Common Sense

We spent this afternoon listening to Rush Limbaugh, Mike Huckabee, and Glen Beck. Why don't the other media people understand what these folks seem to be able to grasp easily? Where has our good morality and common sense gone? I pray that we are able to see the day that eyes are open to truth and that our nation can return to freedom and economic common sense.

Tomorrow will be 'tax time' as a few of us will gather to prepare tax returns for 2008. Fun, fun fun!!!

Where did Spring go? Winter seems to have returned to our area......brrrrrr. I was enjoying the balmy temperatures, although we sure could use a rain. Can you believe tomorrow is already MARCH? At this rate, Christmas is just around the corner!

Clear All Around

Wow! The difference in the pictures on our televisions is incredible! Even the non-HD channels are clearer. I guess the extra expense will be worth it with the quality. I don't think there is as much eye strain, either.

I'm glad I cleaned some before the installer came. However, I didn't prepare for the extensive work he had to do, and Travis had to help him clear a path to the attic through my sewing room.....heavens!! Oh well, at least it was not someone I KNOW.

Sure was hard being inside today.....the sun was shining and the temperature was pretty pleasant. I had to be content to view it from my desk. Maybe this weekend will be nice, and I can enjoy some time in my lovely yard.

Rushing Spring

Tomorrow we take our televisions to another technological level. We received new Dishnetwork 'smart cards' in the mail the other day, so today was going to be a short task of installing them in our receivers.....right? The first one (upstairs den) went smoothly. We were checking out the channels and began to talk about upgrading to HD. However, after almost an hour of punching buttons on the remote, we gave up trying to find out HOW to upgrade.

We went to the upstairs room over the garage where the other receiver has been. It hasn't been hooked up in over a year because it was causing problems with the main receiver. Thinking this might fix it, we decided to install the new card. When we turned the receiver on, it said it was not authorized.....call this number. After finally finding a real live person and going through several unsuccessful tries to get the machine to recognize its authorization, I asked the lady (a real nice lady) how to upgrade to HD. "Oh," she said, "you have to get new receivers. And the one like you have now will not get HD downstairs....that will take an additional receiver [at an additional $$ fee]. And to DVR on both of them, you will have to pay an additional monthly fee."  

Well, long story short....we will get two new receivers for the house. We will not replace the one over the garage. That will be for movies and games only.

Since they will be coming in the morning to install the new equipment, I began cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, sorting, etc. in the bedroom to make room for the new receiver. Whew!!!! I have stirred up a lot of dust. Guess this is just a head start on Spring Cleaning.