cottage

Vacation at the cottage is over Sad to be over, but glad to be home. It was nice to unplug from the world for a while, spending a lot of time with the family. It was a blast to just relax with the kids and my wife all day.

All that being said, it’s nice to be home. Glad to see my house and glad to see my own bed. I have a pinched nerve in my back and I think it’s mostly to do with sleeping in another bed. DOH! What do you want for cottage paradise?

Hey everyone! I am packing up and heading to the cottage for the weekend. See you all on Monday for more witty banter

I have been waiting for Chris to release his new social media theme called WicketPixie for a couple of weeks and it looks like he might have to put that off for a bit while he helps out his folks. So try and get something working that looks a little nicer than the plain one I had installed, I went searching

I came across a theme called CorporateID and the basic colours made me look twice. So I have taken that and made a few minor changes to make it something more me. I have put back the TheSleepyGeek picture at the top, a shot from the balcony at the cottage. Then I removed some images that are the background of the sidebar titles. They were too flashy for me.

So there you have it. Until Chris has the time to work on the final versions of his theme, I think we are sticking with this.

Comments?

I have had a hard and fast rule about disconnecting when going to the cottage in the past. We are lucky enough to be able to go up when we like as my father-in-law doesn’t go up very often. It’s a summer place and we try to spend as many weekends up there and I try to remind myself how lucky I am to have that privilege.

Technology and computers have been work for me for quite some time. I have been in IT and before that in break and fix. The cottage for me was always a place to refresh my geek batteries by totally disconnecting. I even go to the extreme of taking off my watch as soon as I arrive so as to do whatever I feel like, whenever I feel like it.

I find my writing for TheSleepyGeek a more and more rewarding and enjoyable experience. I am challenged to conceive of a meaningful topic daily and then write useful content for it. It’s been fun since I have put a real effort into it and I am trying to make sure that I have at least one article per day.

So what’s the dilemma you ask? Simple… I actually want to be connected at the cottage now. I am very sensitive to the possibilities that might open up. My wife is a hard worker and likes to check her email to keep on top of things for her job. I understand why; if you get an email about a problem today and answer today, the problem is easily fixed. Wait until Monday and then you have a headache. But I still feel that the disconnection from work is very important.

I think that wireless data (I mean through cellular companies) is still too expensive. I have seen a corporate deal through one of the Canadian providers at around $100 unlimited. Never mind a one person show.

Possibly one day I will go that route and pursue a sponsorship.
I will see you all on Tuesday. Monday is a holiday here in Canada.
Have a great weekend!