It's official. We've entered the modern age. When our rotund little kitchen tv was new, it was stylin' with its white body and curved top. Larry/Paco/Grandpa would be able to tell you the day, date, and year he bought it, but we'll have to wonder, since he's on an after-dark run to the car wash (the lineup was fierce today, so he gave up and decided to outwit the crowds by washing the car after they'd all gone home). We're now the proud owners of our first flat-screen TV, a 19" Westinghouse model that fits in the location of the previous set. It's flat, it's thin, it's clear and sharp and so far it's in color ALL the time, instead of only when it feels like it.
The last time we made a leap of this magnitude out of the dark ages was to buy a microwave oven. We were the last people in town to own one, I'm sure. We still have it, too.
On another note, kiddies, the sun room was usable today! Bright and cheery, warm and comfy. So comfy, in fact, that I took a late afternoon siesta. Dad/Paco/Grandpa woke me up a couple of times to remind me that I said I'd make Darla's Cranberry Almond Chicken, which Angie raved about on her website. Her raves are seconded at our house. It's lip-smackin' good. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Angie!
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Now wait just a few minutes. We got our first microwave in 1984, an Amana, for about the cost of a midsize Chevrolet, a couple of years after we got our VCR. And we had a computer before any of your high-tech friends did. So what gives with the "Larry is stodgy" routine? Smell the coffee and cut the crap about that wonderful fella you married.
You must not know him very well...oops!
--Me
Can't wait to see the new TV! Sounds cool. Sounds like the perfect way to listen/watch really loud news shows! And maybe even a few hours of the weather channel if you're feelin' crazy...
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