It has been a long time since I've posted

It has been 2 years since I last posted. Yikes! Time flies. Still working at the same company. Had a 6 zone mini-split system put in the house in Yuba City. Talking with A/C contractors in the area, bringing the old system up to snuff would have cost more than the new mini-split. Quiet, efficient, operation is mostly covered by the solar array and keeps the house down to around 75 when the temp outside is 107. Health scare for me toward the end of 2022. Around Thanksgiving, I got bit by something, probably a spider, when I was in Yuba City. Cellulitis on the right arm set in, was a little dehydrated, and I finally went to the hospital in Sacramento. 4 days of IV Vancomycin, and 10 days of oral antibiotics at home afterward. Thought I was out of the woods, but it came back around Christmas. Another 4 days in the hospital in San Leandro. IV antibiotics, and then 2 weeks at home with a PIC line, administering antibiotic every 8 hours with the assistance of my wife. Just started playing a game called Prosperous Universe. An economic simulator of colonization and resource extraction and management that is far from fast paced. Intriguing enough to keep my interest. Just finished reading the latest series from Nathan Lowell. Looking into vanadium redox flow batteries for backup storage. Still researching.