Adventures
A bitch of a switch
After Jett’s death almost 3 years ago I kept her phone on my T-Mobile account. It was used to communicate with my printer (silly), as a backup hotspot (occasionally useful) and (mainly) because I was on a 55+ discount plan that required 2 lines. But Marlene needed to change her plan and it made sense … Continue reading
A birthday weekend
No, not my birthday – Marlene’s brother, Mike, turned 69. He drove over from Fort Lauderdale to spend 4 days with his sister and me. Marlene’s friend Dottie joined in on most of the activities, too. On Thursday we dined out at Skip One 41 in South Fort Myers. Marlene called it a “hole in … Continue reading
TC2 Day 20: Madrid, Spain, to Ft Myers FL
The last day of the TC2. All that remained was getting back to Florida. Easier said than done, We checked out of the hotel and used Marlene’s credit card to pay the incidental expenses. I discovered after the fact that I could have used my stolen Visa card because I had not, as I thought, … Continue reading
TC2 Day 17: Barcelona to Madrid, Spain
This was a travel day and a very hectic one at that. It started with checking out of the hotel and, in doing so, letting the desk clerk know how unhappy we were with the new Travelodge policy to charge 1 euro for a glass of ice. I will make my unhappiness known to Expedia, … Continue reading
TC2 Day 15: Barcelona, Spain
This was a “get to know Barcelona” day. The original goal was to visit a couple of sites of interest, ending at the Sagrada Familia, the famous not-yet-finished cathedral designed by Antoni Gaudi. However, that plan had to be modified and we never got to the church. We started the morning with some much-needed nourishment … Continue reading
Dance, dance, dance
I think 2023 will be the “year of the dance,” thanks largely to Marlene. She loves to dance and goes to clubs and other music venuues three or four times per week. And then there are the festivals. In the past couple of weeks we have gone to Redbones to listen to Zydegatorz, a local … Continue reading
Re-tired
I had my first flat tire with my Corolla last week. I was on my way home to prepare for my afternoon volunteer gig driving golf cart for cancer patients at Lee Health Regional Cancer Center when my front left tire started losing air. I suspect I ran over something dropped from a flatbed that … Continue reading
St Patty’s Day in Fort Myers
I had never attended a St Patrick’s Day in Ft Myers. Until now. This year St Patrick’s Day – March 17 (and what would have been my 20th wedding anniversary with Jett) – fell on a Friday. And not just any Friday but the once-a-month Friday when Fort Myers has its MusicWalk, a celebration of … Continue reading
Xchange Applications reunion
In a previous life (or so it seems) I worked for a company called Xchange Applications. It was the job where I reached my management peak, with 15 people reporting to me. I was employed there for over 10 years and, during that time, formed some lifelong friendships. The company was acquired by another company … Continue reading
Fun with phones
I helped Marlene update her cell phone today. She bought the phone 2 months ago and we both avoided the upgrade task because we expected that it would be massively annoying. We were right. The first step was actually easy: transferring apps, contacts, call logs, etc. There is an app for that. I went pretty … Continue reading »