Tech and Health in 2025
- Jan. 17, 2025, 11:03 p.m.
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When he retired at 62 and then we moved here a few years ago, I decided to start fresh and dump all my old contact info (phone # and email addies). Once we knew exactly where we were going to be, I got a new phone number and new emails. I then updated my details on the appropriate sites, including Facebook. Lately, however, Facebook keeps saying that my chats aren’t up to date on Messenger and some are missing because I need to enter a special PIN number. The problem is that even though I have my current iPhone number on Facebook, it’s sending the code to my old Android! So, I guess I’m kind of stuck there. It’s not that important, though, because I don’t seem to be missing anything important in Messenger. I wonder if it’s just some kind of glitch in their system.
Anyway, I should be getting a new Android soon enough, and I’m looking forward to it. I’ve used both Android and iPhone, and Android is definitely the winner. It’s just so much easier. Many apps don’t even work on iPhones. I’ve got an awesome wallpaper app that’s totally free on my old Android, which I can use for everything except for texts and calls, but I can’t find any free wallpaper apps for iPhone. Except for phone calls and texting, I use my Android for several other things. It’s just that it’s gotten so slow because it’s old. Tom got the Google Pixel, and he’s happy with it. I will likely trade or sell the iPhone and the old Android and just have one Android that does it all.
Of course, I still have my laptop and desktop, but the desktop is getting old. I’m weird because I prefer Apple computers but Android phones. I’ll keep my Windows laptop, but I was thinking of replacing the Windows desktop with a Mac Mini like what Tom uses. The only thing that seems to be easier on Windows is window sizing. When I used to have my MacBook Air, I loved how I could tag different photos in a photo file with different colors. So, if I had a file of animal photos, I could make the cats pink and the dogs purple if I wanted to and then tag all the birds in red, etc. I can’t even do that in Windows.
I think the steroid spray really is helping because I do seem to be breathing a little easier out of my nose. I napped earlier because of the way the infection and antibiotics tire me out on top of already struggling with fatigue, and I didn’t notice any breathing issues since I don’t usually put breathing strips on for naps.
I still notice some burning down there, and there is a little part of me that’s worried about being on the wrong track. What if it really is just menopause, and what if it is simply how I am now? But then, if that was the case, why the elevated leukocytes in my pee? As Tom reminded me, I’ve only taken two doses so far. I guess it’s going to take two or three days before most of it backs off if it truly is a UTI. In an hour, I will be taking my third dose.
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