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Oct. 21st, 2004 10:25 pmWireless door chimes--who knew such cause for wonder existed?
OK, maybe everyone else in the Western world. I didn't. Until today, that is, when I Googled for Doorbells (not unlike Bowled for Dollars) and came upon all these wireless models, some with very attractive control boxes.
Thus did I wind up making purchase on the Home Depot website of a light oak and satin-finish brass model. The actual doorbell is mere white plastic and, imnsho, lacking in De Stijl, but I guess it will have to do. It's better than what I have now, which is nothing. The old wired doorbell wore out years ago, and all that remains are a couple of wires sticking out of a hole in the woodframe beside my front door, and the age-yellowed plastic box in the hallway.
Light oak and satin-finish brass will look much nicer.
In other news, I'm almost finished with the online tech writing class--one more module to go, and that's all she wrote. I did learn things, so time was not wasted. Now I need to think about where to go next with this--concentrate on using the skills in the day job or nose around and see if I could try for a job or two. I might be asking for trouble since I already have a job *and* there's the small issue of a book that needs writing. We'll see.
Cleaned out gutters this evening. Oh, the glamorous life. Listened to the Astros lose to the Cards. I was pulling for the Astros to win this one, but I'd be pulling for the Red Sox in the Series, so maybe it didn't matter who won tonight.
GO SOX!!
OK, maybe everyone else in the Western world. I didn't. Until today, that is, when I Googled for Doorbells (not unlike Bowled for Dollars) and came upon all these wireless models, some with very attractive control boxes.
Thus did I wind up making purchase on the Home Depot website of a light oak and satin-finish brass model. The actual doorbell is mere white plastic and, imnsho, lacking in De Stijl, but I guess it will have to do. It's better than what I have now, which is nothing. The old wired doorbell wore out years ago, and all that remains are a couple of wires sticking out of a hole in the woodframe beside my front door, and the age-yellowed plastic box in the hallway.
Light oak and satin-finish brass will look much nicer.
In other news, I'm almost finished with the online tech writing class--one more module to go, and that's all she wrote. I did learn things, so time was not wasted. Now I need to think about where to go next with this--concentrate on using the skills in the day job or nose around and see if I could try for a job or two. I might be asking for trouble since I already have a job *and* there's the small issue of a book that needs writing. We'll see.
Cleaned out gutters this evening. Oh, the glamorous life. Listened to the Astros lose to the Cards. I was pulling for the Astros to win this one, but I'd be pulling for the Red Sox in the Series, so maybe it didn't matter who won tonight.
GO SOX!!
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