For all of you who have been following the saga of my computationally challenged reality with barely stifled yawns, I have good news! The new season of Survivor has (apparently) started ………..and I have a brand new ‘puter/pony with which to ride out onto the purpled plains of the intertubeweb and do battle with the FOE wherever they may choose to skulk! So you can now switch from one non-interesting distraction to one that at least has better production values!
The new pony (as yet unnamed, suggestions are welcome!) is new and glossy and sleek and black
and best of all, cheap!!!
For you afficianados of inexpensive laptops it is a Compaq Presario CQ50-107nr, currently on sale at the Canton, NY Radio Shack.
Now all I have to do is get back to the broadband ranch and look out!
Many. MANY thanks to all those who stood on the front lines and pitched in as this epic battle of wills between a lowly mortal and the puter Gods played out!
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on the kindness of stranger.
… all my electronics “Bessie” (as in “aw, come on now, Bessie!”) But I don’t think that would be dignified enough for your glossy new pony.
How about Hal? Hee.
Congratulations!
I named a possession was when I named my yellow toyota corolla liftback Egbert. I’m sure he’s long since bit the dust, so the name is available. But somehow it doesn’t go too well with that black shiny pony. Just wanted you to know that I’m willing to share (names anyway – anything else I drive a hard bargain. LOL)
Congratulations on the new computer. You KNOW I’m happy that finally happened!!!!!!!!
“Budhy’s Pony” 😀 😀 😀
Black Magic Pony after the old Santana song.
gotta Black Magic Pony
da da day
pick up my magic
sticks da da
(guitar sounds)
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I am having trouble loading gmail for some reason. I am going to dwnld firefox later and that should help, but if I am not answering your mail right now it is because I can’t see it!
travels with me constantly. I call it the “Road Warrior.” Unless it screws up — in which case I call it “Scheissestapel” (I’ve been practicing my German curse words).
Bucephalus??
all he needs is a white star. surely you could provide him that?
this is very good and encouraging news.
Missed you Butch, next time you want to go to Bolivia I’ll keep it in mind.
Nah, don’t mind me, I’ll feel better after I rob a few banks.
But I grew up in New Jersey. The HAL was the voice recognition 98SE installation my hardware no longer supports (well, the new stuff).
My suggestion would be Anakin Skywalker.
How did you end up here with us?
I don’t know. Mesa day startin pretty okee-day with a brisky morning munchy, then BOOM! Gettin very scared and grabbin that Jedi and POW! Mesa here! Mesa gettin’ very very scared!
refusal of both docudharma and myleftwing to post any new dairies related to the “New reeks and wrecks deal”. Told ya’ll I have my very own NSA fucking staff.
I would pick the name “bardo” for your computer.
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finally have a computer! So, mazel tov!
As for the pony, I couldn’t tell gender, but what a mighty stallion — maybe, “Victoria” or “Victorius” (for having come by a new computer).
O.K., too serious? How about “Psyched the Clops?”
…If he’s a girl, name him Scarlett.
…If he’s a boy, name him Black Ivory.
What a shimmering beauty he/she is.
I don’t think computers have names that are words. I think they have names that are numbers and letters mixed together. Hence, this suggestion: 4Q! Simple and effective. And btw, no self-respecting computer has a name like “DocuPony.”
best to name it/him/her Beauty. A little computer psychology there–call it by a nice name, pat it from time to time (gently) on the cover, think positive thoughts and you two might get along well together for many moons.
okay! the Naming is completed. two votes for Bardo, so Bardo wins!
thank you every one for your participation.
Budhy, the name of your pony is Bardo. “Budhy’s Bardo.” 😀
“we” named your horse. did you get the memo? it was a landslide vote… high percentage of turn-out, traceable ballots, and i did the counting. all legal and aboveboard.
you don’t have to thank me. i was happy to do the counting. 🙂
words…like Zaphod or Ford Prefect or even Arthur, depending on your mood.
… as that pony looks like it could be gone in a flash.