2004-08-11

* * * Almost everything Fred needs to build our new computers arrived this morning via FedEx. Because I am kind and wonderful (and because I WANT my new computer ASAP), I brought the boxes to him at his office. There, he and Tex will start putting them together. The last of the pieces will arrive Thursday, and voila! I’ll be spending my weekend installing all the programs I need on my brand-spankin’-new computer. Whee! Hm. Ya think I should start backing stuff up? Nah. I’ve got ages to do THAT.

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From my comments: I get the notify when you post but now I can no longer just click on the link and get your site. What is wrong with my computer? I can’t ask the company computer guy. Do you mean it’s not a clickable link – ie, you have to cut and paste it – or does something else happen when you click it? Can you get to the main page if you type in the url? If not, I’d suggest that maybe your company has installed a program to keep employees from visiting possible porn (or other “bad”) sites; otherwise, I’m clueless. Wow, your schools start early down there. Up in the Northeast, almost all schools start right after Labor Day. When does the school year end down there. The school year ends toward the end of May here – I think May 20th was the last day of school this year. I would much prefer to have the school year end a little later, and start a bit closer to Labor Day, but no one asks ME. A yellow case? Where in the world did he find a yellow case?!!? Here! Look, it’s clear on the side! Fancy, no? New Computers! Soooo does this mean the old one’s go up on the giveaway page 😉 Heh. Uh, NO. We’re giving one to his parents if they want it, and donating the other to an area school. Just how big is this school? And how many buses are there? I swear we had three minutes to get to class in high school, and there couldn’t have been more than maybe 5-6 buses. Maybe I’m not remembering it right, though, since I went to school when Home Economics was called Home Economics. (What do they call Shop? Wood Dynamics?) It’s BIG. They just added on to it because as big as it already was, it wasn’t big ENOUGH. 1489 kids are enrolled in the high school – it’s the only high school in Madison. I’m not sure how many buses there are, but when I was driving around the school yesterday I saw four buses parked, and another two or three headed toward the school. I have no idea what they call shop these days – I’ll have to look in the spud’s course catalog! In the UK kids have 6 weeks summer holidays. How long do they have in US? Just being nosey… I just went and counted, and apparently she had 10 weeks off for summer vacation! …you’ve probably mentioned this before, but I was curious as to what kind of camera you used to take all the cats’ pictures. They look so good! Our “main” camera – the one we use the most – is a Sony Cybershot DSC-V1 (5.0 megapixels!) Our old camera, the one that I carry around in my purse in case a photo opportunity comes up, is a Sony Cybershot DSC-P50.
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An illustration of why one of Spanky’s nicknames is “Gomer”. ]]>

11 thoughts on “2004-08-11”

  2. I think shop is called “Engineering” now. Chris takes it and in fact, it is the only thing he gets “A’s” in. He built us an Adarondak(sp) chair and it is pretty cool.
    Hey! When are you going to come see US? Huh? When?

  4. You know, here in Hell, the school bus costs money, so most of the kids the spud’s age end up getting restricted drivers licenses. Add in the 70,000 college students, and you have a city where the majority of drivers are under 21. DON’T COME BITCHING TO ME ABOUT TRAFFIC.

  5. I’m getting a new computer in a few months…..and I’m sure since Fred is building one for you it will be the greatest(because.. well..You Are The Greatest!). So what all did he get for yours?

  9. Could the Spud have her own cell phone? Just in case? Even though the bus thing is all figured out…
    Nice pic of Spanky. :o)
    I clicked on Squirrel’s link to “Human Descent” and was frightened/fascinated/amused/freaked-out. Very disturbing photos! Yet, kind of cool, too.

  10. That computer case is too cute for words!
    When I was growing up in the Northeast, we had 10 weeks for summer vacation (unless all the snow days got used up – then it was 9 weeks), and we also had one more week of vacation during the year than kids seem to have here in Ohio – we had a week off in February and a week off in April, but here they just get the one week in April. (I think their summer vacation is longer, though – mid-May to late August).

  11. At least the school is now in Madison! When I went there (way back in the 60s) there was no High School and we had to travel 20 miles via two different busses to get to school! At Sparkman High School (which is still there . . I checked). It was either that or go to one of the High Schools in Huntsville and pay tuition.

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