I've been trying to decide what cable modem to order to see if we can stop unplugging everything for a few minutes over and over daily, then plugging it back in to get it started working again. Talk about annoying! But no matter WHAT I find reviewed as excellent, I find buyer reviews on Amazon indicating that they might do the same darned things as our current one!
Well, given the fact that DISH is coming on Friday to upgrade everything, I went ahead and ordered a new cable modem AND a wireless router from Amazon (they get things to me in two days - love that), and I had already gotten that 1 TB external hard drive to connect to the DISH receiver to store recorded programs. Now I just have my fingers crossed hoping that the mega-bucks I spent to replace all those things is going to be worth it.
And Mark gets home TONIGHT! Yeaaa! He hates working in that onshore place over there in Galveston (see map below). His office is taken apart currently and is no longer a good place to work. They're trying to repair or replace things that have rusted or worn out so he has to move around constantly instead of sitting there doing his thing as usual. And the rig is enormous. Here's a picture of part of it.
But the good part is that instead of waiting for a boat to come pick him up at 2 or 3 AM on Wednesday morning and haul him into shore, he gets to leave right after dinner on Tuesday evening and drive straight home -- meaning he'll get home around midnight tonight. Great! Here's where they are these days:
As for me, I went over to see my regular doctor last week and she gave me some new allergy meds. But she said to take just half a pill because they're liable to make me sleepy. Well, I had heard THAT before and I had been sneezing continually, so Friday evening after I picked up the prescription I took a whole one, along with a pain pill. Good God! I went to sleep around 8 and didn't wake up until almost noon! Fed the horses and dogs, ate some breakfast . . . and went BACK to bed! Slept until after 5! Gees! But on the plus side, when I got up on Sunday morning I was ready to go to work! Cleaned out all the cabinets in my bathroom, throwing away an enormous trash bag full of meds that expired in, oh . . . say 1998 or so? Couldn't believe how much crap there was in there. That trash bag was so heavy I was barely able to drag it out to the garage and there was no way I could lift it into one of the trash cans! It's amazing how much space I actually have in all those cabinets now! And I got all my clothes (6 wash loads!) washed and folded and put away. And the kitchen cleaned. And then I went and picked up a new paint roller for Jerry at Lowes, got 3 giant bags of dog food over at PetSmart, and even stopped by Whole Foods for a few loaves of their amazing bread, and Sam's Club for things as well! Whew! Guess I need to sleep for an entire day again every once in a while!
But now I'm back at work with plenty to do. Better get to it!
And Mark gets home TONIGHT! Yeaaa! He hates working in that onshore place over there in Galveston (see map below). His office is taken apart currently and is no longer a good place to work. They're trying to repair or replace things that have rusted or worn out so he has to move around constantly instead of sitting there doing his thing as usual. And the rig is enormous. Here's a picture of part of it.
But the good part is that instead of waiting for a boat to come pick him up at 2 or 3 AM on Wednesday morning and haul him into shore, he gets to leave right after dinner on Tuesday evening and drive straight home -- meaning he'll get home around midnight tonight. Great! Here's where they are these days:
As for me, I went over to see my regular doctor last week and she gave me some new allergy meds. But she said to take just half a pill because they're liable to make me sleepy. Well, I had heard THAT before and I had been sneezing continually, so Friday evening after I picked up the prescription I took a whole one, along with a pain pill. Good God! I went to sleep around 8 and didn't wake up until almost noon! Fed the horses and dogs, ate some breakfast . . . and went BACK to bed! Slept until after 5! Gees! But on the plus side, when I got up on Sunday morning I was ready to go to work! Cleaned out all the cabinets in my bathroom, throwing away an enormous trash bag full of meds that expired in, oh . . . say 1998 or so? Couldn't believe how much crap there was in there. That trash bag was so heavy I was barely able to drag it out to the garage and there was no way I could lift it into one of the trash cans! It's amazing how much space I actually have in all those cabinets now! And I got all my clothes (6 wash loads!) washed and folded and put away. And the kitchen cleaned. And then I went and picked up a new paint roller for Jerry at Lowes, got 3 giant bags of dog food over at PetSmart, and even stopped by Whole Foods for a few loaves of their amazing bread, and Sam's Club for things as well! Whew! Guess I need to sleep for an entire day again every once in a while!
But now I'm back at work with plenty to do. Better get to it!
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