Well, it’s taken a few days here at the beach to figure out how/where to get internet access. The “DSL” advertised for this rental turned out to be a cable DSL modem with a USB cable for a wired connection. Sadly, while our laptops do connect, they can’t actually communicate with the modem.
(This is as technical as I get. All I know is that clicking on browser seems to equal error message.)
Fortunately, at least one house on this street has entered the 21st Century with a WIRELESS router. And it’s next-door. Charlie and I spent two days wandering our house with laptops in hand before we finally pinpointed the best location from which to borrow a cup of bandwidth.
(Front corner of house, in case you were wondering.)
So far we’ve ….
- Boogie boarded (Turns out, my kids are naturals. Even Abby, who technically does not swim.)
- Sunburned (Public Service Announcement on behalf of my husband, Striped-Awning Man: Spray-on sunscreen should not be applied in a stiff wind.)
- Dug holes (Seriously, it must be in the genes. I don’t know why we all enjoy that so much.)
- Watched Looney Toons (A sadly-neglected cultural experience for my children.)
- Driven in a thunderstorm (Obviously. We ARE in Florida.)
- Watched lightning over the ocean last night
- RELAXED
Hope your week is as good as ours!
13 responses so far ↓
1 Helen // Jun 30, 2009 at 10:08 am
Your kids haven’t watched Looney Tunes? No Bugs Bunny?! Well, it’s a good thing you are rectifying the situation now….I won’t have to call child protective services on you when you return home…
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2 Candy // Jun 30, 2009 at 11:19 am
You had to go to the beach to watch Looney Tunes? What’s wrong with this picture?
Actually, your picture is gorgeous. Now stop huddling in the front corner of the house and enjoy! Just give us a tweet now and again…
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3 SHERRI // Jun 30, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Ooh…ahhhh
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4 Screwed Up Texan // Jun 30, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Love the sunset! What a wonderful way to end the day.
5 Beth // Jun 30, 2009 at 3:03 pm
This reminds me of Frank and I driving around various cities with his laptop…looking for people’s unsecured connections to steal…um…I mean…borrow…usually we tried to find the public library and park as close as we could to the building…anywho…now he has a phone w/internet so it’s less of an issue.
6 @ngie // Jun 30, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Sounds divine! Soak up every drop of that Relaxing stuff.
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7 Hat Chick // Jun 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Oh I miss those sugary sand beaches.
8 Amy Warden // Jun 30, 2009 at 7:40 pm
It’s beautiful!!! Don’t worry, our girls like to watch the Disney channel when we go on vacation. We don’t have cable.
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9 faemom // Jun 30, 2009 at 11:35 pm
I think I’m jealous. Yup, I’m jealous. I love the pic, too.
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10 Evenshine // Jul 1, 2009 at 8:40 am
Ahhhhh…..instant relax. Even in a basement computer lab of a major university. Working on research.
Wait- now I have to look again.
Ahhhh….
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11 thefarmerfiles // Jul 2, 2009 at 11:47 am
God is good to paint our skies, isn’t he?
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12 Jenn Calling Home // Jul 2, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Major sigh. Missing the beach something awful! Enjoy every precious, beautiful moment.
13 Nick the Geek // Jul 3, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I got lots of pics but no sunsets during our vacation. I was driving during almost every sunset. Sounds like you are having a much better time and I think that is great.
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