Computer Confusions

I just wonder why it takes me so many tries to get this google world thingamagig working. So, I finally get it started and emailed to myself. And, so I open it at home on my computer, and suddenly my computer does not respond. "Are you tired?" I ask my little notebook. "Is this too much for you?" Still, no answer. Ok- I'm stumped.

So, I turn off my little friend Eee. I stroke it. I clean the outside. I clean the screen. I figure that maybe I just have to show it I care, and perhaps it will work again. I turn it on, and it is sooooo slow. So, I decide to defrag it. (At least that is something I know how to do). I get that started and head to the kitchen to heat up some water.

I fix myself some tea and come back to my little friend Eee. It has been a while, twenty minutes perhaps, and I touch a key to light up the screen. I look at the progress bar. "12%" it says. Ok, I'll go do something else. And, something else. And, something else. Well, maybe I'll take a nap.

So, finally it is done. "Restart your computer blah, blah, blah". I do. When I restart my computer, there is a box with a warning. Oh, no! I turn off my computer and wait for the weekend to arrive, when my computer savvy husband will be able take a look and heal my little computer.

No Google Earth for you, little one!

Travels from home to home

Travels from home to home will map out the places I have lived, in chronological order. I would like to include photographs of each place, past and present. Perhaps I might even include photos of myself when I lived at each place.

I would also like to also include some background music to accompany the story.

Since these places include two continents and two Caribbean islands, and five decades, I think that it should be an interesting trek for anyone who takes a look.

My first home was in New York City, next home was Levittown in Long Island. From there, we fly to Puerto Rico and visit two homes. Another stop takes us to Panama in Central America and then, Colombia in South America. Return to Puerto Rico for a few years and then a relocation to Argentina and Suriname. Another stop in Puerto Rico and two new homes. Then, off to St. Croix, Texas and finally, California.

Learning Lessons

Time and again I have cast myself into the waters of learning. I know how to swim, so, it should be easy to navigate new waters. And, just as I jump in, in a graceful arch, with nary a splash, I realize I should have worn a bodysuit and carried lifesaver. Why? Because just as I dive under the water's surface, I realize I am in for quite the ride: colder, wilder and more exciting than I ever anticipated.
So, here I am again. I've jumped right in and I'm hoping that I can keep on swimming. Sometimes it will be a strange ride. Sometimes it will be smooth sailing. Sometimes I will be shivering, but at all times, I expect it will be another fascinating learning adventure.