My reason #3 for getting married

No doubt about it, reason #3 is electronics support. It is right behind lovin' and partnerin' and right before additional financial support. Honestly, I haven't given my list of reasons that much thought. I am just blogging because I have not experienced this level of ... ahem... frustration since I was single.

I've been told our brand of TV loses compatibility via the HDMI cable with our brand of set top box, and now I've got to switch to using component cables, and

I

just

don't

get

it.

I can not seem to get my brain to work in the area of electronics. On top of that, I have not yet found a diagram for connecting an HDTV with set top box with DVD player so that I can figure out exactly which and how many component cables I will need to buy and in which holes in which component they will be jammed - er - plugged.

I can do this (I think I can). I will do this (I think). Until then, I am perfectly satisfied with unplugging component cables from the set top box and plugging them ever so gently in the DVD player when I want to watch a DVD. Which is now.

Adoption Status Update

This past month (August) the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) matched babies with families whose applications were received up to and including February 9, 2006.

As far as I can tell from Log In Date (LID) polls, that was a pretty decent-sized batch of applications. If I had to guesstimate based on data from the past year, I would say it might take 4 months for them to get through making referrals for applications that were received/logged in during February 2006. Let's hope I am wrong and it only takes 3 months!

Is this ironic? Nope.

Oh how I long to use the word "ironic" properly. But my nephew-in-law looking for his wedding band in the ocean surf - on the day of his very first wedding anniversary - is not ironic. Somewhat humorous, yes; a bit sad, yes.

Alas, his love for his wife transcends any stinking wedding band.