Sunday, February 26, 2006

 

I've got the fever (II)

Regular readers (if there are any) will wonder if I have a lot of disposable income, a high tolerance for debt or a sugar daddy as this is my second "feverish" post on the blog. Must be the first as I definitely don't have the 2nd or 3rd. My object of desire at the moment is a new PDA. If/when I make a purchase, it will be my 3rd such device. I had my lovely Palm IIIxe for a few years before losing it to the floor of my local Kroger. (Note: PDA's don't bounce, they crack and break in very ugly non-data-recoverable ways. Backups? Uh, yeah, I hear those are good.) I then tried the Pocket PC Dell Axim that I bought from J. I hate to say it, but I've never really "bonded" with this device. It's fine, I suppose for what it is, but when I had the IIIxe, it went everywhere. The Axim usually goes to the grocery store and a couple of other places, but it's not the "must take" item that a PDA should be.
Which brings me to....the Palm LifeDrive. Maybe. The TX is getting slightly better reviews and with a 2GB SD card, has almost as much capacity for a bit less money. I'm going to see if I can stand to wait a month or so to see if Palm releases anything interesting. Seems to be a bit of speculation that they might. Would also like to see a few more positive reviews of the LD before I go plop down a car payment on one. It would be great to have a PDA that I want to have with me on the Italy trip, but since that's in Sept., I can be patient. I *should* be patient, that is. I'm not exactly known for delaying gratification in my conspicuous consumption and a new PDA is pretty conspicuous. Looking at my camera, I'm still completely enjoying it. No new camera for a while. Phone? Same thing. (Of course, Cingular lost an opportunity to enslave me further when I recently lost a phone--I probably would have upgraded, but they didn't give me a chance...not getting any additional $$ from me for while.)
I'll probably go to Best Buy or CompUSA sometime to do a side by side compare of the LD and the TX. I haven't really tried either of them "in person", although I've been reading about them for a few days now. The LD has a built-in MP3 player, but I just found a well-reviewed one for $19. Load it and my MP3's (yes, J, I'm getting even MORE of them as I type) onto a card and I'm good on the TX.

If I'm going to eat this week, the Axim and I need to go grocery shopping. Maybe one day I'll have a new friend to accompany me.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

 

Walking the dog

For some reason, E wants to be outside, but doesn't want to take a walk. At least not with me leading. But in the house all weekend (it's been below freezing) she's been bored. Great. I'm so exciting that my dog is bored with me. She loves The Boy, but he does play with her a good deal. I, otoh, am the discplinarian. Sigh.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

 

Snow Day

Well, more like an ice day. It's 29 degrees out, there's a decent coat of ice and a little snow on everything outside, we're in and happy, but the dog is getting bored. Her yard isn't being monitored, there's nothing to do inside and she's not that concerned about the cold. TV and a computer are more than enough to entertain her Mom and Dad, but don't do a lot for her. She's spoiled.

Guess we'll go for a cold walk a little later.

Sunday, February 05, 2006

 

Yes, I'm a schmuck

Haven't updated in a while, and this really isn't an update either. For the 2 of you out there who read, I promise I'm working on something interesting. Well, interesting to me.

Dog Show yesterday was lots of fun. I do love a Bull Terrier and I got to play with a couple yesterday.

Football--yeah, there's a game on today; I'll be watching.

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