Here's a New Post

There are a number of reasons why I have not had a new blog entry for several days. We have been looking to upgrade our in-home technology for a while. Carrie has wanted a new laptop, and I have wanted to replace our 19" TV with something from the modern era. With decisions like this, we almost always move at a glacial pace. The glacier melts during the summer, and we finally make some moves. While Carrie was working in Las Vegas, I bought the new TV, after much research and trips to three Target stores. She had already ordered the new Dell, and we were waiting on delivery.

These purchases were also timed to coincide with a visit from Scott, our tech support guru from Garland. Carrie and I can often muddle through with hooking up new equipment, but what takes us two hours to figure out, Scott can do better in 20 minutes. Scott, known in some quarters as "Scootie", or merely "Uncle", also repaired a broken A/C vent in our bedroom while he was here.
Pictured below are the old and new TVs. The new one is a 32", which shames the old one, while still fitting in our small living room. We are still using rabbit ears for reception, so we have not fully moved into the 1980's yet.

Getting hours of tech help from Scott means plenty of eating out in Austin. He is a creature of habit like us, so we had old favorites like the chicken fried steak from Hyde Park Bar and Grill, and breakfast tacos at Julio's. We mixed things up by taking Scott for a burger at The Counter Cafe ( very good, but I have not seen the cute waitress there in months) and Mexican food at El Chile. El Chile has always had good food, and the hipsters who used to frequent it have moved on, so our last few visits there have been even better. Good enchiladas and chorizo quesadillas.

Sadly, we were unable to see any live music with Scott, so he'll just have to come back. I'm sure we'll have more projects to tackle soon.

Peace,

Jay