Computerless

I sent my computer in to have them do their little thing to make it work better. It really doesn't but I feel as if I've done my duty. Duty is a an interesting thing. When I was little it was the thing you did in your pants but shouldn't have...then it was a scouting thing Do your Duty to God and your Country. Then in the teen years it was something somebody in the military had to do. Now it is just a simple requirement of life. I suppose in the future it may get back to being something you shouldn't do in your pants, but I hope not. Right now my son feels it his teenage duty to try to talk to me about his school credits that will go on to college and some band trip he's going to take to Seattle that will cost me about $700, and then he is complaining how everyone makes a mess when they make dinner...then he is mad at having to do the dishes.

It was kind of nice to be without the computer though. I didn't have to read e-mail, I didn't look at the student loan, I didn't get started on the taxes....I really did but that's on the home computer, not my laptop. Having a laptop has made life much nicer. I don't have to fight with kids for the homework nights...yeah right as if they actually do homework, it's email, IM and games they really do. I don't have to wait for my wife to stop playing spider...I can play it myself on my own machine...and write up blogs that fulfill my need to write. I can apply for new jobs, play solitaire and even check up on the student loan without answering 20 questions about it. So being without the laptop has been a pain, but it sure was nice to disconnect from the world for awhile...well sort of, I'm on the 'puter all day long at work. You can't do anything except read the exciting knowledge base and the PR stuff they send you. Which brings up another point. Why do companies feel the need to tell you how wonderful they are and as a result how wonderful I am? They never tell you the bad stuff. It's always fluff and about some shlep who made some little old granny the happiest customer to walk the planet. Then they try to make you think you could be next. Which to be honest if they ever wrote something up like they do on me...I'd probably quit. I'm just not that fluffy bunny person they want to portray, so I'm not at risk.

I guess now that the computer's back (I did buy it a new battery and a new carrying case) life is normal again. Anyone have any cheats for 4 suit spider?