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Trying to reason with a stupid person is like trying to play chess with a pigeon that shits all over the board and then walks away acting like it's won. I read this somewhere and it stuck. Because it's true.

Strawberries, corned beef, rice I lost my roaming connection again. After I shut my android phone off to take out the battery and sim card for a while and put them back again (which is one of the suggestions to fix roaming), the roaming was still shot. But then... it connected to WiFi OK but there was no internet. THE FIX: I went into settings and saw that the time and date were wrong so, I manually corrected them. Internet over WiFi came on instantly. Problem solved. Still no roaming though. But that could be on the network's side because Globe said my roaming is currently active. I think I need to upgrade my phone too.

Bedner 's Fresh Marke t and Pumpkin Fair Sunny, windy and cool. Nice Saturday at Bedner's Pumpkin Fair. I got gluten-free choco chip cookies. Pictures I took at the pumpkin rows are blurry. I have a bad sunburn.

Tuna flakes, avocado, egg, vienna sausage, rice, coffee The hurricane shutters are still up. There's no natural light coming inside. Dilim.

It was windy outside We started preparing for Hurricane Matthew on Wednesday. It was expected to hit us Thursday evening. It came in the wee hours Friday. I heard the wind howling outside. Thank goodness it passed quickly.

Dune Deck's Mimosa Cafe Corned beef hash plate and a mimosa for Sunday's brunch at Dune Deck's. So good. I like that they have fresh fruit too. Yum... Two of us shared this plate. I would not have finished it all by myself. Half of this was just right for me, I ate like a king which is what I like to do for breakfast. That night, we had dinner at another house and everything was delicious. I usually eat small portions at night but it could not be helped, I was so full when we left.

The powerchair after just 2 months One black plastic cap over a front wheel is lost, seat is squeaking, motor is tick-tick-ticking... Phew. It's been gate-checked at airports 4 times (airline staff here in the US are so used to it that it's great traveling now), strapped inside wheelchair-accessible cab (once) and shuttles (twice), wheeled through some small streets (even brick so it hurt my head because my chair does not have shock absorbers), disassembled to fit in an SUV full of groceries, wheeled through sand (tried to but failed - I got stuck and had to be pushed back to the cemented walkway - terrifying), through grass (never again - dirty and uneven ground), through wet ground (ick), drizzle of rain (ack - this is an electric wheelchair, you know)... What else? Point is, I can't keep it pristine, clean and all in one piece. At this point, I'm happy it's still working and I'm free to move around by myself - yipee!