It’s a new day, a new time. The old phrase, “who you gonna call?’ has a new best answer - the Geek Squad! You guessed it. It’s been a quiet week after the computer crashed. Boy, did I think I committed a major sin. I didn’t know if it was my exhuberance, or lack of thumbs or what, but all of a sudden, a users worst nightmare, right there on the screen in front of me.
“C-R-I-T-I-C-A-L E-R-R-O-R” Windows is shutting down. What????
My mind went into overdrive - do I wake up the Woman, do I just walk away and act like nothing happened, hide…what? Knowing my own penchant for pushing buttons just to see what happens, I decided the best thing would be to shut down, walk away, and take a nap - but with both eyes open to see how everything unfolds.
The Woman fussed awhile. I don’t really think she blamed me for anything, but I stayed out of the way after noticing a few glances in my direction while she was trying to figure out the problem. Then I heard her on the cell phone. (Another modern technology that I swear I am not going to even TRY!)
She pushed some buttons, chuckled a little, pushed some more buttons, and then began talking to someone on the other end. We were down for a week until … drum roll … Double Agent Garcia from the Geek Squad was at our condo, in the studio, and in charge of recovery. http://www.geeksquad.com
What a relief! And, we found out it was really nothing we had done. It was just a very strange quirky Windows thing. But, I can tell you, Double Agent Garcia stayed with it until the mystery was solved and the computer was restored back to just-like-new! Geek Squad is already penciled in on our calendar for a May, 2008, check up. Check it out - and even if you don’t need help right now, it is worth just listening to the voice prompts while you are getting directed to Service.
My advice for today: Have short mental list of “who you gonna call”. My suggestions - the police dept, fire dept, and Geek Squad. That should just about cover everything.
Mother’s Day - yesterday - and I had the computer to myself. I snooped on the net after the Woman’s son came and whisked her away to the beach for the day. Picnic lunch, two granddaughters, and the Man in tow, all were off for a fun-filled day.
But, back to my snooping…. I read a great story about Macavity the Bus Cat, and it made me think about how I, too, took an adventurous trip oh so many years ago - I was only about one month old. It was the day I said “good-bye” to my own mother. I don’t think I had that intention at all. But, on a very very cold day in Colorado, I left the bushes where me and Mom and litter mates made our home, and sought warmth near the motor of a car. I guess I was always a master napper, because while I slept, someone got into the car and started it up. My new life had just begun. I found out later that I traveled in that car for 20 miles. Well, I have to tell you, I was wide awake when the car stopped! For the next five hours, I kept pretty quiet, trying to figure out what to do next. Then, of course, hunger took over and I began to cry out. That’s when the Woman heard me and started to frantically search the parking lot to find me. She did, and I have been warm and well taken care of ever since. I couldn’t help wondering, though, about my own Mom on Mother’s Day.
And what about Macavity? He is older and wiser than I was when I took my trip. This guy gets on a bus! And, he gets off again! Fortunately he found the right driver - who has to be a really neat guy who appreciates the wisdom of a cat that will take a bus to the shops and dining, have a nice day, and then take the bus back home. Amazing what some of us can do when we really know what we want! It’s a great read…
Mystery cat takes regular bus to the shops
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=447527&in_page_id=1770
My advice for today: First of all, never never ever climb up under the hood of a car to get warm. It is very dangerous. Secondly, good and honorable intentions lead to interesting and happy conclusions.
I found out since my last post that National Pet Month is really between April 7th and May 7th. So…I guess I missed most of it, but it’s on my calendar now!There are just all sorts of holidays going on out there and you might want to jot them down yourself. Who wants to miss out on a chance to celebrate? January is Rescued Bird Month, February is Pet Dental Month, November is Senior Pet Month, and October is National Pet Wellness Month. That’s just for starters!
Look what else I found:
Pets:
- National Pet Week–1st week of May
- Be Kind to Animals Week–1st week of May
- Responsible Pet Owners Month–February 1-28
- National Dress Up Your Pet Day–January 14
- National Pet ID Week–April 18-24
- National Bird Day–January 5
- Frog Jumping Jubilee Day–May 19
- National Pig Day–March 1
Dog Lovers:
- National Dog Week–Last week of September
- Adopt-a-dog Month–October 1-31
- International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day–February 23
Cat Lovers:
- Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month–June 1-30
- National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day–January 22
- Rat Catcher’s Day–July 22
- You may not know this, but cats are great supporters of efforts to save endangered species:
- Save the Rhino Day–May 1
- Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales–December 10
Unlikely Pets:
- Carpenter Ant Awareness Week–June 20-26
- Rattle Snake Round-up–January 28
- Serpent Day–February 1
- Yell,”Fudge!” at the Cobras in North America Day–June 2
- Sea Serpent Day–August 7
- Cordova Ice Worm Day–February 3
- International Polar Bear Day–February 27
- Buzzard’s Day–March 15
- Cuckoo Warning Day–June 21
- Donald Duck Day–June 9
- Champion Crab Races Day–February 17
My Advice for Today: Celebrate Life! Make it an every day holiday.
