Revolt of the Machines

Both Penny and I had problems with our electronics today. My desktop was updated overnight while it slept by the all-powerful Microsoft. Now it does everything connected with Microsoft v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. If I’m patient I can sometimes wait an operation out. Sometimes the programs don’t respond. I’ve contacted Microsoft support and I’m waiting for a response. I can’t even load in an earlier recovery point where the computer was working because that software doesn’t respond.

Penny’s embroidery machine is working sporadically for her. She’s managing to make her Egmont shirts but at a slower pace than she likes.

Penny bought me my birthday present today—More electronics. It’s a Canon PowerShot SX10IS. That’s the newest version of the camera I now have. Its big feature is a 20X zoom. I enjoy the 12X zoom on my “old” camera. I can’t wait to see what 20X is like. I hadn’t planned on playing with the camera before my birthday but Penny reminded me that we will be going to a wedding the next day. She thought it would be fun to take pictures there so I will be getting familiar (read playing with) with the camera before my birthday.

We went to church this evening and it was nice to be back into our normal schedule. Our church is such a contrast to the one we were in last week in Indian Harbor Beach. That church was modern and used the latest technology during the Mass. The choir had an orchestra with it consisting of a trumpet, French horn, saxophone, clarinet, violin and drums. Oh, of course, they had an organ. The hymnal was a projection on the front wall on 4 screens.

In contrast our choir had 4 singers who, while dedicated—God bless them—are not good singers. The woman leading the responsorial psalm kept getting the words wrong. I actually respect these people for volunteering but sometimes the choir is downright humorous.

Strange laundry story: I try to care for Penny’s clothes by following the laundry instructions. You know, wash cold, tumble on low heat or lay flat to dry. I had to read one of Penny’s blouses instructions 3 times before I believed it. It said to wash in cold water and not to put in the dryer. It said to tie it in a knot and leave it that way until dry. It is now drying in a knot on top of the dryer.

Now I will se if I can post this on this computer.