So last night...

[susandennis]

As the Mariners were wrapping up yet another loss, I decided to check one of my TiVo's to see if it still had a network connection. This is an old old TiVo/DVD player that has a free basic subscription so I like it to have access to the network.

I looked and not only did it not have access, it blew up on me and rebooted itself. Nice. A TiVo reboot on a good machine takes a while. A TiVo reboot on an old machine takes for.freakin.eva. But, once it was up, I could not get it connected. So I reached behind and unplugged the adapter and replugged in it. Much better.

Then my work computer lost access to the network - it is wired. So I rebooted it and rebooted the router. Then everything started losing access to either the network or the internet or both. I was going freakin' nuts. Ready to throw everything out of the window. And it was hot and it was late.

Finally, I decided to reboot the modem. The modem was stone cold. Somehow when I reached behind the TiVo, I knocked out it's electricity.

Doh.

If it's not one thing... it's another.

Now I've been to the library, the grocery, had lunch and it's back to work for me.