October 11, 2011
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1 Has anyone else found that computers seem to be getting temperamental?
2 The other day I "Googled" the San Jose Sharks.
3 Instead of going there immediately, which should have happened, I was taken to an area that wanted to sell me doors.
4 I mean, I could certainly use a new door, but it wasn't remotely close to what I had requested.
5 This has been going on for almost six months. And it does it on two of my home computers.
6 Shouldn't computers be getting more efficient? Most other electronics seem to improve with the years.
7 I pondered that this morning when I awakened ridiculously early.
8 After doing minutes and minutes of thinking, I came to the brilliant realization that computers are a business, and that their top priority is to single us out and advertise products to us.
9 What made me confused is that buying a door is about 150th on my personal list of priorities. Buying Sharks' tix would probably be in my top ten.
10 If I buy a new door, I won't be able to get out to a Sharks' game.
11 I tumble all this idiocy about when I get up too early.
12 Moving on, Part the First: Sometimes I just love to grouse about things.
13 The othere night I was having this great dream that I was being robbed, but that the guy couldn't get into my house because it had one of those little chain locks. It was sort of like watching Jack Nicholson in The Shining. I kept running into other rooms, like some woman in a Lifetime movie.
14 At no point did I think to call 911. Don't ask me why.
15 Dreams are supposed to reveal things about our lives. I never really thought they were rocket science. I had earlier gotten up to let the dog out and left my sliding door open.
16 It occurred to me that I might get robbed, but I was way too sleepy to get up and go close it. So I played the odds, knowing I had only another hour-and-a half before I was going to get up anyway.
17 Stupid I know, but really? I was exhausted. And how often in the summer to people leave doors and windows wide open in the middle of the day?
18 The only time I ever got robbed, my place was totally locked tightly. The guy used a glass cutter to get into my place. He could have used a rock, but he was a pretty elegant burglar.
19 I've had cars broken into a couple of times. One time at YB a guy broke the little side window they used to have on trucks and stole stuff. Ironically, it was unlocked, so the guy wound up costing me a hundred bucks.
20 AnywayZ in my dream I just kept enjoying the guy trying to break in and myself thinking of ways I could screw him over.
21 I have no idea what that dream meant. Still don't, and don't care.
22 It did have me tossing and turning. When I had gotten up to let the dog out, I went out to my laptop in the living room and wrote a few bits for the DN. I then put on some headphones and some documentary about the Bible.
23 That'll put you to sleep pretty quickly, even though it's a good Book.
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25 I fell into a slumber, was in the middle of the dream when Helene came out and asked, "What did you DO???"
26 At first I thought SHE was the robber, but quickly collected myself. I looked over and my laptop was on the ground!
27 "I dunno. I just woke up." It had crashed to the ground. I realized that because of the robber dream, I had somehow wrapped my arm around the headphones, which then pulled the computer toward me, and when the teevee tray it was on hit the couch, the laptop flew to the floor, taking a few pencils and papers I had been grading along with it.
28 That was the beginning of my yesterday.
29 It did give me an opportunity to lock the back door, but I was up for the day, and a Monday at that.
30 Turned out okay, but this morning when the dog woke me up, I got back on the laptop and realized that the space bar needs a tougher pounding orthewordsalldo this.
31 Odd little story, but at 4 a.m. there really isn't a lot going on. I checked the news. Nada. I checked Facebook. As almost always, nada.
32 So that's my exciting life for the morning. I Googled the Sharks. I got an ad for door. I went to sleep the other night. The dog woke me up. I went back to sleep but left the door open. I dreamed of being robbed. A door stopped the guy from robbing me. I tossed on the couch. My laptop crashed to the ground. It now has a fickle space bar.
33 Aren't dreams deep?
34 My brilliant life.
35 That's it for a Tuesday morning.
36 I have to guess you were enthralled. Immina go now. Immina Google the Bible.
37 It'll probably bring me some ad for picture frames.
38 Can't hardly wait.
39 Fear not, grammarians. I'll correct that tomorrow.
40 Right now I must needs get some sleep.
41 Peace.
~H~
