Indigenous Peoples Day here in the US, hopefully to eventually completely displace the appropriation by Columbus of the Americas landscape. Banks and the Post Office are closed because of Columbus, though. Must fix that so they're closed instead for Indigenous People.

I have lots of little post-it notes for myself on my computer table, they start out stuck to the bottom of one of the monitors and eventually fall off. I need some kind of a board nearby to attach them to so I won't loose track. I bet there's something around here I can set up, and it must be in easy sight to be noticed, and easy to reach.

I'm reminded by a note from the daily ZDNet email that I can turn the old TV cables through the house into ethernet (use those cables to pull new CAT 5 into place, use the kits to wire the data port.) Good timing on that reminder, because I had put off finishing the last couple of rooms on the bedroom side of the house. I have to go into the attic to do the work and for a long time it was too hot and for a long time I felt too heavy and inflexible, especially with the bum knee. October is here and the knee and the weight in good order so I might finish that today. This would help with using the Amazon Fire Stick in a couple of rooms where the WiFi seems a bit slow; they sell an ethernet adaptor they to connect the Fire stick to the data port. Or I could use a straight data cable and plug the TVs directly into the data ports and bypass the adaptor. I'll look at those two options (the cables are cheaper than the adaptors, but will the attached stick use the data port through the TV?)

What else can I do in the attic? I have some Attic Dek plastic decking that is strong but lightweight that is put down and screwed onto the joists in the attic to create a walkable surface in areas where I want to go to work. Except for a narrow aisle made of plywood through the middle of the attic, you have to step from floor truss to truss to move around up there. Facemask and safety goggles in place, this is another one-day job I could finish. (When the attic is made with trusses you can't just put a wood floor over the whole area, it's too heavy.) I already have the decking and the cables, so these are two projects that don't require any more shopping, unless I'm out of the data port thingies. I can get those at Home Depot same time I go looking for my strong vinegar.

Outside yesterday I continued the work to repot plants, start some new plants from sprigs, and in general give an inviting look to the front patio and clear out the area next to the side door. I'm about 10% into that project now.