Wow - I haven't posted for over two months - talking about getting off track. It's easy to do when things go wrong for you one right after the other. I haven't made an exact list but I guess now is a good time to make one.
1. My wife's was in a car accident (she was OK) which was not her fault but her SUV is totalled. The SUV was almost paid off and still had a warranty. So much for not having a car payment for a year or two. We got a replacement vehicle but are essentially starting over payment wise and with a newer vehicle that costs us a lttle more per month than the previous payment. $$$
2. My first generation HDTV finally died and needed replacing. $$$
3. My cell phone fell apart and it needed replacing. $$$
4. My house in the Philippines got flooded from a storm and ruined all the furniture and appliances. $$$
5. It also affected my relatives in the Philippines and we sent them money to help out during this disaster. $$$
6. Now it only gets worse. My wife's step mother dies from a stroke. Probably from all the stress from the events that happened there.
7. I had to purchase last minute at the height of travel season tickets to the Philippines for the funeral. A ticket costs more that twice the normal rate plus travel expenses. We also helped pay some of the funeral costs. $$$
8. One of my good friends dies suddenly. We are still waiting for the autopsy report weeks later to find out exactly what happened. He was only in his forties.
9. My daugher is serving in Iraq and we are taking care of her cat. The cat quit eating and drinking. The cat was in so much pain he made a noise for each exhalation and was vomitting from the pain. I could not get into any of the local vets at all that day and had to take the cat to the Emergency Animal Hospital. The cat almost died from a blocked urinary tract. Luckily he is OK now. $$$
10. My Quadro FX3500 card on my graphic workstation started having issues in Vista due to a firmware issue. PNY sent me the latest BIOS to try as soon as I get some free time.
11. My pressure washer died and had to be replaced because my driveway seriously needed to be cleaned. $$$
12. My wife came back from the Philippines with the flu or something so I took care of her while she was ill.
That's all I can remember for now. Things can only get better at this point. I will dedicate some time to get things back on track such as this blog, my website, etc. I did get some time to design the business card pictured above. I didn't post the back since a bunch of text on the back of a business card would be a little boring to look at. Well enough for this post. I've got some ideas for speeding up tethering a camera to Lightroom.
