A Lesson in Digital

OMG! the last couple weeks have been a nightmare. Being the last 2 people on the planet who hadn't converted to the digital world, we decided to take the plunge. Well, partly. We purchased a new HDTV. Sound the horns!!!!

Ok, for most of you this is no big deal. For us.. it's a HUGE milestone. I mean we don't even subscribe to cable! So off we went to purchase a new TV thinking we'd breeze in and out of the store, dash back home, hook the thing up and voila! Uh.. no.

We made a selection. Let's go with a 37" Samsung, 1080p, 120Hz. We're all smiles. Salesman says, "Samsung doesn't make a 37" 120Hz. Say what?! Ok, so who does? (we didn't want a TV so big that we could sit outside our house in the street and watch it. Baby steps dude.) LG makes one. Ok.. we'll take it. Well.. after 4 days of fidgeting with the darn thing we learn this isn't going to work with the equipment we want to hook-up to it. Salesman apologizes and suggests we return the LG and start over.

We did just that. So now we have a Samsung, 40" LED, 1080p, 120Hz. Can you say woo hoo?! We are in love with the picture. So crisp and clear. Who knew? And all this time while watching our old TV we kept thinking our eyesight was going. What a relief I tell ya.

So now we are *almost* all current. If and when we decide to get cable we will have the TV. In the meantime it is great for movies and the limited regular TV we watch. And with this new TV comes with a thing called a 'remote control'.. it sure beats having to get up and change channels each time. Ok, ok, ours wasn't really that old.

Now for the important stuff.. like the animals. Here's a picture of Junior. One of our last TNR (trapped/neutered/return) cats. After having cats spayed/neutered we bring them back to our house to recover them after surgery. This can take 2-3 days depending on surgery and the cat.

Junior was released back to his colony after his recovery. About a week later he showed up at our house meowing up a storm. Everyday I'd sit outside talking to him. Trying to get closer and closer until one day I was able to pet him. And now... Katie bar the door!! That is all he wants. Pet me! Pet me! Pet me! And of course he hasn't left our house since. And here he is today.. all handsome and cared for.

It's amazing what a little love and care does.

Until next time,

Hannah