So, I talked about my new smart oven last week. I have tried in vain to reconnect it.
Well, I have a smart pilot buddy customer, and he took on the process of reconnecting my phone to the GE oven. We came up with a password, took screenshots so we wouldn't forget it, and after about 30 minutes, we thought we got it.
I go home, and of course, it doesn't work, but then the next morning it does. That evening, I made 3 dozen chocolate cookies. When they were done, I let the oven cool and placed them back in to stay warm. Then, I start working on dinner. I start to notice my glasses have gotten dirty because I can't see very well. Then my wife comes in and starts screaming because a tremendous amount of smoke is coming from the oven. I look over, and the oven has turned itself back on high, and I have 3 dozen black objects smoking like crazy.
I suddenly wonder how the oven came back on. Ah ha! I shared my password.
I can't wait to fix my buddy's breakfast next time he comes in.
Dec 15 - 21
I miss the old days.
Remember when life was so easy with only 3 TV channels and no internet?
My oven went out before Thanksgiving, so I had to buy a new one. It's a new world, folks. This dual oven has a tiny screen to control everything, and it is hard to manage. I realized after Thanksgiving that it is meant to be connected to your phone and operated that way. I did it, and it's much easier to operate and pretty cool.
Everything was fine until my phone did an update and kicked my oven off. Now I am trying to reconnect. I had to set up a password for my oven, and for the first month, I had it stuck to the outside. The password had to be very difficult with special characters. When I realized I didn't need it, I tossed it. Now I cannot reconnect. It doesn't give you the option of a new password. It's an oven, not a bank safe with lots of money.
Do they think someone will take over my oven to cook their turkey? In any case, I am back to using this small screen.
I miss the old days, with knobs.
Dec 8 - 14
Tell me, when you walk your dogs, do you have conversations with them? At first, we would have lengthy discussions about them doing their business, but as time moved on, our conversations have become much more in-depth. Lately, we have been having conversations about which animal shelter we should contribute to. Surprisingly, the dogs are on different sides of the aisle. Cooper would donate all his food to help other dogs, whereas Phoebe wants all the food for herself. Cooper is worried about the economy and feels we need to help our fellow pooches out. Phoebe, on the other hand, wants us to build a large ballroom so she can associate with more elite dogs. I guess she saw a neighbor's dog's estate and got jealous. I now will have to sit down with the two of them and explain how we first help our fellow companions before we try to impress the very few. And I think from now on I will just start wearing earbuds and listen to music on our future walks.
Dec 1 - 7
I want to thank Saint Philomene's for inviting me back to make the gravy for their big dinner. You know I have been kicked out of there twice.
Once, back in 1967, my hair was too long and the principal literally threw me out of school.
Then, a few years back, I was helping with the gravy for Thanksgiving, and I was dismissed again.
Now I heard through a rumor that it was because I was flirting with a nun. Now that was not true; we were just having a conversation. I don't remember what about.