Martin home news

Here's a post to let you know a couple of things.  First, the HP Envy is a computer model with a LOT of problems, and two of them are going to cause a trip to Best Buy in about 2 hours for fixing.  One, their connectivity chip is a real loser, and I'm having it switched out with an Intel chip.  Second, the fans are prone to failure, and only having the Fan Control free app force it to blow at the right speed is keeping the temps down where they should be.  So thanks a whole lot, HP, for making computers like Detroit makes cars.  As a result, I will be down, time unknown, after this post.

Second, because another round of sinus miseries sapped my will to be creative, I haven't done a lot of posting.  Therefore, you haven't heard about our latest family member...

Laurie got herself a leopard gecko.  Officially, we don't know if it's a he or she, so Laurie hasn't picked out a name.  I call him Squirrel.  He's a baby, likes being petted, munches crickets, and generally lives in his fake stump along with whatever cricklets he hasn't consumed yet.   (No lie; the crickets will walk right up to him; after eating one this morning, he was apparently full and when the cricket TOUCHED NOSES with him, he just turned his head.

In other news, I am mostly better, but overwork Tuesday led to Wednesday in bed, but I'm good now, and it's Laurie's turn to deal with the bug. So now- after the fourth time I've had to stop and re-type to re-establish connection, I wish you good times and good health, till we get back!