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The Bed In A Box…

My wife and I had been living in a perpetual State of the ’80s… I think we were the last people on the face of the planet to own a waterbed. Yes… it didn’t even have foam inserts - it was totally a free-wave, bladder-type waterbed.

Until this past Friday…

We purchased a canopy bed that reminds me of the insides of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, which we got on sale for less than $500, and, to put on that bed we purchased a mattress from a company called “Bed In A Box”. They sell only “memory foam,” or visco-elastic foam mattresses. The one we got was their PacBamboo-Plus, queen size, for less than $700 (including shipping), which has a bamboo-fabric cover, but is otherwise very similar to a $3,400 model sold by Tempur-Pedic.

It’s taking some getting used to. We’re talking going from a bed that was very soft, with no support, to a bed that feels like I’m sleeping on a slab, but has sufficient-enough give to be comfortable.

I’ll let Tracy tell you about the installation of the mattress, since she was the one who (against my suggestion) went ahead and did it.

I got Leopard…

Well, I’m using Apple’s new Macintosh operating system, Leopard. I must admit I’m adjusting to it, but it’s taking some time.When I first installed it, it appeared to be dragging some serious tail, running very slowly. But I let it sit for about an hour and a half and it seems to be working quite well now.I’ve just started using “Spaces,” which is, I think, one of the greatest features of the new OS. My desktops are now uncluttered, clear, and I’ve got some serious Zen going. ;-)

All in all, it’s a worthy investment.

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