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Writing To You From Miami
I guess the photo above explains why I love Miami. I took it with my iPhone. The sun was setting tonight through two buildings across Biscayne Bay on Brickell, downtown Miami.
While I have lived in this condo on Miami Beach for 15 years, I find it absolutely weird that this is now my only home. I wanted to see sky and water outside my window on a permanent basis. For the last 40 years, I looked at brick. I never really saw much sky but I really didn’t need it because I was a true New Yorker. The sounds of sirens from ambulances, police cars, and fire trucks were music to my ears. I loved every minute of it. I never thought it was too loud or an interference.
I am lucky in the sense that I can truly appreciate both places. Before I left NYC for Miami, people asked me if I was afraid of Zika, the rising tides, and the waste washing up on the beaches.
Today, I spoke to some die-hard New Yorkers who now say I got out just in time because of the recent bombings. I quickly reminded them that I lived through the Son of Sam roaming NYC streets, I was at my work desk on 12th Street and Fifth Avenue when the Weathermen blew up a townhouse a block away, and personally witnessed crowds of people, covered head-to-toe, in white powder as they walked uptown after the Twin Towers came tumbling down.
I never once thought that Manhattan was not the place for me. I loved every minute of it and still do. We are not safe anywhere, anymore. I never thought a seaside area like Nice, France would ever come under attack like it did this summer. It’s such an innocent-looking place.
We just have to pray for peace wherever we are these days. I thank my lucky stars that I am living in the days of the Internet. There is no question that it has brought on a lot of evil, but it has certainly allowed us all to be connected in ways our parents and grandparents would have loved to experience.
It certainly has given me the ability to be upwardly mobile and appreciate the goodness every place has to offer.
The Jet Blue Seating Disaster
In all my years flying, I have never seen such mass confusion when it came time to making sure that all passengers were in their proper seats aboard an aircraft that was about to take off. The best computer software program in the world couldn’t solve the debacle I witnessed yesterday. If it could, why wasn’t Jet Blue using it?
The story I am about to tell you happened yesterday on our Jet Blue flight from JFK to Ft. Lauderdale airport. Eliot and I usually take American Airlines to Miami out of La Guardia because they fly directly. We were on a Jet Blue flight because it was the same airline we used earlier in the day for our flight from Martha’s Vineyard to JFK. We didn’t want to change airlines.
We were in Martha’s Vineyard for a wedding. Jet Blue is one of two airlines that fly in and out of the Vineyard. The other airline is called Cape Air, but their aircraft are so small many folks call them, Cape Fear.
The Jet Blue flight from the Vineyard to JFK, a big 33 minutes, was uneventful. We had a two-hour layover before we boarded the second Jet Blue flight. We got to the gate with an hour to spare. We were surprised to see they were already boarding.
We should have known something was wrong. They never told us but they changed aircraft and all the seats and their corresponding numbers were not configured the same way. Instead of a computer software program trying to figure out where everyone belonged, we had a Jet Blue female official, in stiletto heels and a fashionista outfit, switching people around right on the aircraft itself with a pad and pencil. This process took 90 minutes. Passengers didn’t want to switch seats because their luggage was stored in the overhead right above them.
The Jet Blue official didn’t want anyone moving their luggage because that would take more time in this crazy process. The passengers revolted. They were not moving without their luggage. Conversations turned into heated discussions. The passengers wanted Jet Blue to let everyone just sit wherever they could find seats so we could take off.
That would have been too easy. The Jet Blue lady had to speak to each passenger in order to determine where she wanted them to sit. I guess Jet Blue needed to do this for legal reasons. It was so obnoxious. Passengers were yelling at the Jet Blue staff. It was very disconcerting.
I’m not a great flyer, so having a disturbance like this just completely unnerved me. I just can’t believe that there isn’t a computer software program that could have solved this seating mishap in a few minutes. Eliot said this reorganization should have taken place before they allowed us to board the aircraft. This was insane.
We got home two hours late. We were safe and sound. I guess that’s all that really matters. By the way, Jet Blue gave all of the passengers $25 for the inconvenience.
It’s A Sign
Just How Dry Are You ?
We all witnessed what happened to Hillary Clinton this week when she became dehydrated. It wasn’t fun to watch, but it was a reminder to all of us (seniors) that we must drink an adequate amount of water, regularly, especially if we are not feeling well or are exerting ourselves.
The trouble is that most of us are clueless about how dry we are. Not anymore. I just found out that the LVL Hydration Monitor will tell you just how dehydrated you really are.
The video is so important to watch.
The product is on Kickstarter. It’s a good bet, so think about contributing. It just started and reached goal in a few days. You can still get one for $99. It will sell for $199 after the crowd funding campaign.
The LVL Hydration Monitor campaign says, “The device measures your hydration levels in real time, including sweat rates to show what you’re losing. It then combines that data with your heart rate from the built in sensors, your activity level and calculated caloric expenditure during both rest and activity to make hydration and refueling recommendations. It even adds in mood, sleep and performance analytics, suggesting how much you need to drink to optimize all three.”
The inventor created the LVL Hydration Monitor after suffering a stroke. Read more about what happened to him and the development of this device here.
Good luck!
iOS 10 update On Your IPhone
You probably haven’t received the alert yet, but the iOS 10 update is waiting for you in settings on your iPhone. Apple will probably announce it soon, but you can get a jump start on one of the most aggressive updates ever. The improvements are amazing.
Once you download the iOS, the lists of upgrades will appear on your iPhone. I quickly took a photo of them so I could share them with you. The iOS 10 update takes about 40 minutes to download, so leave yourself plenty of time.
Enjoy reading all the benefits.
Homeless In Manhattan
The Hudson Hotel
Eliot and I have been living at the Hudson Hotel in NYC for a week ever since we sold the Co-Op we resided in for 40 years. We love hotel living. It’s kind of preparing us for assisted living. We have every convenience you can think of in our room and we have the option of going downstairs to eat.
Our 450 square foot roo
Dining room and bar combo.
The lobby
The best part is that friends come by to take us out, bring us to the best restaurants, and reminisce about the old days. We have lots of laughs, complain about politics, and compare illnesses. They bring us back home, drop us at the front door, and text us later to make sure everyone is safe and sound.
We arrive back at our room to see the shades pulled down for the night, the bed covers pulled back for our comfort, and the slippers and robes strategically placed in case we are just too tired to stand up.
If we didn’t see fashionistas in the lobby, tattooed gents in the elevator, and couples making out in the bar, we would have thought this was our last stop.
The children took us to Sleep No More
Here we are without the masks
Bonnie took us out for a beautiful streak dinner and a terrific show, Cagney.
Steve and Williams took us for delicious mediterrean dinner and drinks.
Brian and Kent took us to Joe Allen’s
Howard, our real estate broker (and the man who made it all happen) and Shane, celebrated closing the deal at Le Bibloquet.
Your Unauthorized Naked Photos
DigiDame presents….
Lying On The Beach, a podcast with Steve Greenberg and Lois Whitman.
We wonder how you would feel if someone took a naked picture of you in a gym locker room and then posted it on social media without your permission?
Playboy magazine’s 2015 “Playmate of the Year, Dani Mathers, recently got a lot of heat (and possible jail time) after posting an image of a naked 72 year old woman getting undressed with the rude caption: “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.”
Steve and Lois discuss if any of us are safe anymore in a trigger-snapping, digital photo world. Click here to hear the podcast
One More Time
There was a glitch in the distribution of DigiDame yesterday so I am reposting the same copy.
Soma Smart Home Shades
I always wanted automated window shades. We have a lot of floor-to-ceiling windows in our Miami condo. I thought it would be great to have them all open and close at the same time. The only problem is that it usually costs thousands of dollars to automate window coverings.
Not anymore. I came across Soma Smart Home Shades on Indiegogo, the crowdfunding site. I contacted the inventors on a new business quest, and at the same time, arranged a special price for DigiDame readers. Click here. The deal ends September 30th.
As we get older, it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to have a device that deals with the shades.
Smart Shades work with almost any type of blinds. The battery can be recharged with solar panels. The video explains how the whole things work.
Users will be able to control multiple windows using the companion mobile app. They can create daily or weekly schedules to automate each room.
Let me know if you make a purchase. We can compare notes on how we operate our shades.
Thank you
Soma Smart Home Shades
I always wanted automated window shades. We have a lot of floor-to-ceiling windows in our Miami condo. I thought it would be great to have them all open and close at the same time. The only problem is that it usually costs thousands of dollars to automate window coverings.
Not anymore. I came across Soma Smart Home Shades on Indiegogo, the crowdfunding site. I contacted the inventors on a new business quest, and at the same time, arranged a special price for DigiDame readers. Click here. The deal ends September 30th.
As we get older, it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to have a device that deals with the shades.
Smart Shades work with almost any type of blinds. The battery can be recharged with solar panels. The video explains how the whole things work.
Users will be able to control multiple windows using the companion mobile app. They can create daily or weekly schedules to automate each room.
Let me know if you make a purchase. We can compare notes on how we operate our shades.
