La Bene Vita

Tuesday

I have once again lost my blog template to the black hole that is my sometimes-operational Dell laptop computer. How many warranty service calls before an item is declared a lemon? It certainly leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I need to order desktop computers for my business, and I stupidly intend to order them from Dell.

Meanwhile, I may invest in a netbook. It's on my business plan startup list anyway. The only problem is that while my laptop has both WiFi *and* broadband capability, a netbook would only be WiFi-capable, rendering it mostly useless on my vacation to Lake Cumberland next week. But Dell is notoriously slow at delivering its "next business day including nights and weekends" service, with actual service techs appearing between three and eleven days after my initial call to warranty support. With this in mind, I almost hate to call Dell right now, because it's unlikely that they could come and repair my laptop before I leave for vacation. Plus, my first two attempts to contact warranty support landed me in ten-minute-minimum queues.

God is telling me to take a damn break for a week. Sometimes, in my case, it takes a brick to the head.

Speaking of breaks, Storm Machine and I have let Dabbling in Domesticity   lapse. I am okay with this, and in fact, proposed a hiatus a month or two ago. I may be burned out on it. Thankfully, daily blogging is not my primary source of income.

Top of the list to-do items:
(1) Notify employees of the planned employee orientation on 8/31, and what to bring.
(2) Obtain a security system permit from the Gahanna Police Department.
(3) Buy flippin' computers and software.
(4) Design class curricula.
(5) Figure out how to mic all the singers at church this fall.
(6) Plan Grand Opening in detail and advertise the event (scheduled for 9/18.)
(7) Research background checks (hard to do with no laptop.)
'kk, I think those are the biggies.

Meals:
7:00 Fiber granola bar (2) and coffee (1)
10:00 Bagel with butter (5) and coffee (1)
TOTAL POINTS: 9

Peace!