Mac or No Mac? July 6, 2009

 

Monday, July 6, 2009

Mac or No Mac?

 

A week and a half ago, my MacBook gave its little all and went ‘belly up.’  Being unplugged was traumatic for the first few days, but then I began to feel surprisingly, exhilaratingly free.

 

However, it’s not really a possibility to stay unplugged for long in our culture, is it?  And I’m sure it would have gotten weird to have gone on much longer.  Still, I was surprised that the longer I was without the internet and email, the less I missed it.

 

That said, tonight I took my MacBook into the Apple store in Northpark for an appointment that was to be either its autopsy or its organ transplant.  Hooray!!!  It was the latter.  The lovely guy at the Genius Bar told me after about three minutes that it was the battery that was the problem.  Then he plopped a new one in, closed the computer and handed it to me.  ”How much?” I asked warily.  ”Oh, no charge,” he smiled.  Full of unanticipated glee, I blew a kiss to this long-haired perfect stranger — which he thought was pretty funny.  His t-shirt said, quite rightly, ‘Not All Heroes Wear Capes.’

 

This — and my pathetically inadequate computer-capable DNA — is why I LOVE MY MAC.

 

KS

Blogs, Their Wills, and Their Mothers March 18, 2008

Just recently, my blog has been unwilling to acknowledge me as its mother. About a week ago, in a matricidal impulse, it banned me from its premises.

Fortunately, through some delicate negotiations and not inconsiderable tech support, I am able once again to be a player (albeit a very minor one) in the Weblog Game.

Who knew blogs had wills of their own? I just hope that, when the time comes, my blog remembers its own mother in its will.

KS