It was 6:45am, I was wide awake but still in bed, watching the end of my favorite PBS show, History Detectives, when I heard the audible *snap* of the TV going off. Huh? Damn! looks like the power went out. I looked at my bedside clock to verify it.... and its flickering in the strangest way, as if it's still attempting to suck the last bit of power from the wires. With a huge sigh, I got up and dressed so I could do what I normally do when the power goes out: wander outside and see if any of the neighbors come out because their power was out as well. I tested my light switches, just to see if maybe it was the power strip for the TV only. Nope, they're not working.
I stepped from my bedroom and looked down the hallway to the kitchen, and WTF? My stove, my microwave and my refrigerator all still have power. I stood there in amazement, blinking, then reached back into my bedroom for the wall switches to the overhead lights. Nope, they're not working. Huh? So I donned my slippers and went outside to look at the circuit breakers. None of the neighbors seemed to be up and about, wandering and wondering about their power... I checked the circuit panel, and no, nothing is flipped the wrong way. This is the weirdest thing!
I wandered back inside, standing in the middle of the living room, turning circles as my mind puzzled over this. I looked out the back doors to see if there was anything else noticeable. And nothing. By the time I walked into my bedroom, the power was back on in there.
Why my bedroom? What the heck happened? I didn't turn the TV back on; I just climbed back into bed, curled up around a pillow and read for a little bit, trying to take my mind off this. But I couldn't help thinking in the back of my mind whether this was some kind of trickster doing? *shivers*
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
IRC goodbyes
It's always sad when we lose one of our friends, especially when they pass away unexpectedly. And it nearly always brings to mind our own frailties, pointing out that life is too short. But life has changed in the past 100 years, the past 20 years, or even the past 10. We are not only connected by the towns we live in, the places we go, our families, we are also connected in a virtual world as well. And while information is shared in a nanosecond, how many of us really know where to go to get information if or when something happens? Most of the time, we rely on instant messages or email to pass the word along. Right?
But how many of us have friends or family members who know us well enough to make sure the information gets out to all the right places?? Do you have an on-line life that your close ones don't know about? My apologies to my daughter in advance for using her as an example. I'm sure the last thing on anyone's mind is updating her on-line friends if something happened. But would that be her wish? Would she want certain people who are a part of her life that we don't know about to know? How would we get that message out? Or am I just being silly about on-line ""friends"" who are just someone to talk to when you have the time and they're not really friends in the true sense of the word. Am I the only one who considers on-line chatters "friends"?
If something happened to any of my online friends, would I find out? or would I be left to think they disappeared into cyberspace on me, never to be heard from again? I've had this conversation with several good friends, and I'm amazed that there isn't some way to take care of that. Let's face it and be honest, many of us have passwords on our computers, and it's not something we share with people. So many of our personal transactions take place online ... this is just one more thing to think about.
The other thing someone's passing brings to mind is this:
have you told the people in your life
--that you care about them?
--Do they know how you feel?
--that they're an important part of your life?
--that you'd miss them if they were gone?
Tell someone today. In fact, tell them every day.
We never grow tired of hearing it :)
PS: maggiemay, you will be missed. Godspeed, RIP
But how many of us have friends or family members who know us well enough to make sure the information gets out to all the right places?? Do you have an on-line life that your close ones don't know about? My apologies to my daughter in advance for using her as an example. I'm sure the last thing on anyone's mind is updating her on-line friends if something happened. But would that be her wish? Would she want certain people who are a part of her life that we don't know about to know? How would we get that message out? Or am I just being silly about on-line ""friends"" who are just someone to talk to when you have the time and they're not really friends in the true sense of the word. Am I the only one who considers on-line chatters "friends"?
If something happened to any of my online friends, would I find out? or would I be left to think they disappeared into cyberspace on me, never to be heard from again? I've had this conversation with several good friends, and I'm amazed that there isn't some way to take care of that. Let's face it and be honest, many of us have passwords on our computers, and it's not something we share with people. So many of our personal transactions take place online ... this is just one more thing to think about.
The other thing someone's passing brings to mind is this:
have you told the people in your life
--that you care about them?
--Do they know how you feel?
--that they're an important part of your life?
--that you'd miss them if they were gone?
Tell someone today. In fact, tell them every day.
We never grow tired of hearing it :)
I love you HUGS to everyone!
PS: maggiemay, you will be missed. Godspeed, RIP
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