Life on the Edge

Don't ever underestimate the power of suggestion. I woke up yesterday morning thinking about moving up to the faster broadband internet service, however, as I am in a rural district, the only available option is to do this via satellite. A few phone calls later I began to get a picture of the potential costs that would be incurred; the largest being the installation of a satellite dish on the roof of my house. The "thought" occurred to me that maybe I could save some money by building my own satellite dish and throughout the rest of the day I tinkered with this idea. Late in the afternoon, a freak wind blew in out of nowhere and the gods gave me their version of a satellite dish; a heavy, ten foot diameter, cloth, cafe umbrella was lifted out of the table and placed on the roof with a perfect line up for a north facing reception.