February 5th, 2007 by Atomictumor
Ever regret a decision shortly after making it? Well, not really regret, so much, as realize that you probably backed the wrong pony?
Thats how I’m feeling now vis a vis my formerly sick son, Pigpen. He was droopy and poopy and hard to get rolling this morning, and while he didn’t have a temp, I figured he was still worn down from being sick over the weekend, so I kept him home.
He is currently playing in his Thomas tent, after smiting bad guys. Very much not sick.
But, I bought the ticket, I’ll take the ride. I’ll be home, on a Monday, logged into the office, while he fights bad guys and tries to be quiet. I’ll make the boy take a nap later on, that’ll show him…
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Hey, those upgrades never quite got made… I put them in the Quiet Room tho, and seeing as how nothing died or broke or exploded I should be able to apply em to the ‘Tumor shortly. Not that it’ll, y’know, look any different out there on your computer, so its kinda moot.
What isn’t moot is that, currently, in Oliver Springs, TN, not 20 miles to the north of my fair domicile, is an infusion of computer badassness. Got me a Athlon X2 3400, a nice new motherboard (with optical audio, for that true 5.1 experience, oooo), and something else that I don’t quite remember - Oh yeah, its a video card, a bitchin new video card, just rip rarin’ for some things to.. uh… display, or something.
Anyway, the dual core desktop’nness will be happening today, so maybe its not a bad thing that I’m home with Pigpen, eh?
February 5th, 2007 at 9:36 am
The 2.1 is pretty nice. I did it the night it came out … ’cause I’m addicted to updates (brain candy and all).
It does speed things up a bit on the user end, but it mostly makes a few improvements and security fixes for you.
Anyway, I didn’t run into any problems. Just be sure to follow the steps.
February 5th, 2007 at 11:35 am
We refer to the few and far between days that my kids get to stay home for no real reason as Mental Health Days. We all need them sometimes. Even kids.
February 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
I have no problem with an occasional mental health day, although I never got one when I was a kid. I just don’t want it to start out as a sick day and move to a mental health day; I don’t want the kid to get used to “staying home ’sick.’”