once again my tech yodas
who work for themselves
have brought another device
back from the edge of death
they carry both wisdom and magic
for that i am eternally grateful
let there be light!
“do or do not. there is no try.”
– yoda
Oct18
Tag Archives: repair
Dec3
the fixer.
the tiny drinking fountain in our room
had been shut off for over 2 years
as a precautionary measure due to covid.
this year
one kinder, a young 3
decided he was going to fix it
fidgeting with it every day
without any tools
looking under it and all around it
pushing the button
day after day
he never stopped trying
nothing happened
until
one day we came in
noticed it was working
(perhaps a building elf had stopped by after school)
i took our little fixer over to see it
showed him the water coming out
told him he must have finally fixed it!
hard to imagine
the look of shock and joy on his face
to see it working
after all of his hard work
and refusal to give up
the class now celebrates him as a hero
and use the fountain every day
he proudly checks on it often
his face still amazed every time.
—
“i’m good at figuring out how things work, but I don’t know how this happened.”
-nora roberts, the collector
Sep7
diagnosis.
my laptop suddenly went black and i couldn’t do anything to revive it
soon left in the hands of my local miracle-working tech wizards
the diagnosis wasn’t the best
it quickly landed in their icu unit
after some long days passed
and lots of finger-crossing
they somehow managed to save it
took it all apart
unwired, rewired, cleaned parts,
twisted things, fidgeted with things, checked things,
moved things, tested things,
put the puzzle all back together
(the technical play by play)
and wow – it now works
i’m squeamish so i didn’t ask for too many details of the surgery
the prognosis moving ahead was
“it will last for a while longer”
(like all of us)
there could be many reasons
why it had a near-death experience
just happy that it’s working and back in action
and that’s a very good thing.
—
“a lot of people asked me if it was frustrating not having a clear specific diagnosis,
but i didn’t mind. i just chose the most optimistic diagnosis.”
-karen duffy
Nov28
what do you get when an apple and cup of coffee cross paths?
when you mix these
two wonderful things
in a way
they weren’t meant to
sometimes you get this
or sometimes
your computer
doesn’t
work quite right
and you hope
for a miraculous
apple recovery
I didn't have my glasses on.... 