MINDLESS BANTER

Humpty Dumpty is still broken so what does one do on Labor Day when you don't have your computer. You pick on what readers you have left and write mindless banter material.

Again, I sit here wondering why they can put men on the moon but the will not make a computer that won't crash. The technology is there. I sure wouldn't want to go to the moon or anywhere without the assurance that my computer would not crash. Every time I've been through this I loose a part of me. Sometimes it's a big part. Those parts cannot be replaced. They were bits and pieces of my life. Some were important, others were not. But life went on and here I am yet again loosing more pieces of my life.

So questions still abound in techno world. Why can't they build a computer that doesn't have a drive that eventually turns into a high pitched sound that grinds on my brain daily. I am one of those persons that has sensitive hearing. I should not be complaining but you have no idea what it is like having that high whine hitting your ears every day - all day. My ears continue to ring after the computer is turned off. Ear plugs? Sure, but you have to give up your love of music and talk radio. Why should I have to do that!!!

Yet another frustrating computer-related monster problem is why can't they make it easy for you to copy your address book? Today's hackers don't seem to have a problem getting into address books. Since we make it so easy and challenging for them, why are we prohibited from easy access to making copies. Viruses sneak into our computers and attach themselves to our contacts, and yet, when my computer crashes, I quite possibly loose all of my contacts and the many links to my world. Have you ever made a copy of that list? You can hand write all of the many addresses into a file in Word, but it usually ends up with errors upon errors. Some use fonts that you simply cannot decipher letters and numbers and they never give a thought to others reading them.

It amazes me how much of "me" is on my computer. Every year there is more and more of "me" stored there. We add memory and increase the data storage of data. Many of us find we are pack rats when it comes to our computer, just as it is in our homes. You hate to delete anything because as soon as you do, you need/want it. There is a growing business in our country where you can hire someone to come in and organize your office or home. They help you throw things away and help you put everything else in order. I need one of those people to help me with my computer. My husband keeps saying - "Don't worry about it, you have plenty of memory." Well, maybe I do, but..................

When my computer crashes and Humpty Dumpty gets put back together again it is never the same. I come back to a strange "house." It doesn't fit like an old pair of slippers. I usually have to use new or upgraded software. My computer isn't "me". I have to work and work to make it mine again. But it is never the same. The worst part is that after you have been working to put it all in order again, you suddenly come upon something that wasn't there before or you go looking for something you knew was in a certainly spot and it's gone. For me it takes a long time to get those new slippers to fit again, but they still are never the same as the old pair. Again, part of me is gone forever. My finger prints are gone. It's a sad time. I'm a Virgo...yup, my birthday was Saturday, and Virgos are organized people. All of my life I have known exactly where I put things. Now computers and old age are changing all of that. My computer and my brain are attacking me and I live in an unsettled world now. Aging is bad enough, but when my computer adds to the problems, it's just not fair. Aging is supposed to be a happy time or so they say. Well, I have news for those who profess it's a great time of your life.....No, I'm not going there this time - maybe some other day.

Time for me to go check and see if any pieces of "me" are coming together again. I sure would like some to pick up this time as there aren't many left. Soon I can go out and look at the beautiful fall colors and breathe in the cool, crisp air. Dakota and I love fall. It's better than any old computer anytime.