This blog is suffering from the absence of effective internet service at the house, no mistake about that. We can only be on the internet at the school, and that means that a lot of the time it is taking place at the end of the work day. That, in turn, tends to make this blog a low priority. By the time that I get around to this project, my energy levels tend to be low, and my desire to get out the door for the evening tends to be high. On a more selfless note, my bride is taking classes for her masters' degree on Monday and Tuesday nights, and it might be nice if she were able to sit on the couch at home and do her studies. We need to get internet at the house.
Not as simple as it seems...the biggest disincentive at the moment is the fact that high-speed service is on the verge of arrival in Southwest Alaska. A project called TERRA-SW is bringing next-generation broadband service to this area. The project uses a combination of fiber-optic cable and microwave transmission to carry the information. The only question at this point is when it will all take place. My understanding is that the project is actually running ahead of schedule. It will make the decision about internet a no-brainer, because we will have service that is worth having. So, although we want wi-fi at the house, we are just going to have to wait a little while...
This is definitely a nice problem over which to fret. In other news, we are having a nice run of pleasant fall weather lately. There have been multiple opportunities to get out and explore the new boardwalk running around the village. In fact, it is very relaxing and pleasant, and it also gives us the chance to get out for impromptu visits. I am hopeful that we can get a little more of this before winter starts to get serious.
The school year is running along at a seriously fast clip. We are almost to the end of the first card marking period. The first nine weeks of school will be over soon. Fall sports practices have started, and speech competitions will begin taking place in about a month. Halloween cannot be far behind. Momentum is building, and it will be a mad dash to the holidays...weird how quickly it seems to go sometimes...
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