Sugarsync vs. Google Drive

I just dropped Sugarsync cloud storage in favor of Google Drive.  I used Sugarsync for over a year and I originally selected it above others at the time because I could configure it to use my current folder structure without having to move everything to one folder and because it was reasonably priced.

I was happy with it for about a year until their price increased and then with the release of Sugarsync 2.0 I started having crashes constantly and customer service was of no help.  I sent them a .dat file as requested repeatedly but they never could seem to fix the crashing problem.

Then suddenly it went away- it must have been an update that solved that problem.

Then other thing I disliked about Sugarsync was their subjugation of a drive letter.  It installs a S: drive titled Sugarsync drive the just confused me.  Despite Sugarsync's insistence of the Sugarsync drive being a benefit, I could not see the need for that drive.

Then last but not least was the price.  For personal users Sugarsync is $9.99 / month for 100 GB and Google drive is $4.99 for the same storage capacity- a difference of $60 per year.

So now I am moving all my files over to my Google drive which means now I have to access all my personal stuff under a folder called Google Drive but hopefully that will not be problem living with.

Tooth and M3

Atticus pulled out his second tooth on Friday morning.  It was just hanging by a thread and he twisted it and pulled it right out standing in the master bathroom.  Side note-  the kids are at the age where they have no use for their own bathroom- they want to bathe, urinate, defecate, brush their teeth and do other personal activities in mom and dad's bathroom despite the fact that we provide them with their very own bathroom.

I took Friday off work and Tamara drove us all down to Duluth Georgia to pick up my brand new 2013 BMW M3 Convertible.

I had been looking at M3s to replace my aging 2004 Volvo V70R.  I was looking at used M3's and last monday when Tamara and I were in Atlanta for the Fleetwood Mac concert I had found a 2011 white M3 convertible with manual transmission in Duluth which was on our way back on I-85.  So we stopped to see the white one and it was being repaired.  I proceeded to drive several other used ones- a 335i convertible with manual transmission, an M3 coupe with manual transmission and an M3 with the dual clutch transmission.

The white one was really what I had wanted but once I drove the dual clutch transmission I was a convert.  I had always been a traditional manual transmission sort of guy but then I drove that dual clutch- ain't nothing like it I have ever driven! Smooth, lightning fast shifts, and no hesitation - you don't even lift your foot off the accelerator.  Holy shit that car is fast!  It has the tightest feel of any car I have ever driven.

So we tried to come to an agreement on one they had on the floor but I walked out because they wouldn't meet my price.  They called me about an hour down the road and cut me another deal but then they kept saying the car I wanted was just sold.  They eventually found what I was looking for in Florida but it was black. So I settled for the Jerez Black Metallic.

I didn't have time to go pick it up until yesterday so we went.  I pulled out in front of a lady driving a 7 series in the parking lot of the dealer.  So I almost crashed the car before I got it off the dealer's lot.   Tamara has video of this and I will post it here later.

I  still cannot believe that I paid $82,000 for a car.  It almost makes me sick to my stomach.  In the back of my mind I have issues with with other people will think about me owning a car like that.  I worry about what my employees will think because the business owns the car.  Tamara tells me I deserve it because I work hard and am successful.  I agree with this, but I still have trouble letting go of the fact that I consider it unfrugal to buy a car like this.

The kids rode with me out of the lot and all the way to Commerce Georgia where we spent a lot of time at Chick-fil-a while Tamara shopped (mostly for me- clothes).  At commerce Atticus rode the rest of the way with me with the top up.  He had question, after question after question.  He is so curious about the world around him.  I keep having to remind myself that he is just a kid and curious.  Sometimes I just like the peace and quiet.  But I am thrilled that he is absorbing and learning so I continued to answer his questions joyfully and prompted him back when his questions were nonsensical to me.

We got home about 10:30 - really tired from the day.

Saturday London had two softball games with a team from Granite Falls who plays under different rules.  London's team is machine pitch- 3 strikes and you are out.  The team they played was coach pitch and they had 5 pitches to hit the ball whether or not they had 3 or more strikes.  London's team won both games.

We went to the pool at Catawba Country Club afterward and Greg and the cousins came and joined us as did Derrick Sweet and his wife Kelly and daughter Parker. The kids swam and played for several hours.

We then went to Mom and Dad's house to eat- we had pork chops and all sorts of vegetables mom prepared.  I finally ripped the kids away and got them home about 9:30 pm.