plan posts

I'm really happy to see that my larger eastern redbud tree has fully bloomed. Looks great. Continue reading post "Redbud first bloom"

The weather has been really nice lately, highs in the 70s. It was getting pretty chilly for a while and really fall like, but it feels like later summer again, save for all the colorful leaves. I went on a nice walk on the Tree Farm Trail today. Yesterday and Thursday I planted more bulbs, over 100.

I think the deer are eating some of my bulb plant leaves. Continue reading post "#3397"

After three and a half years tethering for my home internet, I've given in and switched to "real" home internet: T-mobile Home Internet. Yes, it is cellular just like tethering, but it should allow for a lot more monthly transfer and may have bigger and better antennas and different handling at the tower. I finally gave in because the cost made sense and I feel it will give me more freedom and ease of doing things that require data.

I spent 3-4 hours this afternoon doing yard work. I stopped when my back and joints could take no more. Continue reading post "#3082"

I only went a little over my 10GB hot spot limit for my first month on the new plan and the first without T Mobile's coronavirus related unlimited data upgrade. Continue reading post "#2959"

With T Mobile's free unlimited data upgrade ending June 30th, but no end in site for my working from home, I upgraded my plan to their "Simply Prepaid Unlimited Plus" level. Continue reading post "#2911"

I did some gardening after work today, moving some of my just-sprouting hostas from an undesirable spot beside my house air conditioner to a few other spots. Continue reading post "#2784"

I bought a new phone today, a Google Pixel 3a. Continue reading post "New phone: Pixel 3a"

Today, we got a reprieve from the rain with some rather nice weather. Continue reading post "#2321"

I went without phone / internet for about 19 hours when I attempted to upgrade my T-Mobile plan. Continue reading post "T-Mobile plan change debacle"

This last week, it has seemed to have rained more than it has for the entire previous months of the summer. Up until last Wednesday, it had been so dry that the grass has been brown and hadn't grown enough in over a month for me to need to mow it. Plants my roommate had bought were struggling even with watering.

Then the rain started with a downpour last Wednesday and has fallen at least a little every day since. A summary interesting rain related things from the week: