Barack Obama

And that's a very good idea. I'd take you up on it in a heartbeat if someone could be found to do the work on such short notice. However, I've figured out a partial temporary solution: tonight for the speech I'll put the dogs in their big baby bed in the living room - I put a cover on it so they can't jump out. Then I'll drag out one of the big tvs, place it on the floor, and pack it back up afterwards before I let the dogs back out.

This morning I passed on the local store's 19" because last night online I found a 7" tv-dvd combo with the very important removable external antenna. Meaning I could hook it up to the regular box antenna in the window if need be. You can only get ABC and CBS out here w/o either a giant outdoor antenna or satellite or cable. Most of that I don't have or really need. Since I enjoy multi-tasking anyway, most of the time I only use a tv like a radio so why on earth do I need a big picture for that? That's my best online time w/o wasting time, and I still practice the ancient art of needlework, so a 7" tv will do fine. The DVD player was just gravy.

I can also keep the tv closer and therefore the volume lower, which helps me keep track of what the dogs are doing outdoors. One nasty neighbor who calls in noise complaints if anyone's dog barks hardly at all, so I have to be able to prove it wasn't MY dogs barking for long stretches. Besides, there are a couple very large free range dogs in town that could jump inside our fence and pick a fight if they felt so inclined. Two little dogs have been killed that way since I moved here 8 years ago. Small percentage but still can't be too careful.

Now MY apology for rambling. You can imagine I'm frustrated by Twitter.