Hola! It's a beautiful Thursday in DD. The earth smells fresh after yesterday's rain. Dusts are no more, and the greens look alive than ever, yay! As always, we are thanking the Heavens for such blessings! Dad was right when he said the rain would come sooner when we least expected it. And the downpour was so heavy, as if there was a storm. For the first time, we had connection issues with Starlink.

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The dish had to search for a signal, which took a while. Some 20-30 minutes and more, before it finally became stable. We find it very strange because we have not experienced anything like it in previous years, even with the destructive typhoons that passed through our region. So why now? thought I.

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Then I was reminded of the news that I read recently of Elon's Starlink's satellites [falling from orbit](https://engineerine.com/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-fell/). Do such incidents have something to do with it? Are they becoming less that our dish took that long to find one where we are? Well, that was just my thoughts running wild, lol! Anyway, the connection problem didn't bother me (unlike in the past, where I usually got annoyed, lol). Coming and going to my Mom's place every week made me discover that it is nice to disconnect from time to time, and that's what I am trying to do these days. I go *off the grid* (although not literally) for some hours. It felt freeing, and the offline time allowed me to give some attention to other things - like sleeping.😁 It's crazy that I'm becoming a sleepyhead as I age. Two or three hours of snooze time was enough for me a few years ago, now, I can barely function even with 5 hours of bed time. I'm not sure what changed because, as far as I know, the quality of my sleep is still the same. Aah, I digressed. But yes, I no longer get stressed when I get disconnected. So if I am offline, I might just be taking some beauty rest or at Mom's bedside, listening and laughing at her jokes or giving her gentle massages. Or perhaps I am just out somewhere, discovering things. But when I disappear for a long while, that's a different story. *Someone should call 911.* Because... It would be very unusual if I stayed disconnected for days. Well, unless I forgot to breathe😜 All jokes aside, have a fantastic day, frens!

--- ^{Screenshots are from the Starlink app dashboard. No copyright infringement intended. 06032025/20:50ph}

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