Today was cloudy with wind, but still mid-20s with humidity making it feel hotter. That is three days in a row in late September with summery temperatures. Even the overnight lows were warmer than usual at this time of year. This was the only day with full cloud cover, though, and rain into the evening.
The day included a fun guest lecture for a university course. I did this from my living room and not in front a a class of masked students while I wore a mask, too. The software platform used worked well. The chat feature showed up as little word bubbles to the right of the screen. It was great to see their names with their comments and responses to my questions. This is the one thing that I miss being retired -- interacting with students in a classroom setting. It was always invigorating and I loved the co-learning processes -- they taught me many things, too. <smile>
Frustrations exploded often over the past 24+ hours as the wifi connections to the house seem to be going on and off. I rebooted the system twice yesterday -- once when the phone died in mid-conversatin and once during a video chat. Today the television would not hold signal and I rebooted twice in 10 minutes. The signal held during the lecture thankfully, but left twice into the late afternoon and once into the evening. I know that I will have to contact the service provider and see what they can do from their end. This shouldn't keep happening and I've not had this occur more than once ever. I dislike the thought of being on the phone for an hour while they check the list of things that it couldn't possible be and then get to a big reboot -- at which time the phone ceases to function, so they need to call the cell which works on an external system. I have to feel strong enough to do that call or I'll just find myself getting angry, which serves no purpose in that situation. <sigh>
The inability to have technology working for me had me thinking of how much we rely on these services. Granted, we pay handsomely for the privilege <sigh>. A song lyric that fit my feelings today also speaks about some earlier communication technologies. Stay safe. Enjoy!
Satisfaction -- The Rolling Stones
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