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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Well, I'm back in business. I needed to scan something into the computer so I will have a copy. The scanner had not been re-connected when I brought my computer back from the shop. Well, I had to trace the wires down and then figure out where it plugged in. I have a photo of the wiring and I should have printed it out. I had to shut down the computer so I could partially pull the computer out with it's attachment of nearly a dozen cables and wires and then almost stand on my head to see the back of the computer. The wires are a jumbled mess. I straightened out some and finally found the place to plug in the scanner. It worked very well. I scanned the things I needed and then were to look up something on the Internet. I had no connection. I waited until later thinking Comcast had a problem. A few hours later, I still could not get on the Internet or email. I saw a message that I had seen the last time I had this problem about the router. I thought, "Oh, no! I already had one dead port. I don't have any spares." Then I noticed the modem was not on. I figured I would deal with it in the morning. The room is cooler then and I'll have more light. I was able to track down the power cord to the modem and found it had become unplugged. I must have pulled it out when I was tugging on the mess of wires. I still have a telephone cable coming out of the router and the other end is not plugged into anything. I guess I'll find out what it goes to when I try to do something and get an error message.

I went to the Home Depot in Vineland yesterday and got the paint for this computer room I intended to start yesterday afternoon. I got home, walked Danny, ate my lunch and fell asleep on the sofa. I woke up hot because the sun had heated up the sunroom and I need to put on the air conditioner. I went down to the basement and found the new dehumidifier needed it's bucket emptied. It has a hose and sump pump to empty the water outside but it's not working properly. I examined the connection and it seems to be hooked up correctly. At least I don't have to carry the bucket up the steps to empty it. I just dump it into the sump pump bucket and let the pump do it's job. I'll have to work on that because it is going to be hot and humid and I may not be here to empty the bucket. Anyway, I carried the step ladder up from the basement and that's as far as I got to doing the paint job on the room. I was just too exhausted to start. I took Danny out for his afternoon walk and then got ready to go to the Toastmaster's meeting. I enjoyed the meeting. Two of the members gave speeches. Phil talked about the electronic gadgets the we have to keep up with in the 21st century. Cell phones, cameras and HDTVs that we need an engineering degree to figure out how to use them. Tula spoke about he Greek heritage and how she got her name. Tula is her nickname. She has a Greek name that was her paternal grandfather's name. She told us of how her parents met and how they came to America. Her father came here in the 1930's and her mother had to flee Greece after WWII in the mist of a civil war. It was very interesting.

I stopped at the Shop-Rite on the East side on the way home and picked up some things I needed. I wasn't familiar with the layout of the store and was looking for the fudgesicles. I head a ball bouncing and saw a store employee enjoying himself bouncing a large ball. he saw me looking at him and we both smiled. It turns out he was the store manager and when I went to check out, the lines were long and he said come over here and he had someone open the register and check me out. Sometimes a smile goes a long way.

News from the Vorlon Wife.

Posted by tedkarol at July 16, 2009 8:15 AM