Random bits

[susandennis]

Between Martha and Krispy Kreme, my stock 'portfolio' did not do very well today. I still have a few shares of Sirius which had a nice little bump today (but still not up to what I dumped the majority of my shares for...). It was a net loss for me for the day - but these days, I'm thinking tax write off instead of loss.

And, speaking of tax, Ye Olde CPA did not respond to my two emails. That's not nice. I'll give him until tomorrow and then call.

I called today to have www.trashbusters.com come haul away most of my old furniture. I think I'm going to hang onto my sofa, my table, my bed and maybe my desk - for a little bit. Sheri has promised to send me some kind of schedule by the end of today so I'll have an idea of when paint my happen, when carpet might happen, when shelves might happen. I had asked her to get rid of the old furniture but she didn't seem too interested. So I looked at 1-800-Got-Junk and while hunting for it, found Trashbusters. I liked their website better and they seemed semi-local - here and a couple of places in Canada. The woman I spoke to on the phone this morning was definitely Canadian. And a very nice one, too.

They are coming Saturday at 9. And then instead of having to stare at filthy, dusty, broken furniture, I'll be staring at filthy, trashy, disgusting carpet.

I mentioned last week that Mom was so much better. And now I have proof that she knows is. Last night she told me she wanted the updated Encarta, please. She loved World Book when we had the set. Every year when we get the annual supplement, she would pour over it. Then she got a computer and found Encarta and her love turned to lust. One year - a couple of years ago - I asked her if she wanted me to get her the latest version. She said no, she didn't think she'd be around long enough to get the most out of it.

Apparently, she's changed her mind. Her Encarta 2005 should be there Wednesday.

Oh and her new chair has an ejector button. Only her two oldest granchildren still call her Monkey but now they can call her the Flying Monkey!

Comments

[aellia.livejournal.com]

Susan..I know this is off topic,but I know you are very familiar with Microsoft....help me out here.
http://www.expansys.com/forumthread.asp?code=105969&thread=20
My name on the forum is Belladonna and I've been trying for months/
Many thanks,if you can
Penny

[susandennis]

Oh, Penny... I'm so sorry for your troubles. Sorrier still that I haven't a clue how to help. My section of Microsoft deal with hosting companies - and even then we only do the website, none of the actual work. I've never used anything blue tooth or even used a USB adapter in my computer (I did try one in Tivo that only partially worked - but that's a linux system anyway.) I'm guessing you've tried Belkin. So sorry.

[aellia.livejournal.com]

No matter,Susan and thanks,it was a long shot :-)
And so glad that mum is appreciating the Encarta still...what a lady!
x

[madeleine.livejournal.com]

Forget Martha! Go with JNJ (Johnson and Johnson) and if you feel like it, put a little $ on Boeing (BA) Their stock just took a dive because the CEO was having an affair) but with 4 more years of George Bush the stock should do pretty well for you. You can get BA at a low price now and have fun watching it go back up :)

[susandennis]

Yeah, what you are saying makes sense and believe me, here in Seattle, we get every single tiny detail on any and all of Boeing executives fucking up. I just have such a block against the whole place. And I've actually thought about JNJ and it's likely that once I get my redecorating paid for and think about investing again, JNJ will be on the top of my list...