Wednesday 05/28/2025
Joined Joanne and 5 other people — Martha, Susan, Eva, Joanne the lesser and Erika — for a group walk. Just a short one, a quick drive down to Byxbee park and a walk around the Baylands, 2.5 miles.
I also fooled around with the 11th floor TV, trying to prove that I could connect a computer or a phone to it. But no. The only thing that works is an old USB-to-HDMI adapter. I had just bought a nice small new adapter that I was going to leave there for people to use, but with the new adapter, nothing gets through. With the old one, it works. I think I know what is happening; it’s the same problem as with the Blu-ray disc player. When I managed to configure that player to only emit a 1080p resolution, it worked. By default it tried to go to the modern higher 4K resolution, and that doesn’t get through. Same deal with the computer; the old adapter probably constrains the signal to the lower res; the new adapter tells the computer, 4K is the way to go, and it doesn’t work. But how am I supposed to get the average person with a laptop to play along? I need to supply them with an old adapter. So I spent a lot of time trying to find a USB to HDMI adapter that does not support 4K resolution. I found a couple and ordered them.
At 3 we held our monthly AV meeting and I told the gang that I would like to step down as chair. I’ll still do events but I want to off-load the administrative part. I had printed up a nice detailed job description which I distributed, and also sent by email to the several people who hadn’t come to the meeting. We’ll see who steps up; I have my eye on a couple of people.
I was a grouch at supper. I sat at a community table with two other people. And what I ordered really displeased me. No point in going into details; I just thought what had been served was inedible, not worth the effort of chewing it. I just silently dropped my napkin on my plate and walked out. Went and made a sandwich in my room. Hope I didn’t offend anyone with my behavior.
Came back down for a concert at 7:30: the Aurora Singers. Very large group, must have been 30 of them on the stage, local volunteers, all very enthusiastic, led by an even more enthusiastic director. Did a bunch of songs, the only one of which stuck out to me was “Count on Me” which I think I need to learn to perform.
Codgerville 