Low Tech/No Tech

 So the Brands Mart fellows showed up early today, and installed the new garage fridge -- the most low tech model Whirlpool sells. It's black and the old style freezer on top/fridge on bottom. They took out the electronic heavy free Kitchenaid, which cost 3 times the replacement, although I got it for free. The installer smiled and said, in accented English: "This one better -- last 10-20 years. No Chinese electronics -- just American machinery."

Of course, as he drove away, I realized that with Wifey's new decree of no more large parties, we really don't NEED a garage fridge/freezer, but I still like having one. You never know. The last one served well during my Leche Dave days, when my thin but prodigious milk producing daughter would freeze her "human milk," as DEI insisted it be called, and I would store it for grateful recipients. I still have a ticket fixed for free offer in Doral if the need arises...thanks to the happy Dad of one of D1's "clients." 

On the other end of our domestic tech spectrum, our UVerse has been dodgy for the last few days -- goes off for most of the day, and comes back on in the evening. I figured it was due to all the construction we're having -- including the new road and roundabout behind our house, and the "conversion" from FPL -- the religious sounding term for the fact they're burying the electric lines.

But after a comically long hold, Wifey got through and the tech ran some tests -- and they're sending a tech tomorrow -- our gateway is indeed "ancient" and there are probably cable issues outside. Hopefully we get back our usual service -- I DO use my desktops a lot, and I really dig my Sonos, which relies on our internet to work. Everything relies on the internet.

I got an invite to attend the jersey unveiling of the FC Naples jersey in a few weeks. D1 and Joey are going -- turning the trip into a nice staycation. We're not going, but I requested an XXL jersey, and then realized if you  would have told me I would EVER wear a soccer jersey, I'd have said you were daft. Hmmm...dodgy and daft -- must be some England in the air tonight.

So tomorrow all we have to do is host our ATT tech, and I plan to get in more walking in the beautiful late Fall weather. Sunday we're hosting Kenny and Joelle and their boy Nathan, who's on sabbatical from the working world for a bit. Smart young man.

It occurred to me that from the time I was in junior high school, I NEVER went more than a few weeks without school and/or working, until recently, when age and the stock market has given me freedom of time.

I wish I had taken a "gap year," but it wasn't in the deck I was dealt. I went from college to law school and by law school was with Wifey, and we bought a house together BEFORE we married, and it had something called a mortgage and insurance, and then came the Ds, and there was really never a time to take a lengthy time off.

I SO appreciate that now, but imagine if I could do it when I was younger and dumber. That's well passed by now.

So I'll be satisfied with working internet and TV tomorrow. And maybe chilling some beer in the new garage fridge...