I Can See Clearly Now

Well if nothing else, I can see in High Definition. I gave in, I folded, I let Jeff get a new TV. He asked if I gave in because I got sick of listening to him. And in reality, that's a big part of it. And then he goes on to say, that he may not buy one today, he doesn't want to jump into it. I almost choked on disbelief. He's been 'researching' tvs for at least a year. There is NO WAY he doesn't know everything he wants to know. We went through this a year or so ago also. At that point I put my foot down and said no HD, no LCD, no 720p or i or whatever it is. I don't see buying into technology that isn't readily available at a reasonable cost. Because I know that if we get a new tv, then we need a new receiver and then we need a new Dish DVR... not to mention all the cabling. So it's not just the expense of a tv. Now the new thing is 1080p. I just don't understand why they are putting out tvs with this function when they won't be broadcasting tv stations in 1080p for AT LEAST 6 years. I guess if we end up with a blu-ray DVD player and buy more expensive blu-ray DVDs then we will get the full benefit, but right now that is NOT happening.

So we went to one Big Box Electronics store and asked some info and got prices. The nice thing about the sales person was he explained why a LCD vs a plasma and vice versa. And also explained that 720p is really all anyone needs. So we decide to price compare and go to another Big Box Electronic store. 4 HOURS LATER, we finally had a tv and a new receiver. I am still not sure why it took 4 hours, but I do know that the twins were miserable by the end...and therefore I was miserable by the end. Oh, and we ended up woth the 1080p because it was only $100 more.

If that were all, fine, but then we had to go home and install the thing. By 8 the installation was done, but now our universal remote will not work and it won't let us re-program it. UGH!

What's done is done.

Brains

I just spent the better part of an hour looking at Jeff's brain...yes he has one! And it wasn't his brain, per se, but his MRI scans from last week. The results said they were negative for his age. One thing I have learned is brains are really cool. The second thing I learned is that I don't have a clue how to read an MRI. My dad thinks I should go to school to be a radiologist. I'll try and squeeze that in in my spare time.

So I can't read the MRIs. i am hoping the NYC neuro knows what she is looking at. I am bringing them with me to the appt today. Until then, here are some pictures for you. The one on the left is with gado and the one on the right is without. I am trying to figure out what the white dots are on the edges of the brain. This is as seen from both slices.