Thread: Musings on the Weekend

1) Microsoft Update

For the past few days, I'm happily surfing the net, gliding one webpage to the next. Suddenly it hits, BAM, and my computer is moving at 1/20 the speed it was just a minute before. I'm forced to shut down, and then I see that microsoft has sent an update.

I'd like to explain to Bill Gates and his people the finer points points of customer service. Hijacking someone's computer is not the best way to please people.

2) OMG !!

So, I'm in line at he movie theater concession stand. This little three year old looks up at me and smiles. Like lots of little girls, she flirts-it's a defense mechanism passed down through eons. She begins singing, and dancing-but you should see the dance. First, it's the ghetto booty shake, then she starts shaking her chest. She's got nothing to shake, but it's amusing. Either, mama has been letting her watch rap videos, or mama works for tips.

Mama-let me tell you about her, she's a looker. If she does work for tips, it's most likely an upscale joint, or she's wasting her time. Anyway, mama finally notices that her toddler is putting on a show and pulls her into a corner.

3) Forced consumerism

My cell phone is three years old. For the past week, I've had problems with the battery. I visit cell phone stores. No one has that battery and they stopped selling that type of phone two years ago. I get offers-they want me to buy, upgrade, and sign a contract. I know some people have cell phones that sing, dance, and surf the net, but I don't need that. My phone fills all my needs. Finally, one guy tells me about a shop that deals with all kinds of batteries.

I go to the shop. Guy doesn't have the battery, but he'll order it for me, with a price of 42.99-he expects me to cringe, I don't. It's a lot cheaper than a new phone. I ask for two batteries. He drops the price to 36.99 each.

I'll pick up my batteries in ten days.

I thought phone batteries were all rechargeables. But what do I know? I only use a landline. And only that if I can't use email or webmail. Sometimes I use telepathy. Sometimes I just sit here in my corner and grunt.