The Weather

" In inclement weather , the people are fey
Ten thousand year stories as the night fades away
Remembering Fingle feels not far away
The Giant will rise w/ the moon "

Stan Rogers

The skies are ???? sunny / cloudy / dark
The temperature is cool

I'm in a contemplative mood
A cousin is visiting T.O. from New Mex. plus girlfriend / live - in ?
We will meet them somewhere and knosh
His family is here and it is his birthplace

I'm thinking about family
We go to set up new wills and power of attorney
Makes you think about connections and things to come

On the news , CBC , the  topic was ' off to post - secondary ' , and how the student and parents feel.
We've never done that of course , D.I.N.K s as we are
So , haven't a clue
however , that doesn't stop you pondering ( dark and dreary - if you're a Poe fan )

Goodness , we're slipping into the maudlin here

On the tech front
I convinced M to try forwarding her regular e - mail to a newly established g - mail address. We both have i Phones
Reader will have noted my diatribes on using the ' hotspot ' for e - mails and what Mb that the baby laptop uses up.

A summary , turn on the laptop and 10 Mb is used
Using the i phones and g - mail  , 10 e - mail checks = 1.8 Mb
Thats right we could check and use g - mail 100 X for the data that is needed for 1 ' turn - on' on the laptop.
The upshot : no tablet , probably

The pros : cheaper to stay w/ the baby laptop
most tablets don't allow hook ups USB etc

The cons : luddite city here I come

Besides , while seething at the controls of the baby laptop , I hit a button and a window pops up , ' do you want high performance setting ' YES
I've seen a button for higher but never ' HP '.
The laptop responded like a trooper
Next day seemed , a mite slower but not bad
High Performance where we're you before

So, no tablet , messages via i Phone and a faster laptop

The laptop allows me to download and edit camera and video sunglasses pictures

Alright , all right - I'm cheap , get over it