Universe lowers the boom, part 2
I sense the Universe has expectations of me… it’s time to decide, to move forward, to stop being "unwritten". Gotta get it done. It’s time!
Archive for May, 2011
Universe lowers the boom, part 1
This is probably my favorite quote ever, with the possible exception of Dumbledore’s musings on death being the next adventure. It used to appear in the masthead of one of my other blogs, MyMobileAdventures.com
Wait for it….
Quest for modem leads to memo
So, my modem died yesterday and this morning I took it back to Comcast for a proper burial, and to obtain a replacement. I was reminded that I had been actually renting the modem and decided to buy one instead. It will pay for itself within a year. The Comcast dude recommended one and said to get it at CompUSA.
Off I went to CompUSA, conveniently located next door to Barnes and Noble, seller of the Nook Color, for which I have a $10 off coupon that expires at the end of the month. I found the modem I wanted but CompUSA’s credit card system was down. I counted the cash in my wallet – $10 short of the purchase price. Got a ticket to pick it up later but the amount of the shortage again reminded me of the $10 off coupon for the Nook – coincidence, much? LOL!
Next door at Barnes and Noble, I realized that I didn’t have my coupon with me. It’s on my desk. And really, I wasn’t going to buy the Nook unless I knew I’d gotten the consulting gig that has been pursuing me lately. So I decided to browse. I headed for the literary journals but there was a woman blocking my entrance to the aisle. So I made to circle around by going down an adjacent aisle and came upon this Memo. Inexplicably, it was in the Food & Wine section. Not sure where the logic is, but whatever!
So what have we got here? A seemingly straightforward restoration of communication and information technology turns out to be not-so-straightforward. It’s complicated by a temporary technology fail, which causes commerce fail. Fail becomes opportunity when I decide to fill the delay with a good browse; blockage and impediment prove themselves to be directional detours in disguise and I get a reminder of what this time "on hold" is really for.
Price of the magazine? After my B&N member discount, it was $9.06, which means I am $0.94 ahead of the game ;o)
DisneyNature’s AFRICAN CATS
A stroll down EPCOT’s Rose Walk presents me with a reminder of my tendency toward the conservation industry; moving in the right direction!