Allow me to recap.
First, I found a dead snake on my car’s rear view mirror. I have no idea how it got there but either 1. someone thought it’d be an interesting prank, 2. some prey bird was flying and dropped it, 3. some other third thing. I can’t rule out #1, but #2 seems more likely. The snake seemed “freshly dead”, and so we removed it and put it back in the greenbelt to either feed some other critter or the soil. Either way, there’s nothing that gives you a bit of a startle like seeing a snake draped across your rear view mirror… not a typical place for them.
Second, went to The Apple Store to buy Daughter her iPod Touch. She has been working hard and saving her money for it for geez… many moons, so many I’ve lost count. She finally got enough money and has been hounding me to take her, so I had a couple of hours and did so. She actually didn’t have quite enough once we factored in AppleCare and a case, but I was planning to pay for those anyways (she actually did account for tax). What makes me proud is her ethic. She worked hard, she took on babysitting jobs, she didn’t give into temptation to buy other things just to satisfy that urge to “get something”. She made her goal, she stayed focused on it, and she made it happen. It was a long term goal, and to a kid, many many months of work and waiting is an eternity… I know it was really hard for her to do this, but damn if I’m not proud of her. This is the sort of ethic that will carry her far in life.
Of course now, I don’t expect to ever see her out of her room. She’s got a couple of friends and family members that also have iPod Touches… and I know there will be FaceTime sessions. 🙂
Third, I have put Oldest in charge of the TV researching. I think that will be good for him. Some research work, having to learn about the technology, having to present it all to me, and the pressure that if we get a crappy TV it’s all on him. 😉 I think it’ll be a good project for him, something to grow on, something to expand his horizons in a few ways, and it helps the family out. We’ll see what happens, and hopefully he’ll follow through.
Fourth, there is no fourth thing… yet.
Stuff From Hsoi 
Fourth thing….
How about I give you all a free night’s stay in my clear glass motel? 😀
I’m in the market for a TV as well and have pretty much decided on what I’m getting and believe it or not the best place is either Wal-Mart or Sam’s.
Suggest he look at the Vizio flat panels. They have cool tech in addition to the screen tech. Apps – yeah everything has apps now. Wireless and wired internet built in. The remote is cool, it is bluetooth and has a slide out keyboard.
Almost every review of the ones I’m looking at have been positive, and the 1 not positive was followed by a comment about them coming out and fixing it. And those comments were on the older version any way.
I’m getting either the M550SV or the XVT553SV.
Ron
Vizio? I’ve seen a lot of them out there…. who actually makes them?
no idea who makes them, but in general they’re a reliably decent brand. My in-laws have one, and if we were to buy a 2nd tv now it’d likely be one (my local Sams has a LED (30″ in I think) for a better than average price).