Author: Chris S.

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Best Buy Encounter

Wednesday I stopped by Best Buy on the way home from my optometry appointment.  As I made my way to the registers, browsing the movies on the way, a guy wearing an Xfinity lanyard stopped me…

Xfinity Guy: Hi, do you have Xfinity at home?
Me (smirking): No, I don’t.
XG: Who do you use for internet?
Me: Sonic.
XG: Hmmm… how much do you pay per month?  Over $50?
Me: Sorry, I just cancelled Xfinity at my house a couple of weeks ago, so I’m really not interested.
XG (now with a downtrodden look on his face): Oh.

And then he walked away.

Sorry, dude.

Oh, and I went home with a ream of printer paper and Sega Classics for the PS4.  And a bottle of lemonade.

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Don’t Stop Playing

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

I’ve never stopped.

In fact, I had the urge to finally pull the trigger on something that seemed to be calling for my attention for the last few months:

A toy rocket.   Continue reading “Don’t Stop Playing”

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Father’s Day

This is the first one without my Dad.

A few years ago on Mother’s Day, I began a tradition of going to see a movie by myself, usually the latest Marvel movie or other blockbuster that was out at the time.

This year Dad passed away right before Mother’s Day, so we were all a little preoccupied.  I didn’t get to see a movie that day.

This year I’m going to see a double feature to make up for that, and continue to see a movie on both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, going forward.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad.  I miss you.

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Raiders

Today is the 37th anniversary of the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Usually I’d watch it on this day, but I just watched it a couple of weeks ago.

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Why Now?

The cord has been cut.

Saturday I went ahead and cancelled my Xfinity/Comcast account.

For years they were reaming me with a monthly charge well over what a sane person would pay for JUST CABLE TV.

My last bill was over $200.  For just cable TV.

I’ve had a separate service for phone and internet (currently Sonic) forever, and was not interested in their combined packages, with data caps.

The only reason I held on to cable TV for so long?

Dad kept his TV in his bedroom on some religious cable channel all day, even when he wasn’t home.  He may have turned it off when he went to sleep.  Sometimes I heard it through his door when I got up in the morning to get ready for work.

I didn’t want to take that away from him.  I’m not sure if that same channel was available on the cable packages through AT&T or Sonic, or even over the air.

So yeah.

It’s weird seeing the empty spaces near the TVs, where a DVR box used to sit.

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Prepare to Jettison…

I’ve added HBO to my Hulu account.

I’ve subscribed to YouTube TV.

If this works out over the next week, I’m cancelling Xfinity/Comcast.

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The 50s

1 year, 3 months, and 5 days after I was born, my ‘twin’ arrived.

Maria Saguisag-Sid is (this is my fourth try) one of the most extraordinary people I know.

She grew up with two older brothers who always decided what to watch on TV, which may explain her attraction to the sports world (Rob) and the geek world (me).

In middle school I was known as “Maria’s brother”, while in high school she was known as “Chris’ sister”.  It was weird.

In college we were compared to Brandon and Brenda from Beverly Hills 90210.  After college we were compared to Ross and Monica on Friends.

Maria met her best friend and life partner in high school.  They eventually married and raised a pair of fantastic kids.

Maria is the rock among my siblings and me.  She’s shown that recently with her handling of all matters and details following our Dad’s death.

Happy 50th, Maria!  Luv ya lots!

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Toilet Repair

Dear Dad,

I managed to replace the fill valve on the downstairs toilet.  It doesn’t appear to leak anymore, and is silent again.

I found your tools in the same place that you stored them when you first showed me how to do home plumbing repairs.

I couldn’t have done this without your guidance, all those years ago.

I hope I did it right by you.

Thanks, Dad.

I love you and miss you.