Another year, another post

I've always wondered about my ability to keep a blog. I've been busy as hell at work and I'm totally empty by the time I get home. Plus, truth to tell, I really don't have that much to say. My life is full of tasks but not much excitement. I want to change that.

I got a nifty new laptop. I've been coveting one to replace my old desktop for ages, but just didn't want to spend the money. Well, I'm not getting any younger and Costco has a special on a 17" HP with the extended keyboard - my dream machine. We picked it up yesterday afternoon and then went to a friend's house for dinner so I was only able to fire it up and play a few games last night when we got home.

This morning I started setting up my "easy to install" wireless router at 9:00. I finally ended up calling the Netgear help line at 1:30 and got it up and running. The problem was not entirely my fault since we had to change some of the settings to get it to work. Entirely annoying! Plus the help desk assistant wouldn't let me off the line until I filled out the "voluntary" satisfaction survey. Sheesh.

Next we had to go to a neighborhood meeting of our anti-rezoning group. We toured the site where the car dealership is trying to get approval to buy three houses and put a parking lot in the backyards. In reality, they want to pave our little piece of paradise and put in a parking lot. It was 40 degrees with 30 mph winds and bitter cold. But, standing out there, we affirmed our resolve to fight the developer and City Hall on this. I've had a few deja vu moments with this "protest". It brings me back to the days when I was protesting Vietnam. One big difference is that this time I'm not burning my bra!

Anyway, I finally have a chance to sit down and play with my new toy. Maybe now I will update more frequently. We shall see.