WHO SAID WE WOULD HAVE A PAPERLESS SOCIETY????, I SHUTTER TO THINK OF ALL THE TREES SACRIFICED SO MEDICAL INSURANCE CAN GIVE ME ALL TH E INFORMATION I DON'T NEED AND WON'T READ . I KNOW COMPUTERS, WELL AT LEAST I DID--
IT WAS BACK IN THE DAYS OF PUNCHED CARDS AND HANGING CHADS --BLACK AND WHITE, FORTRAN AND MIT.
MY VERY FIRST PROGRAM I WROTE- I FORGOT WHAT IT WS TO DO , BUT IT PRINTED MY NAME SPELLED WRONG 100 TIMES INSTEAD OF WHATEVER ANSWER I WAS LOOKING FOR.. EVEN THO IT WAS WRONG.. , I WAS PLEASED TO MAKE A MACHINE DO THAT.... BEFORE COMPUTERS GOT OUT OF HAND, THEY WERE BASICALLY MACHINES WITH A MEMORY WHICH COULD ASK "IF" --- WHICH IS FAR MORE CABPABLE THAN WHERE I , PERSONALLY, NOW AM,.. I STILL HAVE THE "IF" BUT I NEED AN EXTERNAL MEMORY DEVICE-- LIKE LINDA..
I STARTED THIS DISCUSSION ABOTU PAPER--- I KNOW EVERY COMPUTER ON THE PLANET IS CAPABLE OF ASKING ITSELF.. "HAS THAT PRINTER FILLED UP THAT PIECE OF PAPER? IF NO-- KEEP TYPING.. IF YES .. FLIP A NEW PIECE OF PAPER IN. " IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO WRITE THAT LINE OF "CODE"
YET.... BIG HOSPITAL--LAHEY-- WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE, I HAD TO BE PRESINTED WITH ONE PIECE OF PAPER WITH ABOTU 4 LINES OF PRINT TO TELL ME TO EAT MORE BANNANAS, ANOTHER PAPER WITH ABOUT 6 LINES WHICH SAIDI WAS BEING SENT HOME BECAUSE THYE COULD NOT FIND ANY LIFE THREATENING REASONS TO KEEP ME,--- ANOTHER WITH THE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE DOCTOR A( AT LAHEY) THST I WAS TO CALL FOR A FOLLOW UP, ---ANOTHER COPY WITH MY SIGNATURE PROMISING THEY WOULD NOT TELL ANYONE THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A REASON FOR MY TACHYCARDIA( EXCEPT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES -- IN CODE --SO THEY COULD GET PAID)- TYPING IN THAT CODE MADE TEH COMPUTER PRODUCE ONE PARAGRAPH ON TACHYCARDIA IN ALL 8 PAGES OF INFORMATION WHICH WOULD HAVE FIT ON ONE PAGE---ON EACH PAGE WAS NICELY TYPED, MY NAME AND BIRTHDATE AND THE FACT THAT I WAS ALERGIC TO PENNACILLIN AND BACITRACIN.--- - WHICH I KNEW ALREADY --- AS I LEFT WITH MY PACKET PF PAPER THE DOCTOR TOLD ME TO TRY CUTTING OUR JUDY'S CHOCOLATE DESERTS-- WHICH IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING I NEEDEED TO KNOW.
MY DISTRUST OF COMPUTERS IS LONG STANDING- I COME FROM AN ERA WHEN IF YOU HAD A BUNCH OF DATA ON YOUR COMPUTER , YOU MADE 3 PAPER COPIES OF IT TO BE FILED , JUST IN CASE YOU SCREWED UP WITH THE DELETE BUTTON-- OR MORE PROBABLY SAVED AN EMPTY FILE ON TOP OF YOUR MASTER FILE.....
I THINK DAUGHTERE GWEN WORKS ON THIS KIND OF THING... THE CLOUDS AND ALL.... AND I WONDER IF HER BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD COULD POSSIBLEY BE TO HAVE THAT LINE OF CODE
"IF THE PAPER IS NOT FULL THEN KEEP TYPING"
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HAVING SAVED THE TREES, I CAN THEN SOLVE THE UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY BY NOT ALLOWING "PLEASES STAY ON THE LINE, YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US" THERE MUST E SOME STATISTIC ABOUT HOUW MANY HOURS PER YEAR A PERSON IS "ON HOLD" .
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I HAVE NOT BEEN ANNOYED ABOUT ENOUGH LATELY..
I DID CALL UP MEDEX AND TELL THEM I WOULD NEVER PAY AN EBILL AGAIN BECAUSE I WAS TOO STUPID TO REMEMBER EITHER MY NAME OR PASSWORD.
SOUNDS STRANGE? WHO CAN'T REMEMBER THIER NAME??? I CAN'T -- AND THE REASON IS INSTEAD OF TYPING ANIMALEP@AOL.COM, I TYPED IN ANIMALOEP@AOL.COM... SO BECA0SUE OF A TYPO - MY MEDIX HAS BEEN CANCELED TWICE..---IN THE HEAT OF BILL PAYING, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ACCOUNT HAS THE EXTRA "O" AND THERE IS NO WAY I CAN FIX THE NAME ON THE MEDEX ACCOUNT...
PLUS I HAVE BEEN THE LOOP TOO OFTEN OF " WRONG PASSWORD---?FORGET YOUR PASSWORD-- CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD....CAN'T USE THAT ONE- YOU NEED A DIFFERENT ONE." AFTER THE *()*&^%$#^&* MACHINE JUST TOLD ME IT WAS WRONG....
TIME TO REBEL..
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I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET INTO THE VERIFIED FACT THAT THIS MACHINE OF MINE DOES NOT BEHAVE THE SAME AS LINDA'S IN TH OTHER ROOM.
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MAYBE "WATSON" FOR THE NEW PUP... LET ME SEE IF THAT WORKS FOR A DAY OR SO...
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FROME BELLA AND GEORGE
They have been doing great with doing the stairs just about all day. Maybe tomorrow I can sneak a video before I leave. But it is making Bella's legs so strong. So that is all good news. George does a great job bringing her along. Bella says it's almost like he carries her up the stairs but he just gives her enough boost to make it much easier.
