Stacy Horn

I’ve been missing for a few days, preparing for a routine medical procedure, (I’m fine) but now that I’m back!

My bedroom has become a storeroom. Here’s a shot of what it looks like now, with my old monster tv and the boxes the new tv came in. I’m saving these for a month, in case something goes wrong and I need to return the tv. Finney is checking out the box. You all know how cats are with boxes. I feel bad for not keeping it around for him to hang out in, but it’s just so BIG. It’s also full of packing materials that I need to save, so I’d have to empty all that and find a place for it if I was going to make this box available to the cats.

You can see though, how if I laid that box down for Finney that would be it for floor space. Oh God. I think I’m going to do it.

This kind of thing really pisses me off. Especially since I know it’s gotten a thousand times worse since my school days. Enough with white-washing history. We absolutely must be teach what happened. Knowing the truth helps us strive to be better.

I just read this history of the National Anthem. It is must reading.

Some recent pictures of Finney that do not capture how cute he is. He’s not very photogenic. If you don’t get him just right, he doesn’t look attractive.

Fif! Ty! 5! 0! Okay, that’s only two more miles than I swam last summer, but that’s still a personal best so it counts! I’m heading in the right direction, more not less. Yay me!! For the moment I am the picture of health.

I went to the link listed and this is actually an ad for a new movie (War Dogs). I like it. I thought it was an art project/political statement, but it works as a clever ad for a movie.

Michael Cervis held a benefit at Joe’s Pub on August 21st for the West Virginia flood victims. Although we probably have a whole new set of flood victims from Hermine, you can still donate here. This is not a great shot, I know, but I had a wonderful time. He rounded up a great group of musicians (in addition to his fabulous self!).

I started this blog eleven years ago, in 2005, the same year I got my first HDTV, it turns out. Yes, I can trace my tv ownership through this blog. My oldest tv is below on the left, my first HDTV is on the right. It weighs 140 pounds and it’s sitting in my bedroom (overwhelming the tiny room) because I cannot carry it down five flights and neither can any of my current friends! (You’re also not allowed to put tvs on the street, so I have to figure something else out.)

I had to re-arrange my furniture a bit for the new tv, and the pictures on the wall behind it. I also bought a piece of wood to put on top of the green cabinet, so the two cabinets were of the same height, and the tv wouldn’t sit crooked.

That monster of a tv has served me well, but the new one is below …

Gorgeous!! That piece of wood is still there, although I painted it to make it look nicer. I got the VIZIO M43-C1 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED, in part so it wouldn’t become obsolete within a year or so of buying it. It’s more than I can afford so I’m a bit freaked out about that ($499.99). Except!! All the reviews said the sound was bad and so I bought a sound bar. The sound is just fine however, so I’m returning the sound bar when it arrives. That makes me feel less anxious.

The only reason I can afford this is my relatives gave me money for my birthday and I held onto it, waiting for just the right way to use it! So thank you Peter and Karen and Dad and Arlene!

(I just noticed you can also trace the pairing down of devices. There’s three in the oldest picture, and now just one, the Time Warner DVR, which is currently sitting behind the tv. I’m researching cutting the Time Warner cord.)