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To: Rambi who wrote (62198)3/13/2002 9:47:18 AM
From: Justin C  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
electronic breadcrumbs

Then there are those other bakery delights that litter the PC's cranial cavity .. Cookies .. which apparently are a form of breadcrumbs left behind while using the 'net and which should be purged periodically, I've been told. "So like why are they left there, then?" I mumble.

I'm still perplexed about why I have to press the Num Lock key before I can use the numeric keypad, so things like Cookies will always be beyond my understanding.



To: Rambi who wrote (62198)3/13/2002 9:53:58 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 71178
 
Hi
I am a writer now too. I wanted to share my magnum opus with you. Before you swoon with the beauty of my prose, I will tell you this is a practical piece, designed to be used with Judy clocks. I am going to teach my second graders about time today, and thought this might be a fun way to walk them through a review at the end of the lesson.
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Once upon a time there was a pincher bug who lived in a pile of leaves. He woke up every morning at 8:30am to go to the garden to eat holes in all the tomatoes. He loved eating holes in tomatoes. His second favorite thing was eating holes in strawberries.

The pincher bug would spend 1/2 hour or 30 minutes creeping over to the garden. What time did he get there? (9:00am)

He then spent an hour eating. Munch Munch Munch What time was it when he finished eating? (10:00am)

After eating he would be so very full he would have to take a nap. He slept for 1/2 hour or 30 minutes. What time was it when he woke up? (10:30am)

When he woke up he would be hungry again. But not QUITE as hungry as he was in the morning so he would only eat for 1/4 hour or 15 minutes. What time was it when he finished his late morning snack? (10:45am)

After he ate for the second time the pincher bug would often walk around the garden and say "Hello" to the ladybugs, and the butterflies, and the ants. He did this partly because he was a sociable pincher bug, and partly to work up an appetite for lunch. Lunch was always at 12:30pm.

After lunch, of course, he needed another nap. This time he slept for a whole hour or 60 minutes! He was a very lazy pincher bug. What time was it when he woke up? (1:30pm)

After his second nap the pincher bug would creep back to his leaves and rearrange them for a while. He would often rearrange his leaves for 45 minutes or 3/4's of an hour. What time would it be if he rearranged his leaves for 45 minutes? (2:15pm)

He would often spend another 45 minutes, or 3/4's of an hour, painting his toenails. That might seem like a long time but remember he had 6 feet. And of course he was very lazy too. What time was it when the last toenail was done? (3:00pm)

It took 20 minutes for his toenails to dry. What time was it when they were dry? (3:20pm)

After painting his toenails the pincher bug would think deep thoughts about the universe, for about 5 minutes. What time was it after the pincher bug's deep thoughts? (3:25pm)

The pincher bug ate his dinner at 5:45 because pincher bugs go to bed very early. 30 minutes or 1/2 hour after dinner the pincher bug would brush his teeth. What time was that? (6:15pm) Then he went to bed an hour or 60 minutes after brushing his teeth. When did he go to bed? (7:15pm)



To: Rambi who wrote (62198)3/13/2002 10:17:58 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
Wanted to let you know you were in my dreams last night. I don't remember much about it, but there was definitely no thong involved. All I recall is a discussion of home prices. I had visited a $700K home and commented to you that that was a bit pricey for people like us and I couldn't really afford it. (It must have had a pool house.) Then you gave me a look that said that YOU could perfectly well afford it.

The event was memorable only for the fact that it's the first time I recall dreaming about anyone on SI.

Karen



To: Rambi who wrote (62198)3/13/2002 10:32:19 AM
From: maried.  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 71178
 
My computer is an altar to CW. Except for the screensaver which is a gorgeous headshot of Ammo.

Lucky you...I think! My daughter-in-law installed AOL instant messenger on my desktop. As soon as I log on to anything, she is whipping off one-liners at record speed. I'm answering question #1.." How are you?" as she's typing her tenth comment. If she and my son are on-line at the same time, I get questioned fired at me simultaneously. What a pain that is! Last week they both started talking at the same time on this ludicrous site and my answers were not being heard. Since they both have high paying jobs in tech companies, I know why all my stocks are worthless!

As soon as I log on, I x out that click on... hoping they'll think I've given up using my computer.

My screen saver now has my thoughts for the day...streaming across in my color for the day. Last week,when my 3 year old grandson was here, it read," Nanny will take you to the beach when you do your poopies in the potty." Do you think that might make Bartlett's?

Marie



To: Rambi who wrote (62198)3/13/2002 3:31:39 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
A friend of mine who does computer consulting told me a story. He was called in by a company when their computer got very slow and started crashing. It turns out that the secretary wasn't very astute in word processing, and was putting everything she did in her word processor in one huge file, and highlighting and printing each section as she needed it. The file, of course, was getting enormous, far too big for the wordprocessor or computer to handle.


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