The one I went to in my city was the biggest crowd I’d ever seen downtown! I hear lots of people say that these protests are useless, but I don’t think so. I felt really encouraged to see so many people, and I’m sure others did too.

This is what I installed last year after I got an open box model online for a significant discount. It was easy to set up and works great with HA.

Ok great! Best of luck and have fun.

I can’t really give you a step-by-step guide, but here’s the gist of how I did it: I have a dexcom CGM, and use the dexcom share functionality in the app to sync the CGM data to a Home Assistant plug in. From there, the blood glucose data is treated like any other sensor value in Home Assistant, so the sky is the limit.

How you could implement this for your mom would depend on what brand of CGM she can get, and the level of tech aversion or savvy she is. xDrip and Nightscout are excellent projects which would also help you make something that uses or displays CGM data, if you didn’t want to use Home Assistant.

Little devices like this are popular amongst some Diabetics for displaying their continuous glucometer data (I built something similar using an eink screen and the Dexcom home assistant integration). It’s fun to see what people use these for!

A helpful list! I think an additional point worth mentioning is that a heated blanket can keep you warm while consuming much less electricity than a space heater can.

The three drinks I’m making for my New Year’s celebrations are:

Mimosas (I like mine with pineapple juice!)

Whiskey sour. I have some orange-infused synple syrup from making candied orange peals and it’s an excellent addition to the traditional whiskey sour.

I’m not sure what the proper name is (or if there is one), but I’ve been enjoying what I’ve called a “Christmas Morning:” 2 oz each of espresso and good, non-alcoholic eggnog, 1 oz each of amaretto and congac. It’s delicious. If anyone knows if this already has a name, please tell me!

I was handed this tract once! It is so bad it’s hysterical.

Sadly, no. She is much, much better than the typical Ohio politician. Granted, the bar is in hell, so that isn’t saying much.

Has he released the files for this, yet? I just looked at the video again and it didn’t look like he had.

I do want to give it a try once he’s released them.