WOW, DSL IS AMAZING!

Well after almost a week on DSL, I am duly impressed. If someone tells me I have to go back to dial-up next week I swear I will just sit down and cry.

It's taken some adjusting. I've gotten so used to dial-up that I click to do something and then get up to get something, do something, whatever -- knowing that it will take 'x' number of minutes for the task to be accomplished online. Now -- wow, can't even do anything else - it's instant. WHAT A CONCEPT!

So, I've been visiting pogo.com -- relearned Canasta. So much fun. In addition I haven't had working speakers or soundboard for a year -- no need since there isn't anything I could really do with them. Now I can hear all kinds of stuff!

That brings me to youtube.com. My goodness -- that's dangerously addictive. Of course I'm so nerdy and boring that I don't look at anything of the really weird stuff I've heard is out there -- I put together a playlist of performers singing MAMBO ITALIANO. Now, does that prove my previous point about being nerdy and boring or what? But two of my favorite singers of all time are Dean Martin and Rosemary Clooney and they each have a great rendition of this songs that I just love to listen to. Since I'm not ipod ready -- it's nice having it on the computer to queue up any time I want to.

Now I've seen others link a youtube video to the blog post, but that is definately for another day. For today, I've got another post under my belt. I doubt anyone is reading them yet. But, writing is first, reading is second. Am I writing to be read -- or just to write? Don't know yet.

This blog is definately a work in progress.

A DAY OF FIRSTS!

I just sat down to write my very first blog -- right after I installed DSL for the very first time. Timing seems good, doesn't it?

I have been on the internet for a couple of decades now - back when I was afraid every time I touched the computer in fear it would explode or something -- when to move the tower you had to lock the hard drive (remember that) and flex your muscles since it was quite heavy, when compuserve and prodigy were the only choice out there, and compuserve was not easy to use -- and boy do I miss those forums. And since that time I have always been on dial up. First, because it was all there was and then, when better was available, I always lived too remotely to get anything I could afford.

So, today I stepped up to DSL - thanks to my sister giving me DSL for a year for my birthday. Thanks Sis!

MY GOODNESS! I don't know what I thought it would be -- but this is even faster than I hoped for.

Next is pogo.com to see how playing cribbage is on DSL -- cuz on dial-up it's just almost impossible.

I feel like a kid in the candy store!

And so begins my blogging experience. I'm sure it will be bumpy, and I'm sure I'll make some mistakes -- and of course I still have to figure out what I'm blogging about. But for today? I'm having fun!

Contact

You can contact me via email at thisthatandblog@gmail.com

About

A quick overview of ME -- 50ish year old woman living in Southern California with her husband of 25 years and a ton of dogs & cats! My day job is manager of a local THE UPS STORE and my favorite job is selling on eBay. I enjoy all things TV and internet related.

This photo is almost as bad as the one on my driver's license. But they show two of my pets -- so ignore me and look at them!

Links

Here are some of my favorite blogs:

It's not that I'm a huge Rachael Ray fan, but I do love to read Madeline's blog every day. And besides, she did my template design for me as well. And redid it when I changed my mind.

I don't even remember how I found this group of people many years ago, but I can't imagine my life without them. We learned how to sell on eBay together and we've learned from each other in so many other ways since then. And some of them are prolific bloggers:

Most of this group of people I haven't met -- but Maggie I was lucky enough to meet at an eBay Live last year. She was so much fun! She's also a member of the Sweet Adelines -- sure wish I'd been able to hear her sing when I met her.

Jayne lives in the United Kingdom with two children, one husband, some dogs, cats, chickens and a great garden. I just love to hear about her car boot sales, her Aga (never even knew what this was until Jayne) and everything else English!

Jai is a terrific artist -- in all mediums she tries. And she writes a nice blog too!

Wanda is a prolific hunter of all things bargained! Her tales of her sales are almost like being there!