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We need a good
grocery stores that offer “senior” shopping hours
and the kindness of a neighbor, we’ve been able to laugh!
keep the larder stocked. And, we have increased
our restaurant dining (via pick-up), to help local res-
taurants survive. Marge has made masks for us
from an online pattern, so we are “legal” (and pro-
tected) on the few occasions that we go out. Is The Quarantine Causing

We’ve also made greater use of Amazon and other
online shopping sites than in the past, purchasing You to Gain Weight?
some items that we typically would have sourced
from nearby “bricks and mortar” retailers. Second-
hand book purchases, online library services like
Hoopla, RBdigital, Flipster and Press Reader and
our Amazon Prime membership have provided a
steady source of entertainment.

How about you? What changes have your made in
your life as a result of our novel Coronavirus? Do
you see any of these as possibly permanent chang-
es or do you expect that you will drop them as soon
as you are more confident about your safety (and
those with whom you come in contact)? Please
drop me an email (president@lcace.org) to share
information, concerns, tips, questions, etc. I’ll sum-
marize your responses in our June newsletter.

To quote a famous line from the “Hill Street Blues”
TV series, “Be careful out there!”

Best,

Phil

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to introduce to your organization. Expect your first
conference to be awkward; even those accustomed
to one-on-one video calls may find it confusing. You
will most likely want to hold practice sessions, but
the effort is worthwhile as there is much to gain. TWO VIEWS ARE BETTER THAN ONE.
Replacing a face-to-face meeting with a video con-
ference means a 20-minute meeting lasts just 20
minutes, instead of 30 to drive there, 20 to meet,
and 30 to drive home, perhaps in ugly weather or
traffic.

Windows 10 Power Toys: A cheat sheet

Users are always searching for ways to make their com-

puting lives better– the Windows 10 PowerToys are
made specifically for this purpose. How to set up a second screen for your computer.

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