last year, and how she still misses them. It helped to know I'm not alone in mourning a pet. It really did. Then she invited me to sit with her for lunch, which I did. I enjoyed talking with her, and the others at the table. {smile}

   Ed asked if I had a ride and took me home when I said I didn't. He took another woman home first, but I liked the ride. {smile}

   I ate dinner with Mom and read to her before that. I started with scripture and thoughts about it, then continued with some more from her niece's long family Christmas letter from 2022. Then I read her the back cover, showing her both front and back covers, and sharing the first few pages of _1950's Fashion in Pictures_. Then I read her a few poems and a story from 365 Bedtime Stories and Rhymes. I finished with “The Kangaroos,” the 22^nd of October's story from _366 Stories for Bedtime_. Boomerang, a young kangaroo, was always up to tricks. When Mrs. Platypus couldn't find her eggs, Boomerang's mother found Boomerang practicing juggling with them. When she scolded him, he just bounded off. Then his mother me Mrs. Koala who told him how Boomerang had scared her baby so much by jumping up and down and making faces that they had to go home. Mrs. Kangaroo went home and complained to Mr. Kangaroo that they'd lose all their friends because scolding their son and telling him to behave didn't work. Mr. Kangaroo though hard. He called his son and told him he'd have a boxing lesson early every morning. Boomerang was delighted and used up all his extra energy boxing.

   I did my arm swinging exercises while waiting for Uber to take me to church. Then I started my exercises much earlier than I usually start my exercises in the evening. So, I was able to do all the regular ones. I did my walking exercises, my arm resistance exercises, my standing arm weight training exercises, leg exercises, sitting arm weight training exercises, and head exercises. So, I actually got everything done, but I don't want to have to start that early every day to do that. Then I did my salsa dancing warmup and was very relieved that my phone didn't try to turn off when I left it for a while like it does when I'm watching commercials to get website-only cash on one of my comic host websites. After a break, I did my less structured salsa dancing set.

   I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming after I came home. There, I quickly found Pierogies... I've been calling him Perogies. I don't remember that first I, but it was there today. Anyway, he just wanted to talk. He had to leave early because of an early morning the next day. We talked a long time, and even watched a couple of trailers for a series he's getting interested in. Then we said goodnight, and he did leave earlier than usual. Next, I tried to talk to Meroa. They were willing to team but were working on some paperwork first. That took longer than I expected, but eventually they were ready. I invited qworty, too and we did a mission together. Then I didn't have time for a regular mission, but I thought I had time for a hunt that was available. We started the hunt... and my internet cut out.

   I did all I usually do to get it back, and nothing happened. I checked the equipment, and the modem didn't have any lights, when it should have three. I fiddled with it and couldn't get anything. Then I got our nurse. He unplugged and replugged everything plugged into the modem, but nothing changed. I tried calling the cable company, but stopped part way in when I realized how late it was, and broke to read to Mom. After reading to Mom, I looked for a number the cable company wanted. I didn't find it, so I called anyway, and answered their questions until I got a tech. He had me unplug stuff and checked stuff on his end. He said I needed a new modem. He said he could send the equipment, or a tech. I wanted a tech. I'm sure the tech will plug in everything correctly. I'm not quite so sure I would on my own. However, I asked how long it would take. He said the tech should come tomorrow, after noon, and they would call first. I was happily surprised they'd work so fast. Part of me can't help wising they'd come right over, but it was night already, and Sunday night at that. I'll take after noon Monday. I figure as long as he fixes it before early evening, it will be less than 24 hours. That's pretty good service, really. {Smile}

   However, I had a whole evening without internet. I caught up on what I had open and could open with one web novel. I also broke to talk to our nurse several times, until he complained that he couldn't be my replacement for the internet. He suggested I call someone. When I said it was too late, he said it was too late for him, too. So, I worked on my salsa dancing, started writing this up, and read a few chapters of the free-to-read web novel I'm also reading. I'll have to save this to post and share when I get my internet back. {smile}

P.S. I should say I didn't have most of my social internet. Websites were working fine, but not email, the chat server, or City of Heroes.