For over a week, computer problems have plagued me and taken me utterly and completely off line (gasp). First it was ISP troubles, and then our own server crashed.
Thanks to my husband’s hard work and long hours, our server is once again breathing, albeit still on life support, and awaiting further surgery from the doctor.
Three hard drives have been toasted, the network cards are confused, and my passwords are no longer remembered.
Ooooooh, the cruelty of it all!
Sadly, the latest version of my favorites has also vanished. Have you ever been through this headache?
As I type, my computer is enjoying a tenuous link to limited information and a very slow connection. Sounds like how my brain functions most days! Lol!
Seriously, though. My Favorites are my lifeline, and I count on this here machine to remember all kinds of things for me.
My Favorites file is the map for both my cyber and real life travels…The connection to many friends… The “go-to” source for everything from severe weather alerts to soccer practice announcements.
I feel like I’ve broken down along the road and forgot my cell phone—along with all the numbers I ought to memorize or write down!
I dare say I’m a mom who leans (too) heavily (perhaps) on this all too fallible connection to so many helps. It makes me mighty glad our prayers can bypass technology and fly straight to a Help that never crashes! YES??
Still, my mood is kind of like the soggy day.
And I wanted to show you just how soggy things actually are around here. So I walked out into the icy cold water (in my bare feet, no less) to take a picture a basket ball which is lying in the three inches of rain water still blanketing a third of our yard.
But you’ll have to imagine it, because it seems my computer can’t yet remember how to communicate with the portable card reader.
On the positive side, my husband was able to retrieve my photo files! So, although I can’t yet get pictures from my camera to my computer, I haven’t lost priceless family photos, and I can still share pictures I had already uploaded and planned to share, like this white iris which started her show last week. 
Starting all over is no fun, though. Simply no fun at all.
So while I am sorting through files, searching for links, and trying to pull myself and my machine back together, I thought I would share these haikus with you.
On this side of the crash, I can appreciate their rye humor.
And be amused that they, of all things, survived the major memory dump I’m now realizing.
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
If you’ve wondered what was up, now you know. I’ve missed you guys and will be busy trying to repopulate (and back up!!!) my favorites once again. I hope to find and visit you all again soon!
Have a great Thursday!
3 comments:
And things like this are what keep my husband busy...he jokes that as long as Windows is around, he'll have plenty of work because it will always have problems.
I'm so sorry you're having so many difficulties. :-( And I hope your husband is able to get it all going again. SOON.
Your white iris is exquisite.
Oh what a pain. We had problems with our wireless router awhile back and I went crazy, I can't imagine the grief you have to deal with. It's amazing how quickly we rely on our computer.....I know I do. I was actually going to the public library each day to check email/blogs etc while our router was down.
I did love your haikus....great humor and insight. :)
I lost all my very organized and sorted favorites when my computer crashed on April 1st. It's terrible! I'm feeling your pain! I'm still not back to where I was back then - but thankfully no information was lost!
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