Disconnected

bigpapadan on Dec 27, 2010

An Ode to Technology.

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All weekend long I tried

to make the thing work right

it beeped and sputter futilely

and only worked at night

It hesitated, froze up

and simply looked at me

the Internet was fubar

and wouldn’t let me be

I couldn’t read the messages

or post a single thing

like days of old I wrote, composed

anticipating AOL’s old ring

But somehow I survived it

this technological lapse

reminders of the older days

when it was a piece of crap

Now I am connected

and can write freely at will

but the pen is right beside me

in case I need it still.

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KimTherapist on Dec 27, 2010
Cute. I encountered such a moment this morning on Triond. After having written a very lengthy PM to a friend, it logged me out d/t being timed out and the whole thing was erased. The PM reply is not compatible with my Iphone. I have to chase the little reply square all around the screen and then still won’t let me reply!
AdMan on Dec 27, 2010
lol… nice one!
Karen Gross on Dec 27, 2010
LOL – so very true! If we ever had some catastrophic event that wiped out all of our satellites and fried all of the electronics in North America, the only people surviving would be the Amish.
Will Gray on Dec 27, 2010
Ah, yes, kepp the past in the present. Very good.
bigpapadan on Dec 27, 2010
At least if my old Underwood was finished being repaired I could TYPE all my stuff. But, then I would have to by stamps, stationary and envelopes… LOL
PSingh1990 on Dec 27, 2010
Nice Share.
J Anderson on Dec 27, 2010
Thanks for share.

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