Tech Support, and Other Ironic Phrases
I wrote this 20 years ago, and was curious about how the subject held up. Although I made some changes, it still seems awfully familiar these days. My oldest daughter is normally a calm person, […]
Tag: laptops
1000th Post in a Row – Peanut Butter Armageddon
Simply squeeze Sometimes humanity does great things such as landing a man on the moon, building the Panama Canal, or making laptops. These projects helped us all immensely and caused us to swell with pride. […]
Leap Day Laptop
I can’t help thinking it’s no coincidence that my laptop stopped working on February 29th: It’s the last “screw you” from a bad month. But in fairness, it’s also a first world problem. I still […]
Unicorn Bites 6/4/14
What my pregnant wife and I brought to the maternity ward: 2 laptops 2 smartphones 1 tablet 0 desire to talk to each other — Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) June 4, 2014 Me: Are you sure […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
People are smarter than computers. We just pretend to be dumber so we won’t make the machines feel bad about themselves. Your computer will never crash until you are almost finished with that super important […]
Two Days Off…or Not
My family says I do not know how to relax. I think they are crazy. Just because I like to fold laundry or surf the internet on my laptop or design an outdoor patio while […]
The Literary Elite at Starbucks
I decided I needed a quick pick-me-up, so I headed to Starbucks. I was sitting with my coffee and crossword puzzle at a table in the corner when I started to eavesdrop on the conversation […]