In the process of earning brownie points, I hooked up the Netgear wireless router. The company Neatreceipts computer has wireless capabilities and I had no intention of ever putting it on the internet, but plans change, Neatreceipts required online registration with no telephone option. I am so frustrated. At the jobsite I had made one brief, feeble attempt to go wireless with no success. (Other residents of the trailer park are anxious for me to do this as they can and will bear the costs while sharing access). It was too late in the season for me to devote much time to the wireless technology. When I prepared to hook the wireless router up this time I was serious. Luckily the router and the wireless access kit have installation wizards. (Or at least I thought it was lucky). I worked and worked and never could the router and the Neatreceipts computer see each other. The way I had done the network was for a hardwire for my computer into the router hub and then everything else would draw from the wireless network. After what seemed like forever, I dug through a box and found the longest Cat 5 cable with RJ 45 connectors I had and hardwired the scanner computer into the network. Everything was good after I had done this, or so it seemed.

When I tried to get on-line again my computer could not find the server, in fact the other machine couldn't either! I decided since the scanner machine was registered, I would take the router out of the loop and have my machine direct to the broadband modem. Still, there was no connection. Mess with it as I may nothing seemed to correct the problem. Finally I put the router back in line, shut down the computers, unplugged the router and the modem and left them alone for most of the day. (A lack of electricity in their diet should show them who is boss!) Sure enough late Saturday night I came in and brought everything up and on line! Go figure!

Today is my favorite day of the year. 1100 miles of racing. Indy and the Coca Cola 600.

Excellent!

Jeanetta, my sister who I didn't even know until a few years ago, lives outside of Indianapolis and has worked off and on at the Indianapolis Star Newspaper. Each year she subscribes to the May race coverage for me! It is pretty neat to get first hand close up coverage of the greatest spectacle in motorsports. This year an added bonus was a copy of the official race program. This year marks the 90th running of Indy and I can spend a lot of time looking through it as it contains a lot of history and previous programs.

Yesterday afternoon I called Jeanetta, it had been a two or three months since we had last talked. I just wanted to catch thank her for the newspaper subscription and catch up on things. We visited for about an hour and forty-five minutes. It was good to talk with her!

Krl and spent yesterday morning sealing the fence we share with our neighbor to the north. He had recently had all his fences replaced, and although the one we share didn't need replacing (although it deed need some repairs) he chose to replace it for aesthetic value from his perspective (ie... all his fence would look the same.) The neighbor told us that he didn't expect us to share in the costs as his motive was selfish. What a nice guy! He even furnished the sealer for us to do our side of the fence! (What our neighbor didn't think of was the fact that prior to the fence replacement all of Krl's and my fences were the same age. Now we have one new fence and two old ones! I can't take this!) Hah!

We made a brief excursion to Lowe's and Albertson's. We were trying to decide what we are going to grill Monday. It is difficult to know who might stop by on Monday. You can probably bet Kat will want to come over, which means Ln might want to. Last time Ln was here she took the mixer container (filled with strawberry/ banana ice cream) from Krl's ice cream freezer home. It's going to be difficult to make a new batch of ice cream without that!

Krl's pool is ready, bring on the revelers!

Krl is still pushing me to shop for a new grill. I can't justify it yet. I continue to use the company grill from St. Lawrence. There have been several sales on them but I figure by summer's end they may get a lot cheaper. What blows my mind is that grills we had purchased a few years ago for the son-in-laws, were pretty much top of the line at the time and we paid something over three hundred dollars each. Since then the introduction of the stainless steel grill/outdoor kitchens have arrived. Yesterday when I drove by the grill display at Lowe's I noticed the same frill we bought a few years ago now cost just over a hundred dollars!

By the way, I didn't win the outdoor kitchen from United Supermarkets. I really didn't expect to. It was a lot of fun though because last time I was there I filled out an entry slip and drew a map on the back of it for the checker to deliver it to my home!

Well I had better get, Krl's is planting flowers (of course) and I need to get in position for the races!

Be the real deal!

FATHER, bless this long weekend!