I went home to seed and fertilize the yard yesterday but today's expected showers have given way to partly cloudy conditions with a high of 80. I also removed the cherub birdbath from the front yard becaues it kept tipping over in the wind. If I decide to put it back up, I'll place it in a nonmowable garden area with a less ridiculous centerpiece inside the fountain.

I finally got the home network working last night after a couple weeks of wrestling. The intermittent connection drops were the result of a USB Ethernet adapter that wasn't transmitting correctly. Replacing it with a traditional PCI card fixed the problem instantly. Now, up to four computers can be networked inside the house for gaming, and all of them can access the Internet through my computer without requiring any routers. I didn't even have to buy any new equipment to make it all work out.

This afternoon, I'll be going out to look at grills and lawn mowers.

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