mountainmelody

hiking

riding

1 new motherboard
2 new hard drives
2+ weeks
5+ tech support calls

...and my computer is still not working.

The average age at first marriage for women with master's or professional degrees is 30.

yesterday
Homewood: a man dressed like a Viking walking down the street
Downtown: an artificial Christmas tree branch in the road

today
Just off 280: 10 wild turkeys crossing the street
Vestavia: bricks in the road

tomorrow
?? (maybe I should stay home!)

Indian guy: [unnamed computer company] tech support, how may I help you?

me: I sent my computer in to be repaired. I got it back today, but it was still broken.

Indian guy: What seems to be the problem?

me: It's still not working. It is still shutting down all the time like it was before I sent it in. Can I give you my order number? The information I received said they fixed it.

Indian guy: How is the fan?

me: The fan is fine. Can you tell me what the technicians who repaired it said?

Indian guy: Do I hear the fan running? Is it overheating?

me: There is no problem with the fan. Here is my order number: xxxx.

Indian guy: Please hold.

::Christmas music::

Indian guy: Thank you for remaining online.

30 minutes later....

Indian guy: Someone will call you back tomorrow about the problem.

94% of households with children ages 4 to 14 have a computer. Just under 90% have a TV.

We tend to choose baby names from our great-grandparents' generation, because they're farther removed from our concepts of old people.

Lord, Lord
You were hungry
and I was sorry.
You were thirsty
and I blamed the world.
You were a stranger
and I pointed you out.
You were naked
and I turned you in.
You were sick
and I said a prayer.
You were in prison
and I wrote a poem.

The God Letters
The Lord God says:
'Share your bread
with the hungry,
bring the homeless poor
into your house,
cover the naked.'

'Dear Lord God,
We have got
new carpets,
so this will
not be possible.'

http://rejesus.co.uk

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could take one item with you, what would you take?

the internet

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

-Samuel Johnson

50 mph: speed limit
65 mph: right lane
70 mph: next two lanes
70 mph: police car
75+ mph: 15 other lanes