Snow Melt

On the last day of 2012

As I set here, the sun is setting and 2012 is drawing to an end. It's been both a short and a long year, with interesting and stressful changes. When the hot water heater went out in October (at least I think it was October, but it could have been late September) I found the surge protector to my new computer sitting in water. I picked it up, turned it off, and unplugged it. Since the red "your protected" light was on I figured the computer still worked, but I wasn't going to use the surge protector because it had sat in water. Today, December 31, I bought a new surge protector and plugged it in. I was right, the new computer still works. I'm using the new computer for almost everything. The old computer still works and, since I have a wireless modem, I can get online with both computers.

I have my black eyed peas soaking in the slow cooker. I put them on about 12:30 or 1:00 P.M. and they will be ready to begin cooking about 9:00 P.M. I think I will start them cooking then so that by the time I'm ready to eat in the morning they will be ready. The only thing I have to do now is grind the coffee beans and put the coffee on. I'm planning on staying up most of the night, at least I hope I can stay awake until after midnight. I may have to make a pot of coffee in order to do that.