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Spring Came Early

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Well, it didn’t take long. When the right one comes along you gotta grab it and cherish it. And that’s what I did today – I saw it – gasped – called and asked some questions – then made an offer.

There is a tinge of sadness, though, as Silver served us well for 17 years.
It’s late at night now so I won’t elaborate in too much detail. Suffice it to say that we drove to Tallahassee and back today. We drove Silver up and drove my hardly used (845 miles) 2014 Mazda Miata back to Gainesville!

More coming later. It’s late.
Ciao.

My Next Car

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Preparations are underway to prepare for my next car…finally gonna do it. Come springtime I will be making a dream come true!

After much searching, I’ve decided not to settle. I will be getting exactly what I want – no compromise!

Stay tuned.

Ciao!

Thanksgiving

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We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at mom and dad’s. It was a lovely afternoon spent with wonderful people.
After dinner we picked some oranges.
When you can’t be together in person, FaceTime is a great alternative! We “facetimed” with both the Finger and Cadwallader families!

Happy Thanksgiving y’all!

72 Hours Later

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Granted I’ve only had the iPhone 6 Plus for 72 hours, but I want to give my input on this spectacular phone.
New Gold iPhone 6 Plus 64gb on left, old iPhone 4S 32 gb on right
To be sure, this is a BIG phone. I upgraded from an iPhone 4S. I knew it was going to be large. Ever since the Apple event introduced the new phones, I’ve had a cardboard cutout of both new phones so I could become familiar with the different sizes. And yes, I bought the gold – I had decided that as much as I was spending on this baby, I was going for the gold! Bling, bling.
The cardboard cutouts did help with assessing size prior to pre-order day.

The battery life is amazing. I’m still getting used to not having to charge my phone when I get home from work. The large screen is so easy to read. 
I haven’t had a chance to play with the camera. Can’t wait to take some pics and shoot some videos. 
So far the biggest negative is how to carry the darn thing. I usually wear jeans to work and the pockets are big enough but it won’t fit in any other pants pockets – at least not comfortably. And since it’s so big I can’t really do the one handed thing I used to do especially since I’m using a case that bulks it up.
My previous phone, the 4S, was 3G. This new phone is 4G LTE and it flies! 
So, it’s 9:57pm after a very long work day. During work I streamed an entire Adele concert video, streamed Spotify, checked Twitter, email, messaged, tested a website, googled stuff, etc. At lunch I started this blog post. This phone has had a very full day and still has 29% battery left! I love it!
It’s a folio case because I’m paranoid about keeping the phone pristine – I paid full price to keep my unlimited plan.

I also haven’t picked up my iPad Mini since receiving this new phone. So. it can be considered a phablet. Conclusion? I think I’m going to keep it. When I bought it I knew it might not work out with the size and I could exchange it for a 6. But I don’t want to give up the big screen and battery life. I suspect after playing with the camera this weekend, I’ll be even more committed. 
Ciao.
PS. This entire post was done on my new phone.
PSS. By midnight I had finally gotten the phone down to 9%. It takes a lot of work to drain this battery.
PSSS. No, it doesn’t bend. The whole “bend gate” thing is way overblown.