Sat Dec 06 2025

Sleep 0145 to 0845 (7 hours)

• Finished the first Symphony Lute (requires 500 points). Next one is 1250 points so maybe I'll finish before end of event on Feb 03.

Sun Dec 07 2025

Sleep 0100 to 0800 (7 hours)

• Setup my new iPad Air. Unfortunately it grabbed the iPad 5th Gen apps list and installed those apps so now I have to set up the apps manually.
• I was hoping Star Trek Fleet Command would play faster but sadly maybe too dependent on network communications. It still seems a bit slow.

Mon Dec 08 2025

Sleep 0030 to 0830, 30m nap (8-1/2 hours)

• Got a hair cut.
• Drove to mom and dad's.
• Mom will need surgery as a tendon detached (the one that raise her leg) then up to 3 months healing then another 9 months therapy.
• STFC does run a bit better on my iPad Air. I think it was slow because it was still downloading assets.
• Also Prime Video picture in picture works. PiP may have stopped working on my old iPad because of lack of RAM; though Apple TV app still did PiP fine.

Tue Dec 09 2025

Sleep 0230 to 1030.

• Since Advanced Premium Tax Credit is being reduced I'll change to Kaiser Bronze 60 HDHP HMO for 2026. It'll still be $40.66 per month with max out of pocket $7200. Covered CA has a link that goes to plan provider payment for first month payment. Was fairly easy.

Wed Dec 10 2025

Sleep 0215 to 1000 (7-3/4 hours)

• Annoying in PayPal that I have a home phone I want to delete but must add a new home phone, which has to be a valid number (it does some check). So now that I have a mobile and phone set I have to have two valid (and different) phone numbers set.
• Strange that Schwab offers to send me a text message code to my home phone when I don't have it listed in my contact info. I do have my mobile listed but it's a slight security risk if I can't delete the other phone number.

Thu Dec 11 2025

Sleep 0230 to 1000 (7-1/2 hours)

• So when I came back on Monday I set up mom's old 24" monitor. It is bigger than my MBP but I'm used to 27" resolution so even 24" feels a bit cramped (and really macOS icons and menus and such assume you have a big monitor).
• Unfortunately couldn't use my MBP as a second monitor because it doesn't quite match with the monitor so it either looks too small (which strains my eyes as I scan both monitors) or I have to use the magnified view and then the screen resolution is rather low.

Fri Dec 12 2025

Sleep 0000 to 0800 (8 hours)

• Gloomhaven - a rare loss. We were supposed to protect a golem but it went to the front line (in retrospect I could have forced it to move back) and we shielded and healed it but a sniper did 10 damage and killed it.