The Show That Never Ends

Welcome back to the Ol’ Lavahead Show! The repairs on the gym showers were completed last Friday. However, the final touches, whatever that might be, were supposed to be completed this afternoon. Obviously, that event never materialized for whatever lame reason. So, a hasty trip was made on the bus to the Kapi’olani facility at 4pm just to take a shower. Never mind that a rainstorm was in progress at the time.

The weather has been fairly bad for several weeks. Lots of rain, mostly moderate showers, and gusty winds. Milder weather does not appears to be on the immediate time horizon.

The iPhone 14 Pro was finally identified with its true owner credentials, not the infamous pseudonym that has been in use for decades. Of course, the timing was coincident with the “mainstream” media saturation concerning thefts of iPhones and associated passcodes. So, several days have been invested in increasing the security of the device.

Yes, sadly, the personal iPhone was previously protected with only a four-digit passcode. Yet, every personal account is now managed by the device with logins, passwords, and 2FA codes all stored and generated on-board. So, the first mitigation was to convert to a longer alphanumeric passcode. By, the way, a four-digit passcode is essentially safe. The iPhone only allows ten forced attempts before it completely disables itself. The problem, though, is when sleazy criminals are able to obtain the actual passcode by nefarious methods.

Other steps will be taken soon. FaceID will be used to complete password autofill. And, the Screen Time utility will be exploited to lock out changes to the AppleID profile. Location Services has already been re-enabled in order to effectively use the Find My utility.

On a somber note, a chance encounter ensued with Sam, one of the regular gym members who hasn’t been seen in a while. He’s been working part-time, so he goes to the gym early in the morning. He also happens to a parishioner of the same church congregation that moms was a part of. He did not join the congregation when moms was still active. However, he is acquainted with people who know moms personally. He said that he had heard that a 100+ years old member had passed on about a week ago, and he immediately thought that the person in question was moms.

There has been absolutely no communication with immediate family for over three years now. So, there’s no way to confirm if moms has passed on. However, moms is most likely the only person over 100 years old (who was an inactive member due to age) in that particular congregation. Sad to say, the belief that the person in question is moms is very high.

There will be no attempt to contact any family member or other relatives on moms’ side. No attempt will be made to search for any information in the obituaries or on the Net. If Sam confirms moms’ passing, then a quiet vigil will be observed.

Miscellany: There has been no further encounters with the Mexican buddy, Roberto, since a few days ago. He departs one-way to Texas tomorrow.