SEPT 4 2013
WHAT A RIDE !-- ON THIS COMPUTER THAT IS... I FINALLY CALLED AOL ABOUT NOT GETTING MY EMAILS--AND THEY FRITZED WITH IT AND FOUND I HAD 28,000 READ EMAILS IN SOME PLACE WHICH SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT AT 5000-- SO THEY DID THAT-- AND THEN LEFT ME WITH K A BUNCH OF "FOLDERS " OF THE EMAILS INCLUDING 2 FOLDERS UNREAD...
ONE HAD 978 THE OTHER 128
I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T FOLLOW THRU-- UNTIL LAST NIGHT-- WHEN I PAINSTAKINGLY WENT THRU ALL 1100 - OF COURSE TO ENTERTAIN MYSELF I HAD TO NOTE PATTERNS AND FREQUENT FLYERS... WINNERS WERE THE CANADIAN PHARMACY SELLING VIAGRA AND OMAHA STEAKS WITH A SPECIAL OF FILET WRAPPED IN BACON.
THERE WERE SEVERAL VERY UPSETTING EMAILS THAT PEOPLE SENT EXPECTING AN ANSWER--- I DID NOT IGNORE YOU-- AOL DID..
@#$%^&* COMPUTERS-- MANY THINGS BLEW ME AWAY YESTERDAY-- NONE THE LEAST WAS I CAN NOT TYPE SDP IN LOWER CASE BECAUSE THIS FOOL MACHINE CHANGES IT TO SEC-- I REALIZED WHY PEOPLE HAVE SAID THEY USED TO ENJOY MY OLD WAY OF SPELLING-- HELPFUL HANNA HERE HAS BEEN DIDDLING WITH MY SPELLING...
TEACHER "JOHNNY HOW DO YOU SPELL - FOLLOW?"
JOHNNY "FOLOW"
TEACHER " THAT IS WRONG"
JOHNNY " NO IT ISN'T- YOU ASKED ME HOW I SPELLED IT "
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I MUST - STARTING TODAY MOVE SOME WORK FROM THE OLD COMPUTER TO THIS ONE... AND I WILL START WITH THE TOY AREA... I HAVE A KEEPERS FOLDER--WITH THINGS LIKE THE "MOM" SONG--- JOHNNY CARSON WITH THE "COPPER CLAPPER CAPER" AND THE GUY WHO PLAYS THE PIANO WITH HIS BALLS. TERRIFIC PERFORMERS. MAYBE IT GOOGLES????
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WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER THE CATALOG SEASON
THERE ARE COMPOANIES THAT GET STUCK IN FAST FORWARD-- IT IS NOT BAD WHEN THEY ARE JUST BUTTON PUSHING ADVERTISING WITH EMAILS... BUT THERE ARE ONES THAT SEND OUT PAPER CATALOGS- --- THE WORST OFFENDER AROUND HERE IS ULINE-- NICE OUTFIT-- I BUY FROM THEM OFTEN-- COMMERCIAL STUFF- WHEN THEY SHIP THEY INCLUDE A CATALOG IN THE BOX 1/2 " THICK-- SHINEY-- EXPENSIVE PAPER-- AND THEN IT STARTS-- SEEMS LIKE EVERY WEEK-- ANOTHER IDENTICAL CATALOG WHICH WAS EXPENSIVE TO PRODUCE... THEN IF YOU CALL THEM TO ORDER THE PRICES HAVE CHANGED ANWAY I HAVE EVEN ASKED THEM TO STOP SENDING TH TO NO AVAIL
THE NEXT MOST FREQUENT FILLER OF MY MAILBOX IS STROMBERG'S CHICKS - FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING FOR AN EDUCATION -- TRY www.strombergschickens.com WHERE YOU CAN BUY AN EGG LAYING DAY OLD GIRL CHICK FOR $2.50 OR A PAIR OF SWANS FOR $2000.00... I WOULD SUGGEST YOU ALL BUY CHICKS--NOT SWANS-- SWANS ARE HUGE GEESE AND MEAN BASTARDS.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY PEOPLE HAVE PET RABBITS THAT ONLY PRODUCE SMELL-- WHEN THEY COULD HAVE A COUPLE CHICKENS WHO WOULD EAT THE LEFTOVERS AND GIVE YOU EGGS AT THE SAME TIME. THEY CAN HAPPILY LIVE IN A RABBIT CAGE THAT HAS BEEN ADAPTED BY WRAPPING THE WHOLE THING IN "CHICKEN WIRE" SO THEY CAN GET DOWN ON THE GRASS AND EAT BUGS ETC...AND GIVING THEM A RAMP UP TO THE INDOOR EGG LAYING AREA- COUPLE HENS-- MOVE THE CAGE AROUND ONCE IN A WHILE AND YOU WOULD HAVE AN EGG EVERY 36 HOURS PER HEN...
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS PRINT TURNED GREEN..
IAM THINKING IT IS ME--
REMEMBER LUCILE BALL WHO MAINTAINED THA T THE FILLINGS IN HER TEETH PLAYED RADIO MUSIC??
WELL MAYBE THE FILLINGS IN MY TEETH ARE CREATING A MAGNETIC FIELD THAT INTERFERES WITH THIS CCOMPUTERS PERFORMANCE
DON'T LAUGH... YOU GOT ANY BETTER IDEAS????
If you bought your computer from an Apple Store they should be able to transfer everything from your old computer to the new in a couple of hours. Of course if you want to do it the hard way you can sort through everything first yourself and manually switch things over.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the swans... introduced species, too. I had a tangle with one at Cape May one year... fended off her assault with my binoculars and backpack. They crowd out native species, too.
ReplyDeleteBut if you had some swans in the pond you could hold your very own Swan Upping ceremony. I would pay $$$ to see Carlene wearing a crown -- the English have this down pat. https://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2013/SwanUpping2013.aspx
ReplyDeleteIN THE 'OLD DAYS' WE COULD TELL A COMPUTER NOT TO CORRECT OUR SPELLING, ETC. LIKE YOU, I AM NEW TO THE ipad SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT OPTION WITH APPLE, BUT HOPEFULLY WE DO AND YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO TURN OFF THE CORRECTION FEATURE. WE LOVE YOUR STORIES JUST THE WAY THEY ARE, CAPITOLS AND ALL.
ReplyDeleteI'm sticking with my PC and AOL until they decide to phase them out. It's got problems, but so do the MACs and better a problem I'm used to than one I don't know how to deal with.
ReplyDeleteJUST READ A STORY IN MY LOCAL PAPER ABOUT AN ENTERPRISING COUPLE WHO STARTED www.rentthechicken.com BUSINESS FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY WANT TO RAISE CHICKENS BUT AREN'T SURE. THEY PROVIDE 2 ALREADY-LAYING CHICKENS, A PORTABLE COOP, AND MISC OTHER THINGS YOU NEED FOR THE DURATION OF YOUR RENTAL PERIOD. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, THEY PICK THEM UP AND HOUSE THEM FOR THE WINTER THEN RETURN THEM TO YOU IN THE SPRING IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE. YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF BUYING EVERYTHING.
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