mojosmom

the Internet issue may have been resolved, no thanks to Earthlink. Or, I should say, thanks to some bad advice! Last night, they conferenced in an Apple rep, who finally said, "Might need a new network card." Idiot me. I don't connect wirelessly, so no network card on my computer. So I haul the computer to the Apple Store after work today, the guy says, "Can't be that. You don't have one. And the hardware looks fine." But he figured out (we think) that the new modem requires me to connect in a different way than I'm used to. I've been on now long enough to upload a bunch more photos, and I can now show you how I spent the Fourth of July.

I watched the parade go past my house:


Then I went to the park and listened to jazz (though I didn't stay long - it was way too hot!):


After dinner (veal burgers with a mint/lemon/butter sauce, golden beets, and a cucumber & tomato salad), I wandered down to the lakefront to watch the fireworks. Instead of one monster show, the city had three sets of lakefront fireworks this year: one on the north side, one downtown and one near me. I got to the park about half an hour before they started, found a nice spot on the rocks, and enjoyed the show: