...except when we aren't. My home wi fi setup to connect me to the outside world is down. I see myself as something of an introvert, it's true, but isolation from the people I care about would be awful.

Luckily I have connectivity via my iPad. Though it's not completely satisfactory--and certainly not a replacement for a computer--it will do in a pinch. So here I am, reduced to two-fingered typing.

This has happened once before. I use an old PC as a server. Connection to the ISP dropped, then came back. Maybe it's the hot weather affecting service. So I am hoping for another lucky break I really do not want to re-do my entire wi fi setup.

Meanwhile, dear friends, I'm poking along on this iPad, using two fingers and squinting at the small size of the letters. Instead of complaining, I will remind myself to enjoy what I do have and make contingency plans if the old server does not experience a rebirth.

Time to get ready to go to Westwood, to the VA, before it gets insanely hot. Again.