Well it turned out DH read the sign at the bottom of the street wrong and it was not the next door neighbor's house but one further up the street. We all walked up there, including DH, DS and dog. Tip to self: Don't take DH with me next time. What a pill he was, "we don't need that, we are suppose to be saving money not spending it" etc. DS and the dog were more fun and we met a lot of the neighbors we hadn't seen in awhile. We all live on 2-5 acres so don't see each other much. And it turned out to be estate sale because the very old man (90 YO maybe) who lived there had a stroke and was going to a nursing home. He pretty much kept to himself and only met him once maybe in 22 years. The wife was nice but she died 5 or more years ago. I wanted to buy some of her watercolors of the yacht harbor but that was when DH started going on and on about money, and where would we hang it, blah, blah blah. Most all of the good stuff was gone by the time we got there in the afternoon except for the watercolors. It was kind of sad too to see someone's life laid out for everyone to pick through. Clare

Kara, holy cow!!! What a beautiful plant! I can't blame you for favoring this one. I wish I had one in my front yard. You must admire it every time you walk by. It is simply amazing...Thanks for taking that pic for us... Nancy, not sure which one I would keep either!! Lol. So many favorites but if forced, we would all have to pic one( Stupidlazydog...You crack me up lol I would have a hard time especially if I had the room to grow more like you to..You have some gems there and I love seeing you post them. Thanks Gabby, quite interesting..Does it grow slowly? What a great color on that. I am almost in love with anything that grows black leaves, like the 'black prince'. What a nice dark color on that one. Josue, wow, what a huge Aloe..I'll bet you could squeeze juice out of those leaves..Very big. Maria, did I ever tell you how badly I want one? Yup. I keep admiring your plant there. You must look at it every day and treasure that one. Love that one. Mike

Gradually, all devices are switching to USB-C with PD (power-delivery). Most modern cell phones already do this. Apple announced that they'll switch away from their proprietary connectors. And laptop manufactures have also joined this trend. This is great -- except it means that all those USB wall outlets are obsolete. Yes, you can buy USB-A to USB-C adapter cables. But they'll just end up charging devices in trickle mode, if even that. I might reconsider if I could find a proper USB-C/PD capable wall outlet. But for now, I feel that USB wall outlets are already obsolete when doing a remodel.

Is there a womens clinic near you that accepts your insurance? My pregnant DD goes to the womens clinic and I see women of all ages there. They are a full service provider-from OB's to GYN's to family practice, but I like that it's focus on womens health issues. When I retire and we change insurance I'll probably go there, even tho I'm well past menopause and I had a total hysterectomy 10 years ago. I like the idea of specialized care for me. My current provider is under an HMO so I get reminders about annual mammograms, but since I had my hysterectomy no one has ever mentioned a pelvic exam. I was told that since I had no cervix a pap smear was not necessary. But my late MIL had what turned out to be uterine cancer that had metastacized into her abdominal muscles after her hysterectomy. Apparently she had uterine cancer-undiagnosed-when she had her surgery due to fibroids. The cells then turned into a sarcoma that necessitated her having to have her bladder and colon removed! It eventually metasacized and killed her, but I feel like if she'd gone in for annual pelvic exams it would have been caught early one. In any event, I'd probably lean toward a GYN, especially since you have endo and you are not yet in menopause. A decent GYN can handle your other basic health issues.