Prior to dinner, yesterday's most useful activity consisted of finding a means to make it easier for Jeff to tie his shoes. Wade recommended shoes such as his, which laced with bungee shoestrings, cinched with one of those spring-loaded locking gizmos. The perfect pair were not in evidence at the 3 shops we visited, so I went with putting spring-cinch thingies on his existing shoes. There is a problem in that he can pull the plastic mechanism off and be befuddled. This will take further study, and perhaps bona fide bungee laces when he gets home.