Finally Friday!

I woke up, happy it was finally Friday. That is, until I went to check my email. Sometime in the night, my monitor crapped out! It was all grayed out and I could not see my cursor. I tried everything, but nothing helped. I barely managed to get the Blog posted.

At work, I consulted with the Web Master. He suggested a few other things to try. At lunch, I tried his ideas. Nothing. I went up in the attic to see if there were any monitors up there (neither he nor I could remember if there were any up there). Nope!

So, I went to Office Depot to buy a replacement. I wanted a Samsung, which they had on sale and display, but none in stock! They were more than happy to order me one, but I explained I needed it NOW (my faithful readers are depending on me!) So, my only choices were between an Acer and a Viewsonic. Owning an Acer computer once, I am not impressed with them, so I bought a 19-inch widescreen (the only kind they had) Viewsonic monitor. I stuck it in the trunk and went back to work.

At home after "banging the drum," and before pulling into the garage, I got the mail. I found a package I'd been waiting for. After reading my post about making beef jerky, my nephew, Rick, contacted me offline, explaining that he often makes beef jerky in a dehydrator he has in his garage in Texas. He said the best he ever tasted was from a place by his "fish camp" (we would call it a cottage in Michigan, Mom) that is smoked with pecan wood. He said he was going there with his son, Jesse, and some of his friends for spring break and some fishing. So, he mailed me some last Saturday. Since it's been so long, I thought maybe my postman smelled it, opened it and ate it, but here it was!

I couldn't wait! I opened it up and ate a stick. OMG!!! I have to find a pecan tree and cut it down. That was fantastic!

My daughter Melissa called just after 6:00 PM and, as usual, we talked WAY too long. When we were done, it was way past time to do the things I had planned for tonight, so they got added to the ToDo list for the weekend.

But, I did take down the monitor stand (that Jake bought me years ago), my two speakers and the dead monitor and replaced it with the new one (which has speakers built inside). It gave me a LOT more space on the desk (see photos)!

If anybody wants a monitor stand or some speakers, let me know.

I warmed up some of the meatballs and pasta for dinner. I topped it with fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and wandered in to watch some TV before going to bed.