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csberryJD has possession of Harry Potter first. I actually went to the theater today during JD's class to catch up with her by seeing HP:OotP earlier today. She's in the kitchen with the book propped up on the counter while she fixes some eggplant parmigiana with some of the bounty from our garden.
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We made the switch to satellite on Thursday. Comcast fucked with us one time too many. They hit us where it counts...they moved Noggin (commercial-free, 90% educational, shows for preschoolers) from basic to the digital package. While there are some great shows elsewhere (Peep on TLC w/ Joan Cusack and Curious George on PBS w/ William H Macy are the exceptions for the mind-sucking crap that dominates the other "children" channels.
I'm not happy about losing use of at least one of my two Tivos. The Series 2 is probably going to be given to someone that wants it. It's wouldn't be "free" in that the recipient would have to subscribe to Tivo for programming. The Series 1 (with the lifetime membership attached) is going into Monkey's bedroom/JD's office and I'm going to see if I can get it to work nicely with the satellite receiver. The Tivo didn't always get along with the digital boxes we had in Dallas so there's a chance I may be getting rid of both. I think either my parents or my brother are at the top of the list before going to friends since the in-laws also made the switch to Dish with us (fil wanted more HD choices). I'll keep any interested parties here updated if either or both become available.
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Took the boys to see a model airplane show down at the RC airfield by the old airport this morning. We saw about 20 quarter-scale airplanes. There were folks from TN and GA that I saw with a good variety of designs - bi- and tri-planes, experimental designs, and detailed replicas. The gusty winds caused some problems. One plane hit a gust of headwind while trying to land. It suddenly stopped still, wobbled, and nosed-down the last 10 feet to the ground. One wheel broke off and bounced away. While the boys had a snack picnic in the back of the in-law's pickup, four planes swirled around above and around us.
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We made the switch to satellite on Thursday. Comcast fucked with us one time too many. They hit us where it counts...they moved Noggin (commercial-free, 90% educational, shows for preschoolers) from basic to the digital package. While there are some great shows elsewhere (Peep on TLC w/ Joan Cusack and Curious George on PBS w/ William H Macy are the exceptions for the mind-sucking crap that dominates the other "children" channels.
I'm not happy about losing use of at least one of my two Tivos. The Series 2 is probably going to be given to someone that wants it. It's wouldn't be "free" in that the recipient would have to subscribe to Tivo for programming. The Series 1 (with the lifetime membership attached) is going into Monkey's bedroom/JD's office and I'm going to see if I can get it to work nicely with the satellite receiver. The Tivo didn't always get along with the digital boxes we had in Dallas so there's a chance I may be getting rid of both. I think either my parents or my brother are at the top of the list before going to friends since the in-laws also made the switch to Dish with us (fil wanted more HD choices). I'll keep any interested parties here updated if either or both become available.
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Took the boys to see a model airplane show down at the RC airfield by the old airport this morning. We saw about 20 quarter-scale airplanes. There were folks from TN and GA that I saw with a good variety of designs - bi- and tri-planes, experimental designs, and detailed replicas. The gusty winds caused some problems. One plane hit a gust of headwind while trying to land. It suddenly stopped still, wobbled, and nosed-down the last 10 feet to the ground. One wheel broke off and bounced away. While the boys had a snack picnic in the back of the in-law's pickup, four planes swirled around above and around us.
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