Merry Christmas, Send It Back!

Vacation is winding down. I have enjoyed doing nothing; getting up around eight and having absolutely nothing planned for each day. Well OK I did try to clean up and organize the Garage and we mailed some Christmas Presents back to the seller for refunds.

My wife Joy gave me a super Radio antennae from TERK called the FM Pro. No matter where I mounted it (outside) around the perimeter of the house, it failed to pick up BIG 98.3. The antennae was hooked up to a TASCAM TU-690 rack mounted Radio Tuner...nothing. It picked up the other five stations in my radio cluster, but only in one location-we never heard 98.3-only static and station overlap. Back to the drawing board and the TERK goes back to the seller. Maybe I'll try a YAGI.

Sometimes Joy sufferes from GERD in the middle of the night which makes it difficult to sleep, if not impossible-unless you are sitting up. I searched high and low for a bed pillow chair that was more substantial and comfortable than what you would find at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I found the Bed Lounge. It reclines, it has a head rest, it has a lumbar pillow it has pockets in the arm rests which are also adjustable--it was perfect. You could easily fall asleep in this thing sitting up and be very comfortable. It came in Regular size and Large size...I bought the regular size and it was too big for Joy's petite frame...so guess what? Pack It Up and send it back!

We're both re-visiting our gift giving.

Maybe we just take the money we would spend and go out to eat...nice bottle of wine, a filet that melts in your mouth....mmmm....who needs Christmas gifts?