I stood up in front of a room full of people and talked for a couple of minutes. A friend, one time told me that she would rather eat mud than stand up in front of a group and speak. That is usually how I feel too, but sometimes you just have something that you have to say. And if it is an opportunity to honor someone (and it was), then why not?
I bought a TV. Well, actually I took one back that I bought yesterday and exchanged it for a different one. Colleen is going to be here tomorrow to help me spiff up the place, mostly by using her expertise to rearrange what I already have. But I really wanted to get rid of the big clunky tv armoire since my living room is pretty small. Therefore, I also needed a less big and clunky tv.
So we plugged in the one I got yesterday, that took an hour and a half to buy, by the way, due to sales trainee/ older salesman combo, not that I have anything against either, it just took a while, thats all, and to continue this record breaking run-on sentence.... it sounded like the people on the screen were talking into empty tin cans. (Very annoying). So I did what I should have in the first place. I went on the afore mentioned store's website, compared, studied, selected, and printed out info before I packed the tv back in the box and took it back. The transaction took about five minutes. Whew, what a relief. The new tv has 20 watts of sound power, as apposed to 1 in the other one. Yes that's a 1, as in one. No wonder it sounded weak.
When we were first married 30 years ago, I didn't want a tv, but people kept giving them to us. "You have to have a tv!" They said. Now, sadly, I would have some major withdrawals without one.
Speaking of addictions.... I heard today that cats that live in the homes of smokers get a nicotine residue on their coats that they ingest when they clean themselves and that leads to a cigarette-butt eating habit. I never thought about that before.
2 comments:
Love your poppy for remembrance...may we never forget. Very interesting info about cats & niccotine...DH & I have debated at times about giving up the television as we seldom watch anything, being more readers and radio listeners we...but still the old box is in the living room--LOL! Happy week to you ((HUGS))
Thank you for wearing your poppy -- I think those are specific to WWII vets (Flanders Fields -- or was that WWI?) Anyway, thanks -- I'm a vet and as it was the most fun ever, I can say I was happy to serve. And thanks for the walk-thru on buying a new TV, which I will be doing sooner than I think.
Jenny
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