JSS: Them Dandies-- Lightning Strike-- Cole Kmet-- Rain

JSS--  Just Some Stuff

1.  THEM DANDIES--  It's spring now.  I know because my crop of home grown dandelions are in full bloom.  I should learn how to make dandelion wine.  I could make a real lot of that stuff.

2.  LIGHTNING STRIKE--  Last night we had some bad storms come through.  At one point there was a flash of lightning and at the same moment a resounding boom.  That was close.  I'm sure I felt the shock waves downstairs in the basement where I was watching TV.  If I wasn't awake wen it hit, I was afterwards.

3.  COLE KMET--  The Bears second round pick this strange draft picking.  I just hope they give him more of a chance that they did for NIU players they picked or invited to camp.  Tight ends are the most underused players in the NFL.  They should always be the automatic go to guy when plays fall apart.  Put him in, coach.

4.  RAIN--  Okay, we had that storm last night with the lightning strike then rain off and on (mostly on) all night and now all day.  The drainage basin behind us is about one third full.  I'm sure they're looking into closing the Chain because of flooding.  (But, wait, we don't have a boat anymore so doesn't really matter.)

I really need a few dry and seasonably warm days to get yard work done.  Plus, today is cold enough and wet enough to be prime time for you-know-what.  So, I stayed inside all day, mostly hunkered over this here 'pute a-typing away with my two little fingers.

That was a Real Loud One.  --RoadBang

TOP TEN COUNTRY SONGS:  "She's Looking Better Every Beer."

Jolted into the 21st Century --Part 2

TWO COMPUTERS

For quite awhile, I had been thinking about getting a second computer. Both Liz and I are retired and on the internet quite a bit. Sometimes, we overlap, well, I should say QUITE often we overlap.

I was thinking to put one in the basement on Frances' desk. Talked to John and he said it would be no problem putting in a second personal computer downstairs. So, for another $600, we got one and are NOW a TWO COMPUTER FAMILY.


A LAPTOP

Well, while we're at it, let's go ahead and get our first laptop. I have four blogs and when we can scrape up enough money to pay for gas so we can take a trip, it is not always possible to stay in a motel that has a computer in the lobby for use. I get quite behind in my effort to post once a day to all four blogs (that would be a one a day average).

So, We Are a Little More into the 21st Century. But, Wait, There's More. --Your Child of the Mid-20th Century RoadDog

Jolted into the 21st Century

I haven't posted since Sunday, and there was a reason for it.

Apparently, the house was struck by lightning Sunday night about 10:30 pm. I was watching TV downstairs in the Margaritaville pit when I heard a strange pop sound. There was no flickering of the lights or no loss of electricity, which happens often here in our subdivision despite the fact that the wires are all underground (unfortunately, the lines coming into it are not).



NOW THE REST OF THE STORY

The next morning, I found a note from Liz that she couldn't get the computer to work and that we had no hot water. Looked at both and couldn't figure out what possibly could be wrong. Still hadn't thought about that pop, but with two major items going on the fritz at the same time, hhmmnn. There sure was a lot of lightning going on at the time of that strange pop. Could it be?

Called our 'puter guy John from Nerds on Site (how's that for the name of folks who'll fix your computer), and he came out Monday and took a look at it. The mother board was fried and he said it was most likely caused by lightning.

Aha, the culprit.

Beware of Strange "Pops" in the Night. --RoadDog