Phil, Shannon, Mia Bella & Ben Dog ...

 

If only to explain this one ...

No one is safe ...

Sent wirelessly from a Treo 750.

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It's been a bit of a nerdy weekend. Started out Friday when my HP Media Vault mv2120 arrived.

Being that the the only thing I hate more than coding is networking, I'd prepared a six-pack to get me through the setup process. But much to my surprise, setup was pretty easy, requiring only of couple of cold ones.

I now have 500 gigabytes of networked backup space, which also will be used to house our media for the laptops. (Yeah, still waiting to get Shannon's MSI Wind.)

And then ...

Today, I finally broke down and bought an Xbox 360. Only $299 for the 20-gig version, plus I got a $25 Target card with it. So, $275.

Of course, another $100 for the wireless adapter, another $20 for the remote, $60 for Halo 3, $10 for an optical audio cable - and another few beers while I figured out how to connect this bad boy - and the whole $299 thing kinda went out the window. But the music's being fed into the living room, so all's good.

And for good measure ...

The view from my Treo 750 while it's in its dock.

Mia is now taller than Ben Dog.

Sent wirelessly from a Treo 750.

Watched fireworks tonight from the parking lot at work. In attendance: Me, Shannon, Mia B, Mom, and our friends Jenny, Anton (with Dante and Lexi), and Lisa and Matt.

And here's Dante and Mia hanging out before the show ...

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