Brian Schnabel's Head Space
Where Magick and Mind Digitally Interlace.

Manifestations, Echo Dot Headphone Connections, and Copilot plus Family Tech Talks

Wednesday, December 10, 2025: 11:17 PM: Social Interactions: The predictions I made on Saturday, December 6th have all come to fruition. Yesterday, I distinctly heard my property manager’s voice carrying up from beneath my window as he spoke with some folks from the heating company. The gas furnace in building two had gone down. I rarely hear him around, so his presence right under my bedroom window stood out; close enough to the “path crossing” I’d anticipated.

Not long after, I received emails from Goldberg Realty regarding the heating situation in Building 2 here at Newtonian Gardens Apartments. All of this happened within the 96-hour window since I’d had the vision about some kind of contact taking place.

Yesterday afternoon, during meditation, I experienced another of my favorite kinds of visions involving Dad. Yes… I kicked his ass again and, “It felt great!”

Anyhow, acting on what I gathered from the vision, I decided to return his call after showering and listening to his voicemail I found from him when I got out.

It’s worth noting that Dad originally left a voicemail when he called on Monday, but, due to a 24-hour delay (thanks to Verizon), it didn’t arrive on my phone until around dinner yesterday. I responded with a text at 6:14 PM, updating him about website traffic for his Camaro for Sale and expressing my annoyance over receiving postcards with offers to buy his house; a property I don’t even own.

Dad called again a little after seven while I was in the shower, leaving another voicemail asking me to call him back. It turned out that he needed to discuss some computer questions, specifically about Google and cloud storage. All his voicemails ever say is that he needs to talk with me about something.

Our phone conversation this time lasted about an hour and a half, mostly spent troubleshooting his computers and touching on world events. It was a relatively smooth exchange, much as the vision had suggested it would be.

In the vision, I was asked by Dad to see what was wrong with his laptop. I discovered Dad’s laptop had a dead Bluetooth adaptor and ethernet card. He wasn’t pleased, blamed me for the problem, and even tried to take my laptop to replace his.

The vision ended with me striking him with an elbow to the jaw. I came out of it feeling like I’d won again.

This kind of dream action indicates to me based on previous history that, in reality, he’d probably be easy to deal with during a pending interaction. This is usually a signal for a low-conflict exchange in future reality.

During our actual conversation, Dad mentioned he’s still having trouble with a medication; if he forgets to split his pills, his blood pressure spikes and he gets a headache. Computers in my visions can be metaphors for states of mind or psychic matters, but they can also be literal reminders about system updates about to be released (like the Windows Cumulative Update this morning and the server’s kernel update last night). “Handy, right?”

However, computers with hardware issues that don’t belong to me sometimes feel like warnings about their owner’s health. This is unfamiliar territory, but my gut tells me Dad could be at risk for a stroke on some clear, cold, sunny afternoon soon.

Maybe I’m reading too much into it, considering how much of the vision’s symbolism has already surfaced as software updates and the reasonably easy communication with Dad. The timing and weather conditions during our conversation didn’t even closely match the vision though.

When I got off the phone a bit after nine last night, I couldn’t shake the sense that he may be on the verge of a significant health event. It could be a stroke or something else entirely; or maybe I’m overanalyzing. All I can do now is wait and see.

On a lighter note, I figured out that I can connect my Bluetooth headset to my Alexa Echo Dots. The setup has to be done through the app on my phone, but once that’s done, connecting and disconnecting is as simple as a voice command. That’s a nice bit of convenience added to my day.

I’m also happy to see my nephew getting a lot out of the book I recommended about breathing. He hasn’t finished it yet, but from what he’s told me, he’s already trying out some of the techniques mentioned. It’s good to know the book referral is making a positive impact.

We had snow today, though I have no idea how much. I wasn’t interested in venturing outside, especially since the snow was mixed with rain at one point. I didn’t want to risk a run-in with a snowplow, either. So, yeah, I stayed indoors.

I’m glad I trusted my instincts about the weather yesterday; otherwise, I would have ordered pizza today instead of yesterday. That wouldn’t have been a great drive for the delivery guy now, “Would it?”

During today’s meditation, I attempted to find a symbol for intimacy. Strangely, the image of a red 18-inch Toro push mower appeared in my mind’s eye.

I used to resurrect old mowers when I lived in Vernon; a married woman (whose husband was oddly supportive of me sleeping with her if I’d actually decided I wanted to) would bring them to me from a landfill in New York State. I fixed them up and used them before selling them.

What does that have to do with intimacy? “I’m not sure!”

We never did sleep together. But I always dreamed of mowers, small ride-on-tractors and snow blowers before she even called to tell me she had another push mower for me to revive. “How intimate is that?”

Moving on now… I haven’t accomplished much work online today, but overall, the last day or so has been good. Sometimes, it’s the little affirmations and odd connections that make things feel right. As long as it all doesn’t go to my head, “I’ll be ok.”

December 11, 2025: 8:43 PM: Update: This evening’s conversation with Copilot revolved around Cloudflare’s service plans and how they fit into Brian Schnabel’s Head Space. Copilot summarized the tiers: Free, Pro, Business, and Enterprise. The Free plan offers SSL, DDoS protection, basic WAF, CDN, image optimization, AMP support, and community forums. It’s fine for hobby projects but limited.

I asked about those limitations. Copilot explained that Free lacks advanced bot mitigation, stronger uptime credits, APO for WordPress, and direct support channels. Pro adds ticket support, expanded rules, and APO. Business goes further with chat support, more rules, and higher SLA credits.

Curious about Argo Smart Routing, I learned it functions like GPS for Internet traffic, rerouting data through faster, less congested paths. It improves speed, reliability, and cache efficiency. Copilot suggested Pro plus Argo might suit Brian Schnabel’s Head Space, but I decided I’d rather build my own plugin to filter unwanted traffic. That aligns with my modular, lightweight philosophy.

When Copilot in Edge asked if I wanted help building a plugin for WordPress site traffic mitigation purposes, I clarified that I’d lean on the Microsoft 365 Copilot app for coding consistency. Copilot acknowledged that the M365 app is more stable for structured outputs, while this chat version is better for brainstorming and adapting technical findings into public facing language. “Copilot in Edge knows it’s place.”

The takeaway from our exchange is clear. Free Cloudflare is fine for hobby projects but limited. Pro adds APO, stronger rules, and ticket support. Argo Smart Routing is a paid add on that improves speed and reliability but is an extra service I don’t need given my own skillsets.

So, I’m going to be building my own plugin and using M365 Copilot for assistance with the code. I don’t mind using external services where they truly add value. But keeping control through my own plugins seems to be the better economical choice financially and site performance wise right now.

I think I’m paying enough for hosting as it is. Besides, with Microsoft 365 Premium, why shouldn’t I make M365 Copilot work for her money?

I find that using Microsoft Edge Copilot with JAWS for Windows 2026 makes life easier in some respects. Having Copilot summarize a webpage helps to cut through the meaningless noise one using a screen reader usually hears and gives me the information I want to know quickly. I can then ask it questions about the page I’m on without having to go fishing through the extraneous garbage. This way, dodging all the graphics and other layout headaches us blind people have to deal with, I get a pretty good understanding of what’s on a web page, like the one just summarized by Copilot for me, advertising Cloudflare services.

Thursday, December 11, 2025: 11:30 PM: Visions and Dreams: While making changes to categories on Brian Schnabel’s Head Space today, I realized that I had in fact gotten another offer from someone about buying my parents’ house in Delaware, writing about a vision involving a realtor in a post on Wednesday, December 3rd. I pulled the card containing the offer of a cash purchase out of my mailbox on Monday, December 8th. It’s a bit outside the usual 96-hour timeframe and could be a coincidence. But I really don’t believe in coincidences and will have to do better tracking those kinds of events.

This latest offer could have arrived on Saturday December 6th. But I don’t know that for certain because I hadn’t checked my mail during the weekend. The thing is, in the December 3rd post I had reflectively asked, “Maybe I’m about to get another offer in the mail from a realtor to sell my parent’s house in Delaware?”

So, yeah, it could have fit within the 96-hour time frame between vision first and then the actual real time event. I’m just going to have to start paying better attention if I’m to know this kind of thing for certain at all.

Of course, there’s only an 80 percent possibility of a precognitive dream or vision becoming even partially a reality. You can never take a vision or dream literally. Identifying symbols and themes has always been the name of the game for me. First impressions are extremely important, too.

Thursday, December 11, 2025: 11:57 PM: Visions and Dreams: This afternoon, I gave myself the space to meditate with a clear intention: to visualize something that would represent my goal of driving more traffic to Brian Schnabel’s Head Space. My phone was set to Do Not Disturb mode, ensuring no interruptions. The meditation lasted from 1:30 PM to 3:35 PM. I began with a Caribbean ocean wave soundtrack, letting the rhythm of the water guide me. When the track ended, I kept my headphones on, embracing the silence.

What Came Through during the session while I was in a semi-conscious state? Well… First, I saw my phone light up on the desk as if an alert had appeared, and I heard the familiar iPhone tone. Then came a slower version of my email chime.

It was so odd, almost dreamlike. “I wonder why that was?”

Finally, I slipped into a full-blown vision: I was looking at a picture of Dad while JAWS for Windows 2026 described it through Picture Smart. The voice said, “This is a picture of a man in a garage with a bottle of medication in his hand.”

The scene was vivid; the late-day light filtering through a high window, the overcast sky evident outside, ladders and tools hanging on the bare-beamed wall behind him. “Strange how I was holding the picture in my hand while lying in bed and JAWS for Windows was Describing it on my computer from across the room.”

After the session ended, a real-world check revealed my niece had called from South Dakota during the session. That explains the alert tone I heard in the first vision, even though the phone couldn’t make a sound in reality.

No email had arrived, so the slowed-down chime wasn’t tied to reality. It was just part of the altered state.

The image of Dad felt layered with meaning. Was it a warning? Was it a suggestion to avoid having a phone conversation with him on the next gray day for the sake of my own mental balance?

The mention of medication added weight, stirring unease. Why a still photo, though? Could it mean Dad will visit my site soon? That’s possible. He hasn’t been there in a while. “It’s handy knowing people’s IP addresses.”

My Takeaway from the session? The slowed-down email chime stands out. There’s no real-world explanation for it, so I’ll take it as a sign: the image I should hold as a part of my intention-setting is receiving an email or at least an email client with unread messages in the inbox. Therefore, once I’ve imagined how this picture should look, For the focused writing and posting part of the process, I’ll visualize this image.

Posting that's a little off the trolley at times... Brian is a single Newtonian Gardens Apartments resident, Self-Publishing Author, cPanel WordPress Web Host and Windows 11 powered computer tech. He’s a musician, sailor, hiker, cycler and some women would say, “Magical, too!”