See, last week, my cousin called to say he had a computer he’d like to give to us…a little older, but still in good condition, something the kids could use for their little games and such; to top it all off, it was a Mac. I was really excited to try a Mac - what with the cool ads and all (“hi, I’m a Mac,” “and I’m a PC”- you know the ones.) and I figured it was a great new thing to try for today’s challenge, my first encounter with a Mac, woohoo!
Funny thing, Chris and I opened the box that it was in…and it wasn’t a Mac – it was a PC – windows XP and all. So anyway, after a fight with a non-working phone jack (see photo below), 30 minutes on hold with AT&T (why I’m late with this column), disassembling the components and reassembling them behind our bed (to our only working phone line), going on a scavanger hunt for the dsl software (which was found in a cupboard in the bathroom), well two and a half hours later... we actually still don't have the new computer hooked up. But it's a free computer, and hey, even if it doesn't quite work yet - I'm practically Dutch so you know I love free!
Unfortunately I was counting on my experience with my new Mac as my new adventure for the day…but the good news is, computer experience aside, I actually did do something new – I bought new cat food – new organic cat food…Tommy the Cat will be excited - but Chris probably won't – if he only knew how much money it costs for organic cat food… oh well.
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