Travel
First thing I want to do is to address Jessica's comment yesterday that I might consider getting a cat. I was brought up with dogs as pets; my dad didn't like cats and my mom grew up on a farm where the cats were around the barn to catch mice, but no animal was ever brought into the house. She did relent and allowed us to have a dog in our house, so that's what I grew up with. I don't have anything against cats but would never in a million years want one for a pet. For one thing I couldn't bear to have a cat walking across my countertops. So the only pet I would ever consider would be a dog, and I've about given up on that idea.
Does anyone else notice that TV is absolutely terrible lately? I don't watch all that much, but when I do flip through the channels I find the same stuff repeated over and over. And news? Forget it. Wars everywhere and nothing but bad news that I'm sick of hearing about. I'm hoping the repeated programming is just a seasonal thing and will improve in the fall.
My TV service was scheduled to increase by $33 this month, and I called AT&T to cancel it. I spent just under an hour on the phone while the tech tried to figure out a way to keep me in the fold; they ended up not only cancelling the increase, but giving me a few dollars off the regular bill. Plus I am getting their internet service as of this evening! My Verizon MiFi contract ran out a month ago and I've been wanting to find something better. Now I will have unlimited internet so I can watch a video or YouTube if I want to without worrying about exceeding a 5GB limit a month. I think my monthly bill will be pretty close to what I'm paying for both services now, except I won't have to deal with Verizon. I won't be able to travel with internet service, but most of my extended travels involve some motel stays and internet is usually available. I've quit taking my computer along on camping trips as there is no sense being out in the woods and being distracted by a computer.
There will be just enough technology in my life so that I don't get arrested by the "Hi Tech Police" for not being connected, and just enough technology to keep NSA happy!
- The Last Straw!
More about my ATT service: I again called this morning to have my land line svc removed, but first I wanted to know what the difference would be in my bill. The reps talk in circles and never give you a straight answer, so I kept at this guy...
- Technology
I started deleting cookies from my computer last night and finished with it this morning. I'm sure I got rid of hundreds of them. I'll probably find out sooner or later that I deleted something I should have kept, and it really aggravates...
- Waiting
The AT&T installer was scheduled to be here between 11 and 1:00, and it's now 1pm. I just got a call from him saying he'd be here in about 20 minutes. But I didn't have anything else to do today, did I. So now he has been here...
- Exercising
I went to the gentle yoga class at the gym last night, and I didn't think it was all that gentle. I had a difficult time understanding what the instructor was saying - she not only had a weird voice and pronunciation, sort of swallowing her...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...
Travel
First thing I want to do is to address Jessica's comment yesterday that I might consider getting a cat. I was brought up with dogs as pets; my dad didn't like cats and my mom grew up on a farm where the cats were around the barn to catch mice, but no animal was ever brought into the house. She did relent and allowed us to have a dog in our house, so that's what I grew up with. I don't have anything against cats but would never in a million years want one for a pet. For one thing I couldn't bear to have a cat walking across my countertops. So the only pet I would ever consider would be a dog, and I've about given up on that idea.
Does anyone else notice that TV is absolutely terrible lately? I don't watch all that much, but when I do flip through the channels I find the same stuff repeated over and over. And news? Forget it. Wars everywhere and nothing but bad news that I'm sick of hearing about. I'm hoping the repeated programming is just a seasonal thing and will improve in the fall.
My TV service was scheduled to increase by $33 this month, and I called AT&T to cancel it. I spent just under an hour on the phone while the tech tried to figure out a way to keep me in the fold; they ended up not only cancelling the increase, but giving me a few dollars off the regular bill. Plus I am getting their internet service as of this evening! My Verizon MiFi contract ran out a month ago and I've been wanting to find something better. Now I will have unlimited internet so I can watch a video or YouTube if I want to without worrying about exceeding a 5GB limit a month. I think my monthly bill will be pretty close to what I'm paying for both services now, except I won't have to deal with Verizon. I won't be able to travel with internet service, but most of my extended travels involve some motel stays and internet is usually available. I've quit taking my computer along on camping trips as there is no sense being out in the woods and being distracted by a computer.
There will be just enough technology in my life so that I don't get arrested by the "Hi Tech Police" for not being connected, and just enough technology to keep NSA happy!
- The Last Straw!
More about my ATT service: I again called this morning to have my land line svc removed, but first I wanted to know what the difference would be in my bill. The reps talk in circles and never give you a straight answer, so I kept at this guy...
- Technology
I started deleting cookies from my computer last night and finished with it this morning. I'm sure I got rid of hundreds of them. I'll probably find out sooner or later that I deleted something I should have kept, and it really aggravates...
- Waiting
The AT&T installer was scheduled to be here between 11 and 1:00, and it's now 1pm. I just got a call from him saying he'd be here in about 20 minutes. But I didn't have anything else to do today, did I. So now he has been here...
- Exercising
I went to the gentle yoga class at the gym last night, and I didn't think it was all that gentle. I had a difficult time understanding what the instructor was saying - she not only had a weird voice and pronunciation, sort of swallowing her...
- Have Dinner In South Africa
Voulezvousdiner Have just launched a new special offer. ...