| Printers | Mar 31, 2005 |
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What's the deal with printers? They have one purpose on this earth: to print. Why do they not print? Why do they get "jammed"? Why is that even possible? You'd think that if we spend several thousand dollars on a brand new, state-of-the-art, high speed laserjet printer, maybe -- just maybe -- the stupid thing might work. I don't believe in IT people, so I fixed the problem myself. As I opened the behemoth, I had to find my way through a million mile maze, with wheels and knobs whose purpose I couldn't even begin to identify. All for what purpose? An 8.5 x 11-inch piece of paper. Now, I'm no genius. I'm a mere child. But you'd think that somehow, in some way, some incredibly smart rocket scientist (or brain surgeon) could find a way to invent a magical printing machine that could overcome obstacles such as a piece of paper that's [at most] 2/100 of an inch thick. This brings up another good point. Aren't cell phones great? You can buy a cell phone that's as powerful as a moderate laptop computer, has as much memory as a small Ipod, and can take a picture rivaling some digital cameras. It can fold up and fit in your pocket. It can remind you to wake up in the morning. And don't forget all those games and ringtones! Now here's an idea: perhaps we could assemble the most amazing team of brilliant engineers and super-scientists, and maybe they could come up with a way -- bear with me here -- to actually make a cell phone receive calls. I know, I know. I ask for a lot. Maybe I'm talking about impossible futuristic technology here. In that case, I'm content with my cell phone that only gets reception in places that I don't live (i.e. doesn't get reception in my dorm room, my parents house, or my apartment). But if they ever come up with this technology, I'd like to try it out. #technology |
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| Dividers | Mar 31, 2005 |
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Why is that in every group of Christians, whether it's a Bible study or a fellowship or some other gathering, there's always that one person who insists on being a divider? They always feel the need to play devil's advocate and bring up their controversial opinions or conspiracy theories. There was MB in my college fellowship, who, when asked why he was so argumentative, argued that he wasn't argumentative. Now there's KN in the Bible study at work, who always says stuff about priests getting paid a lot of money and how the Bible is unreliable and how Catholicism is the only way. My question is this: if these people don't agree with anything being said, why do they even show up? What's their purpose? Why do they insist on disturbing the group and causing division and doubt? Do they want to convince people of the erroneous things they believe? Or do they just enjoy being a distraction? On a positive note, I'm sure God has a purpose for these people. And I'm sure they're serving some sort of purpose in our lives. I just have trouble imagining what it is. #religion |
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| Computer related injury | Mar 31, 2005 |
Posted by popular demand, here's a picture of my computer related injury: |
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