Day 222: Travel, Battery, Concert Tickets

Starting the day off with an airline ticket has never been my favorite way to begin the day.  Nevertheless, it needed to be done.
Southwest — $139.50
I bought a one-way ticket back home from my sister’s.  [I also purchased a one-way ticket for my mom but we put it on her credit card since she's paying her [...]

Day 199: More Electronics

Why is nothing ever simple?  And why are there times in my life when I seem to leak money from every pore?
The problem with being a gadget-hound is that new gadgets open the wallet floodgates.  It’s never a simple matter of buying a new gadget.  No.  There are always new wires, new cables, new adapters, [...]

Day 198: Groceries, Cables, & Cash

Shall I start out this post by telling you what I didn’t spend money on today?  A computer monitor.  Yup, I didn’t buy one today.  But I’ll probably have to buy one tomorrow.  During the process of setting up my new Apple Time Capsule-driven wireless network, networked printer, and remote 1TB hard-drive (how cool is [...]

Day 193: A Bushel of “Apples”

My mom and I visited the Apple store today.  Man, that was an expensive outing!  ;-)
The reason for the visit — my mom decided that she wouldn’t have room for her 2-yo PC (tower, keyboard, and 15″ LCD monitor) now that she’s moving from her own house into a bedroom in my sister’s house.  She’s [...]