How I Spent My Fourth Of July Weekend

Thursday:

My dad got a new laptop, so I spent the better part of the day getting it set up for him. Got the wireless router working, got all of the periperals working (printer, ipod, etc, got a hard drive enclosure, yanked the hard drive from the old computer and stuck it in the enclosure, got itunes moved over, deauthorized from the old computer and authorized to the new computer, packed up old computer, then made myself a margarita.

Got the latest Michael Jackson update...(still dead)....it's like a real live version of Weekend at Bernie's!

Friday:

Tried to figure out what to do about my sister in laws birthday. I decided to get her a Michael Jackson cake. Chocolate cake with white icing....hahaha!

I downloaded a book to my iphone. Since I didn't have anything really planned for the day, I was GOING to resort to my usual tactic of reading it for free. I read really fast, so usually, instead of spending $20 on a book, it's easier to pick a day when I have nothing planned, head down to good old B&N, find the book I want to read, buy a cocoa from Starbucks, find a nice quiet table, and read the book.

HOWEVER, the reviews for the book in question were just too interesting to pass up, plus I didn't have 3 hrs to spare at B&N, so I downloaded it to my iphone for $9.99. Kindle for iphone absolutely ROCKS!!!!!

Michael Jackson update....still dead. But at least, there are plans to get him in the ground now. I seriously thought about starting an ugly rumor. See what you think. It goes like this:

Michael Jackson is NOT dead. This is something he has had in the works for years. The only reason he married Lisa Marie was to find out how Elvis managed to pull off faking HIS death. She spilled the beans, he took notes, they split, and he's on an island somewhere with Elvis and JFK. Oh....and Elton John is going to rewrite Candle in the Wind and sing it at Micheal Jackson's funeral. Then he's going to record it and release it just like he did with Princess Diana's version and make a ton of money. Oh...and the only reason Sarah Palin resigned was because she was as sick and tired of the Michael Jackson coverage as everyone else and figured this would be a way to get him off the news.

Saturday:

Finished the book, so now I'll do my own little mini book review.

The name of the book is "Prairie Tale" and it is Melissa Gilbert's memoir. You know...Half pint from "Little House."

In the original review that was the deal sealer that made me buy the book, the reviewer wrote that after reading the book they would never look at Kent McCord (remember him from Adam-12?) and Valerie Harper (remember her from Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda?) the same way again. They were referring to the time when Melissa Gilbert was running for the presidency of SAG against Valerie Harper.

Well, after completing the book, I completely agree....sort of. If what she wrote about Kent McCord is true, I'm surprised that the actors that played doctors on TV didn't have him commited to one of the TV hospitals. As for Valerie Harper....she was no surprise.

However, I'll never look at Half Pint the same way again. I guess being on that prairie does things to people. Let's just say that Half Pint at one time drank about a quart or two a day.....and Madonna ain't got nuttin' on Half Pint. That girl got around!

And no mention was made about Rob Lowe's little visit to Atlanta during the Democratic Convention of 1988, even though Melissa Gilbert was "dating" him at the time. (It involved a video tape and a 16 year old.) That Hollywood crowd is a fast crowd.

Then....I did something I said I was not going to do. I decided to treat myself and order myself a Kindle. For the ones that don't know, a Kindle is like an ipod for books. It's awesome! You can store up to 1500 books on it, order books directly from the kindle and they are downloaded to it wirelessly so there is no need for a computer interface...AND...you can surf the net with it. It will be here Friday and I can't wait!

Sunday:

I went to a farmer's market and I actually bought FRESH produce. I bought squash, zuchinni, green beans, Vidalia onions, and watermelon. Then I came home, cooked everything that needed to be cooked, refrigerated everything that needed to be refrigerated, and dinner for the next week is done.

Then I sat down and read some good old paulding.com. I found out that a bear was spotted near my neighborhood. Somebody went into a cave that had been gated and locked and was p*ssed when he came out and found out that the landowner had called the cops on him for trespassing. This twerp actually thought the landowner and the cops were being a$$holes.