OK, yes. Sometimes I find technology very exciting--like when I get a brand new computer (hasn't happened too many times), and I get to dive into all the things it can do. Or when my camera can capture color, black and white, or any other color photos, and I can see them, and I can zoom into any area immediately. That's just too cool. But most of the time, technology is like the cute little fuzzy Gremlins in the movie that came out when I was a kid. Add just the right thing and it turns mean and consumes your time, energy, emotions, and often money!
I'm not even trying to do something hard right now--just faxing on my handy little print/fax/copy machine. I've never faxed anything before. I keep getting error messages . . . and right now it keeps telling me the line is busy. Did I put the number in wrong? Is is hooked up wrong? Am I supposed to add a "1" before dialing the number? I just don't know.
Invariably this always happens to me, some Snafu that makes that thing the technology was SUPPOSED to save me time doing take about 100 times longer to do!!!
I'd throw the printer/faz/copy machine, except I've finally figured out how to print and copy with it.
Ah. Guess what? You have to add a "1" before you dial in the number. Couldn't someone have told me that? Ughh.
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Brings back memories. I remember I used to say "I'll be glad when school gets out and our schedule slows down so we can get together with friends and just relax and enjoy the simple things and at the end of the summer I would say "I'll be glad when school begins so we can get back into a routine and spend some time with our friends and relax a little"
Some things never change!
oops my comment is for the other post oh well
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