I received a literal shot in the arm. Apparently, I was due for a pneumonia vaccine booster. It also took four tries for my veins to stand still enough for them to draw blood. The results have already been posted to MyChart and were better than I expected, but we will see what my new doctor (he is my seventh doctor in the seven plus years that I have lived here) will have to say about them.
A year ago, I wrote a post expressing my concerns about the speed of our Internet provider. Now, a year later, I have great high-speed internet--with interruptions. My conversations with the StarLink tech ended with two main pieces of advice and a lot of frustration on my part.
One surprise is that they recommend not using a surge protector, but to have an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) as generic surge protectors can apparently cause some power-flow fluctuations that can affect the StarLink router's communications with its dish. I don't think that is the main issue, but it was, as I said, a surprise. Additionally, Freddy's doesn't carry any type of UPS, so it might be a bit before I get one.
The main piece of advice is that they want me to move the dish to a "better"--preferably, a higher--location. While this is partly due to the mild obstruction from some of the trees that I left standing, it is also to get me a better vantage on the horizon. Apparently, the horizon is one of my main obstructions--this is likely due to us living in a bit of a valley which is also why we cannot use SpitSpots or ASC's FiWi. I left a message with the company that worked on our roof earlier this year.
We also re-watched The Holiday, a cute holiday-based rom-com that Janelle and I enjoy. I was quite surprised to see Kathryn Hahn (who also was in WandaVision as Agatha Harkness and in Glass Onion which we watched last night) and John Krasinski (of The Office and Jack Ryan fame) playing bit characters in the movie's opening. It's not a great movie, but it's cute with some nice heart. Also, it thankfully isn't Love, Actually.
A year ago, I wrote a post expressing my concerns about the speed of our Internet provider. Now, a year later, I have great high-speed internet--with interruptions. My conversations with the StarLink tech ended with two main pieces of advice and a lot of frustration on my part.
One surprise is that they recommend not using a surge protector, but to have an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) as generic surge protectors can apparently cause some power-flow fluctuations that can affect the StarLink router's communications with its dish. I don't think that is the main issue, but it was, as I said, a surprise. Additionally, Freddy's doesn't carry any type of UPS, so it might be a bit before I get one.
The main piece of advice is that they want me to move the dish to a "better"--preferably, a higher--location. While this is partly due to the mild obstruction from some of the trees that I left standing, it is also to get me a better vantage on the horizon. Apparently, the horizon is one of my main obstructions--this is likely due to us living in a bit of a valley which is also why we cannot use SpitSpots or ASC's FiWi. I left a message with the company that worked on our roof earlier this year.
We also re-watched The Holiday, a cute holiday-based rom-com that Janelle and I enjoy. I was quite surprised to see Kathryn Hahn (who also was in WandaVision as Agatha Harkness and in Glass Onion which we watched last night) and John Krasinski (of The Office and Jack Ryan fame) playing bit characters in the movie's opening. It's not a great movie, but it's cute with some nice heart. Also, it thankfully isn't Love, Actually.
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