OH! What a day!! ( and a poem! )

This morning, after my first wake up coffee and a little morning news watching with Charles, I came here to my computer to check out things. This is usually my routine these days, although I may not post until later in the day...(or not at all~~Yah, right, Junie hahaha)

Anyway-I was in for a big shock to my system today...as I was unable to get online at all!!

OK- Not to appear fanatical about all this I just calmly told Charles I was not able to get online! He told me there had been a power surge earlier so I just assumed that's what caused my outage....and I assumed it would probably get fixed in due time!


Nevertheless, I did try all the things I've been told...shutting down the computer- restarting- checking all the plug-ins etc...all to no avail!

As the day went on I realized things were not gonna fix themselves. Early afternoon Charles called Embarq and they walked us through a lot of check points. I even had another modem that I switched and tried- all of which were useless. Finally the phone person ran out of ideas.

A tech could be sent out tomorrow... but - wait - I have an eye exam tomorrow and, hopefully, picking new glasses, so that wouldn't work!!

Next best thing was Tuesday. Nothing to do but accept the fact that I would be off line until at least TUESDAY! :( Oh, well! I was resigned to that fact!
(And I'm not a fanatic, after all!)



We had the kids up for dinner (the locals) Had a nice little visit...and I asked Alli to put a little post on for me- so folks would know I hadn't died! She agreed!

But turned out she didn't need to after all! :)

I should not ever be surprised at anything in this computer world...but I constantly
am!!

You see...after I had given up all hope of getting things fixed before next Tuesday...after the kids left I was looking at old files (which I could still get to on my desktop) I had switched the modem back one last time to the original but still I was only getting the power light...not the others which are essential... OK- I was just looking at stuff and when I happened to glance down again...there were the 4 LIGHTS ON!! Couldn't believe my eyes!! I will NEVER understand any of this stuff!!

Earlier today, in my frustrations, (and after C. had asked me about some of his socks) I wrote this little poem!
(OK- I sort of copied this idea from Robert Frost! :) Hope he wouldn't mind- it's all in fun!)

~~~

Whose Socks These Are


Whose socks these are,
I think I know
...the ones with gold at heel and toe.
Sometimes I get confused with this.
It’s just the way ill winds do blow.

I often think it very queer,
the fact that just because I’m here,
this job was delegated, mine;
of every week of every year.

He gives his head a weary shake
...for I have made a big mistake;
mistaking his socks for my son’s!
Oh! I feel like such a flake!

The basket’s full and piled up steep
and I have promises to keep,
of sorting socks before I sleep-
of sorting socks before I sleep!


June Kellum
May 18, 2008




So- how was yer day?? :)


Junie