Technical difficulties. My phone can't unlock my chromebook because it can't be found, setting right on its keyboard. And on my phone I can't reply at all--some unknown error code, even after closing and re-opening. I did not re-boot; prolly the cure.
But what I came here to say is that winter is late, by a week or two. The weatherman tells me we've had the warmest November in 20 years, and to expect more of the same through December. Who knows, it might be the year without winter. Those snowbirds who overheat at 80* are going to be very unhappy.