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11-11-2015 at 11:26 AM.

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I just ordered a TV.

Next year might, might be when I finally do that. Maybe. This one will have given me nine years of faithful service by that point. A thousand dollars buys a lot of TV nowadays.

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11-11-2015 at 11:26 AM.

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What was lunch ?

Chicken Parmigiana with spaghetti and salad.

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11-11-2015 at 11:33 AM.

I ordered this. [amazon.com] It will be here saturday.

I was never a fan of fazoli's, but I have only tried it twice.

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11-11-2015 at 11:35 AM.

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I ordered this. [amazon.com] It will be here saturday.

I was never a fan of fazoli's, but I have only tried it twice.

You'll freaking love it, but getting 4K content is the issue.

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11-11-2015 at 11:37 AM.

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You'll freaking love it, but getting 4K content is the issue.

It has a feature that upgrades HD to UHD until then. Then once I have broadband at the first of the year it won't be a problem.

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11-11-2015 at 11:44 AM.

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I ordered this. [amazon.com] It will be here saturday.

I was never a fan of fazoli's, but I have only tried it twice.

Wow, going up to 65" bumps the price $500...

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11-11-2015 at 11:47 AM.

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But, but . . . the UPS supervisor promised he would call me back.

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Oh, in that case I'm sure you have nothing to worry about

I'm guessing he comes on shift at 3:00 pm Eastern time, so I won't begin worrying until about 3:45.

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11-11-2015 at 11:53 AM.

Of the eighteen cookies I brought in (enough for everyone besides me to have two, but one of the people I counted is working at the other office today), five remain. They didn't turn out great, but probably still better than Walmart shelf cookies (didn't make them from scratch, they're fundraiser cookie dough product).

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11-11-2015 at 11:59 AM.

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Of the eighteen cookies I brought in (enough for everyone besides me to have two, but one of the people I counted is working at the other office today), five remain. They didn't turn out great, but probably still better than Walmart shelf cookies (didn't make them from scratch, they're fundraiser cookie dough product).

Even meh cookies are tons better than no cookies.
Well, most of the time.

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11-11-2015 at 12:01 PM.

I didn't know they'd done some coordination, so there were already disappointment donuts (Walmart, natch) on the table, and they were half gone.

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11-11-2015 at 12:03 PM.

Guess who just called?

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11-11-2015 at 12:04 PM.

65 is too big for the space I have my mount at. And I agree with VF: any cookie is better than a mass produced cookie.

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11-11-2015 at 12:11 PM.

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Guess who just called?

And was he deeply apologetic?

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65 is too big for the space I have my mount at. And I agree with VF: any cookie is better than a mass produced cookie.

I'd honestly prefer to go larger with my viewing distance being what it is, especially given that the distance will increase with a new, thin TV. Hopefully I can find a previous year model 1080P in 70"+ since it's too early for 4K, IMO.

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11-11-2015 at 12:14 PM.

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And was he deeply apologetic?

Wasn't even the same guy. This guy spoke so quickly it was impossible to understand him, much. I simply said, "The promises UPS made yesterday didn't happen. I'm surprised you called, at all." Then he started cranking out more meaningless apologies, but I cut him off.

"Thanks for calling, it's already been shipped via another carrier."

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11-11-2015 at 12:16 PM.

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And was he deeply apologetic?

I'd honestly prefer to go larger with my viewing distance being what it is, especially given that the distance will increase with a new, thin TV. Hopefully I can find a previous year model 1080P in 70"+ since it's too early for 4K, IMO.

You should be able to find a really good deal this year since they won't be making any more HD TVs. 70 would rock as I'm at least 15 feet from my TV, but the fact that the bride actually encouraged me to go ahead and jump on this deal was something I couldn't pass up. My current TV is only 40.