Sat Dec 14 2024

Sleep 0115 to 0515, 1200 to 1415 (6-1/4 hours)

• Christopher said Netflix is back. Started to watch a program.

Sun Dec 15 2024

Sleep 0200 to 1030 (8-1/2 hours)

• Gaming at Dave and Sophia’s. A quick 2-hour session and then we left early so that Corina could get home in time to get to sleep. Jonathan was sick and on medication so rather subdued.
• Netflix doesn’t like that I’m not in Christopher’s house. Started investigating how to set up a VPN using OpenVPN. With their cloud-based solution (3 clients or less is free) I think you can setup a Mac host to just route Internet traffic and not internal traffic that way I don’t have access to Christopher’s network.

Mon Dec 16 2024

Sleep 0400 to 0900, 1645 to 1815 (6-1/2 hours)

• Created an OpenVPN account. One problem is that when you go through the process when it wants you to confirm your email it wants you to enter a code sent in the email but the email just has a link back to web site verifying the email and then you can’t login because you didn’t set a password. Got around it by login in via Google. Then I tried to login without Goggle, say forgot password and that email has a code so you can change password correctly.
• Looking around to re-download The Levelator v3 but apparently that company also went dormant. It was released on Mac App Store and no longer available there. At best I found is someone created a DMG and uploaded it to Archive.org.

Tue Dec 17 2024

Sleep 0600 to 1200 (6 hours)

• Apple received my old iPhone yesterday and repair ticket closed. I was worried maybe the damage wasn’t bad enough to justify the replacement iPhone but I guess I won’t be charged for a new iPhone SE.
• Went to Christopher’s to get a couple docs scanned. Talked about VPN server and he has Q-NAS which he had to update to get OpenVPN working with the latest clients (which I’m using). So now I can VPN to Christopher’s server and watch Netflix.

Wed Dec 18 2024

Sleep 0300 to 0900 (6 hours)

• Dropped off FedEx mail for Stifel with our updated signatures. Got Popeyes and as long as I was there some coffee from Lucky and deposit $300.
• Teresa and I signed four checks that draw on Stifel account. I emailed Stifel so they are aware and won’t accidentally reject them but we’ll see.
• Sent email to Manor with new signature for Stifel checks that are printed by the 3rd party check printing service. Specified this is for reserve account checks and I’m sure Avid can handle individual signature pictures for each checking account.

Thu Dec 19 2024

Sleep 0145 to 0415, 0945 to 1515 (8 hours)

• Stifel needs more info from the new signer. It’s quite a form and I don’t remember filling it out myself a few years ago but I guess maybe this is a new requirement and I’m grandfathered in. Not sure the board member will agree to fill out the form and if she doesn’t not sure what to do as the other resident board member is leaving in April and then there’s one non-resident board member. But she is the other board member that does invoice approvals so it makes sense she should be a check signer.

Fri Dec 20 2024

Sleep 0330 to 0930, 1130 to 1400 (7-1/2 hours)

• Gloomhaven. Christopher, Dave W and I started new characters leaving Dave S as the veteran. Random roll I got Doomstalker which is ranged attacker, one active Doom at a time (affect one target anywhere), create traps, summon beasts. Did save the party as one of my Dooms does passive 2 points per turn to one target and we were up against four fire demons each with shield 3 or 4 but only 2 or 3 hit points.