Other participants: Kerry
Some things that made me smile this week: Lance singing along with Madonna at 7:30 am on a weekday.
Something i struggled with this week: My powerbook won’t connect to the internet. It connects to the wireless network just fine, but won’t connect to the internet. Diagnostic tools don’t think there is anything wrong. And every time i’ve been in a technical mood (which is a small minority of the time), it’s been a bad time as lance has things going on and i can’t, say, restart the cable modem.
Something tasty i ate this week: Chicken & Dumplings for Easter dinner. Wow, i will be adding that to my recipes collection.
Something i learned this week: How to cook steak in the oven – my sister-in-law is always teaching me neat tricks from the kitchen (and providing good recipes; see above).
Something from the bridge table: XYZ discussions have come up lately. There are two main treatments. 1) 2C-2D-2N and a direct 2N are both invitational, and going through 2C shows a card in partner’s minor. To get out in clubs, bid 3C directly. 2) All invitational bids go through 2C, and all 3-level bids are slammish. To get out in clubs, bid 2N directly. I prefer #2.
Some things i am doing towards my goals:No direct progress – lots of things i am working on. Bridge, Toastmasters, JSL, research on Israel, looking for photography classes, looking for home improvement workshops, thinking about landscaping…
Something i am reading: Banewreaker, by Jacqueline Carey
Something happening around the house: Impromptu bridge night at our house yesterday, laundry. Since starting these Somethings, i’ve learned that laundry on Sunday and random bridge parties on the weekends are pretty common for us!
Something i am thinking: Should we get another dog or not? My brother and his wife have a new puppy that we met yesterday. She is extremely cute. It has made us think more about a second dog. Dogs are a lot of work though…
Something i am hoping: That i can figure out what is wrong with my powerbook. Or, if i can’t, that i can find a sweet deal on a new one and that i have no trouble transferring my data (photos, mostly!) from one laptop to the next.
Something i am looking forward to next week: We don’t have a lot of things scheduled this week, so it should be a good time for me to catch up on blogging and laundry.
Something captured: This is my brother’s puppy, Lola, who has inspired the urge for a second dog. They had us over for Easter dinner, and we had so much fun playing with the dogs. I’ll put up some additional pictures when my brother shares the Easter pictures on Facebook.
