Technology - 'Nuff Said!

Has anyone besides me noticed it's hot out there? My goodness, it truly has turned to summer! Yesterday all day it was the type of hot, humid day that made you feel like you could slice the humidity with a knife! Today found us with bright, hot sunshine. In fact, we had a quick rain shower early this morning....while the sun was shining brightly. After all the rain we had during the springtime, it's been in short supply the past few weeks. It's been almost two weeks since we mowed our yard.

We're reaching a milestone of sorts with our unemployment.......our base time of unemployment has come to an end and we are in the process of filing for the 20-week extension. I think once we get past the frustration of getting a real person on the phone, things should go smoothly. It's a bureaucratic maze, but I'm glad we're able to navigate it.

Yesterday evening turned into a time I wanted to pull my hair out. A bit before 6, I logged onto my computer and turned on the printer so I could print off a couple of cover letters for my required weekly resumes. I planned to do that and then get to my blog. The best laid plans of mice and men, as they say!!!

I sent the first set of letters to the printer, and nothing happened. I tried again, and still nothing. I turned the printer off and back on, then unplugged it. Still nothing. I took occasional breaks – I grabbed supper, then a bit later washed up the dishes. Around those breaks, I kept trying to figure out what was going on.

I uninstalled and then re-installed the printer on the computer. I turned the printer off and back on again........multiple times. I finally gave up, wrote and published the blog without recording it – I was much too frustrated at that point to try recording!

Finally a few minutes before 8, after pulling the file on the printer and checking through the manual......troubleshooting on the computer.....and considering just curling up in a little ball and crying!!........in frustration I rebooted the computer. As soon as it came back on, I heard the printer kick in. By the time I walked to the printer, which is in a different room, there was paper everywhere! (Even though our printer is on the desk, it tend to spit paper off the desk and onto the floor.) By then I had sent a dozen or so print commands....all of which the printer fulfilled once I'd rebooted the computer. I have plenty of scratch paper now! I also was able to put this week's resumes in the mail today.

Sunday night just before midnight, our electricity burped off for two minutes. Since everything worked fine on Friday evening, we figure that electricity interruption must have been the cause of the problem.

Most of the time, I embrace technology. But there are times I miss the old Royal manual typewriters from my high school typing class!!! Last night was one of those times!!....but you notice I'm back with the technology tonight.