Broadband = Happiness

Ok, I know the title of this post may sound trivial and even bit presumptuous. The assertion that any one thing can bring about unprecedented levels of happiness is certainly an audacious one, especially when one most often hears such statements in concert with developments such as winning a million dollars or finding your true love. Even so, I have determined that having broadband after spending so many months playing the waiting game with a modem has brought about a certain level of happiness in my life. Near-instantaneous pictures, streaming audio and video, and downloads in a flash. That's some good stuff, especially after being spoiled by the T1 connection I enjoyed for 5.5 years as a student at the University of Oklahoma. One pastime that I have "re-discovered" after acquiring broadband internet access from Comcast is the ability to stream internet-only radio stations. One of my favorites is the commercial free, only-80's Club 977. They play some great music and when using the broadband feed, it sounds really good. I use their SHOUTcast feed with Winamp 5.03, but they also stream in Real and Windows Media formats. Check them out of you're a fan of 80's music - you won't be disappointed.

It has been a few days since my last post and, appropriately, not much has happened since then or I would have posted in the interim. My dad was here for a visit from Monday until today. My sister worked Monday from 2:30 - 10:30 so he and I went out to dinner which was nice. We also did a little shopping where I acquired a few new shirts for work and a new pair of shoes (thanks, Dad). Last night he was off to U.S. Cellular Field to watch the White Sox get slammed by the Texas Rangers. Oh well. At least he took some pictures with my camera. He was fortunate enough to be able to watch the game from the Sherwin-Williams corporate skybox. Here's a great picture of the scoreboard from the skybox:



I'm off tomorrow so I anticipate a lazy day as I normally do laundry on Sunday. What will I do? Who knows...but whatever it is, I hope it's fun. Right now I'm going to watch the season finale of Enterprise which my sister so graciously taped for me. Thanks, Lauren. I appreciate it.