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When I getting ready to move here I wondered where the free wireless internet spots were here in town. I’m still ferreting some of them out, but I couldn’t find a list of them anywhere on the internet. So I started asking around and doing some of my own investigation. I’ll make a list of place I know there is free wifi. I’ll update it as more are discovered:

• Bottletree Bakery:  Just off The Square. (map) A really eclectic, snazzy bakery with good breakfast and lunch. It was actually featured on The Food Network and Oprah because of their pies.
• San Francisco Bread Company: Jackson Avenue (map)
• Pak Mail: Jackson Ave (map)
• McAllisters: University Avenue (map) The restaurant that is pretty much like all the other McAllisters, yet this one was the first one.
• High Point Coffee: North Lamar by The Square.
• Purple Haze: North Lamar (map) Nice little shop with culture and groovy tunes.
• Puddin Place Bed & Breakfast: University Avenue (map)
• Kroger: University Ave (map)
• Comfort Inn:  Jackson Ave (map)
• Days Inn: Jackson Ave (map)
• Proud Larry’s: South Lamar (map). You may have to ask them for access, but they’re cool about it.

Now please double check me on these. Sometimes I’ve found a signal, but then turns out you have to pay to surf (like McDonalds).  But I may have missed some or have been mistaken about a couple. If there is a correction or addition that needs to be made, leave a comment!

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So I’ve been out of the blogging habit the past week. But things have been a little crazy. So for the last handful of days, here’s a recap:

•  The whole fam is up here now. So we’re living in my dad’s basement. It’s both a blessing and a test.
• A slew of tornadoes swept through the area. It caused some serious damage all around. One crept through Oxford too. I watched the crazy sky for it, but didn’t get to see it.
• We started having morning services at The Orchard. Yesterday was our 2nd week of it. We had about 59 for the morning and 110 for the evening.
• I had taco soup four different times in four different houses in two weeks time.
• We looked at lots of  houses in Oxford.  I relearned or had reinforced the fact that the housing market is seriously crazy and overpriced in Oxford.
• The inside door handle quit working on my vehicle.
• LOST is back with a fury.
• MSU lost two in a row; then they won two in a row.
• The writers strike seems to be over.

So, there’s a quick recap. And we got wifi in my dad’s basement!

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Tomorrow morning will be the first Sunday that we begin running two services. I’m excited to see what all happens. I bet there will be a decent crowd of people there since tomorrow night is the Super Bowl. Crazy, but this will be the first Super Bowl where I miss kick off since probably 4th grade or something. And I’m not that young anymore.

But a lot of people will go watch the game somewhere instead of coming to the evening service. But we live in Oxford. And Eli Manning went to Ole Miss and is playing for the Giants. So there may be a VERY slim crowd tomorrow night.

Time will tell…

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