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Bad Modem

June 9, 2011 // Posted in Home, Internet, Money (Tags: , , , ) |  Comments Off

So much about computers is a simple one time installation and then you can forget about it. We expect our monitors to work for years with no maintenance other than wiping down the screen once in a while. We expect the hard drive to work for years and get lazy about backing up our data, then we are devastated when the PC crashes and we lose everything.

My latest electronic tragedy was my modem. I bought the modem about 3 years ago and have a home network with 3 computers and 2 printers connected to it. I like to be able to connect to the internet from any room in the house. But yesterday the modem quit – just like THAT – and I had to deal with shelling out $60 at Sam’s Club for a new one.

And now I find out that the laptop with Windows VISTA will not get online anymore since I got the new modem. ARRRGH!

Old Photos

May 18, 2011 // Posted in Home, Life, Stuff (Tags: , , , , ) |  Comments Off

Some of the old photographs I have kept in a box in my basement ended up getting wet when I had that leak from the fireplace. I had no idea the water was running down the wall and going down into the basement. When I was looking for holiday boxes I found the puddles and freaked. I am so upset that the photos are ruined. I don’t know if they can be saved at all or not. I’m going to take them to Wolf Camera and ask them to help me.

Covered with the Bugs

May 13, 2011 // Posted in Home, Life, Nature (Tags: , , , ) |  Comments Off

So, the Cicadas really did come. They are EVERYWHERE. My dog HATES them. They start singing as soon as the sun comes up and keep on singing until it is totally dark. The noise from across the ridge is an eeire hum – it sounds like an alien spaceship hovering. Very weird.

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Baby, It’s COLD

February 9, 2011 // Posted in Home, Life (Tags: , , , ) |  Comments Off

icicles

This is something I almost never see – icicles on the house! This is cold, baby. Really cold! One reason I don’t live any farther North than here – I hate the cold.

I need SUMMER – come quick!

Sucking It Up

September 27, 2010 // Posted in Awesome, Home, Money, Stuff (Tags: , , , , ) |  Comments Off

I hate the waste and expense of paper towels. But now there is Skoy, a biodegradable cloth that dries quickly, and if you wet and nuke it regularly (it will be hot, so be careful), it won’t turn into a party place for countertop bacteria. One cloth is supposed to outlast 15 rolls rolls of paper towels and at $6 for a four-pack, it’s certainly cheaper. To find more information about this new product you can go to skoycloth.com and see for yourself how this is a wonderful idea and will certainly be gaining popularity in numerous households in the near future.