Bollix !
Yesterday was a day of note, not just your typical Saturday (or at least mine). The planets and stars must have been misaligned for I was the victim of a series of misfortunate events. Within an hour the intrepid Mac laptop went bezerk and the cellphone became ‘frozen”. Somewhere Mr. Gates was laughing. The day’s activities were postponed for an appointment at the Apple Store.
The good news: the phone is back up and running (sorry to have missed our weekly Saturday morning chat, Ron!) The bad news: the laptop needs desperate (and expensive!) repair. It will be in a shop for a week. This means I will have very limited access to the internet: Thus my ‘absence’ from comments and visits this weekend.
Someone and I will have to share the ‘main computer” for a while. Given my need to work and his appetite for “Find a Grave” I may not be around blog-land much for awhile.
Stinko !
On the positive note –
Fellow blogger buddy Erik and his beau, Robert AKA The Husbear have come to town. Clever gents: they used their daughter’s wedding as an opportunity to see the Southwest and meet bloggers. We were so excited and honored we could be part of their roster. They were in Lost Vegas and are now on their way to Tucson to meet blogger buddy Homer.
It remains odd meeting someone you ‘have known for a long time’ but have yet to meet. It is sort of like a character walking out of the screen in the movie “Purple Rose of Cairo”. I feared we might disappoint each other, but nothing of the sort occurred. We had a gay old time. Someone made an excellent dinner, consisting of homemade cinnamon and clove ice cream. I made white whiskey and tonic cocktails (made with real tonic; no rubbish). They were amazed to sit out doors – in November!
As a houseguest, Eric and Robert (the dears!) brought Someone these rubber ducks, for Eric knows Someone collects them too. Apparently Sean has a set as well. We can think of Eric, Robert AND Sean whenever we see them, or put them in the pool or the tub.
Fabulous!
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November 4, 2012 at 7:07 AM
anne marie in philly
what cute lil devil duckies! one cannot sit outside here, since temps are in the 40s F during the day. we await your return.
November 4, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Jay
I am sorry for your computer woes. It is never any fun when the d____ things don’t work. I worry that it will happen to me.
November 4, 2012 at 7:22 AM
Laurent
you have such good looking blogger friends
November 4, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Ron
I too am sorry for your computer woes. We depend so much on our computers (and iPhones) today, that when they “act up”, we are thrown off the rails, even if temporarily. I missed you call yesterday. I was curious how you liked the iMovie I made for you.
I didn’t hear from you and I feared that perhaps you were offended. I am relieved that that apparently is not the case, you just haven’t had a chance to see it yet. No rubbish with that iMovie by the way. 
November 4, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Cubby
Am I jealous of you guys meeting Erik and the Husbear? Yes. Am I very jealous? Very yes.
November 4, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Urspo
We had a nice time – you two can be next!
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November 4, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Nik_TheGreek
The rubber ducks look so cute…
I’m so jealous you met Erik and Robert. I should organise a trip to the States…
November 4, 2012 at 10:30 AM
Urspo
Come visit Arizona – see the cactus
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November 4, 2012 at 10:43 AM
William Fregosi
You “introduced” me to Erik by making him the “send to” person after I had my time with the SpoShirt. Great guy, and we’ve been in blog and Facebook contact ever since
November 4, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Urspo
Your ears must have been burning! At breakfast we discussed tattoos. I tried to describe your Da Vinci tattoo and how it must have been quite a process to create.
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November 4, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Frogdancer
Blogmeets are always lovely. You know each other already so the conversation just flows merrily along.
November 4, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Urspo
it is a unique experience; to start talking to a ‘total stranger’ as if you already have done so for years, which in a way you have.
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November 4, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Shawn
I feel your technology pain for as soon as I set my new iPhone 5 up, my pc died….Steve jobs was laughing and calling me to get a Mac. I have been in a mess of travel and have not visited any of my blog friends of recent. BTW still doing a PS trip shortly?
November 4, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Raybeard
Two big, hunky, husky, cuddly bears. I’m going to imagine one on each side in my bed tonight Grrrrrrrrrrr grrrrrrrrr. They can do the growling – I’ll purr!
November 4, 2012 at 2:32 PM
mental health girl
I hate it when that happens, everything seems to go wrong at once x
November 4, 2012 at 6:19 PM
Jason
Those lovely lil ducks, sooo cute, shame bout the lappy being out of action tho.
November 4, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Richard
Hopefully you will survive! We have become so integrating with our technology. I try to imagine my parents or grandparents, at my age, getting up in the morning, starting the coffee, (percolating), and then firing up the computer. My how times have changed.
November 4, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Richard
integrated
November 5, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Sean
Don’t talk about me like I wasn’t there. Oh, wait, I wasn’t. *sulk*
November 6, 2012 at 12:29 PM
DougT
>I feared we might disappoint each other, but nothing of the sort occurred.
I have now met a fairly large number of bloggers, and have yet to be disappointed. In general I have found that people in person are much as they present themselves on their blogs. Meeting up with some of them has been one of the real joys of blogging!
November 7, 2012 at 8:43 PM
Erik Rubright
We had a great time meeting both you and Someone. And thank you so much for allowing us the honor of staying in your wonderful home on our journey. We look forward to the day we get to see you both again!
November 18, 2012 at 7:12 PM
Harper's Keeper
It was great having you here. It was a pleasure meeting you both.