Computers  

Truth is, I wouldn't know a gigabyte from a snakebite. ~Dolly Parton

This weekend our computer went kaput (literally unable to operate or continue).  My husband used it in the morning and by the afternoon it wouldn’t start.  We tried all the usual things ordinary folks do to fix it.  Reboot, press the on button, remove and replace the battery, switch plugs, change power strips and try a different wall socket.  Ok, so we aren’t computer geniuses but at least we have the basics on geekness. 

Since my husband needs the computer for work we decided to take it to a computer store to have it checked.  We got in the line that was for computer burn-ups.  We waited with all the other people returning big screen TV’s, computers and other miscellaneous items.

This is what I just love about retailers.  You get in one line that handles all kinds of miscellaneous things and when you get to one of the two cash registers the person behind the counter tells you your computer needs work but if you need to check out something you have to get back in the same line and go to the other cash register. 

Anyway we wait in line only to find out what we already knew.  The mother board burned up.  What does that mean?  Whoever came up with calling the guts of a computer a mother board? The guy told us since it was an older computer it would pretty much cost us about as much to repair it as it would to buy a new one.

Since we had already looked at three other stores to price computers, we had determined that this was the cheapest place to get a new one.  So we head back to the computer department.  How many of you really understand all the options that come on a computer?One of the computers we looked at had 3^rd Generation Intel, 3M Cache up to 3.1 GHz, LED Display with TrueLife, a 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard drive and it weighed 6.05 lbs. I think the purpose here is to confuse the buyer so much with letters and numbers that your brain will be so scrambled that you will take the first one and run.  About the only thing I understood here was that it was light enough to carry. 

The older I get the more I love the simple things in life.  Sunrises and sunsets and on a clear night you can see the moon and the stars.  Riding a bicycle and taking a walk in the country, sitting on the porch swing listening to the birds and watching my dog run and play.  The simple pleasure of laughing and having nothing to do but just be.  The thing is all of the simple things in life were created by our Heavenly Father for us to appreciate.  That is also where we will find Him.  We won’t always find Him in the hustle and bustle of life.   He is in the quiet and stillness where we can go to Him anytime and pour out our heart to Him.  Take some time to enjoy Him in the simple things of life.  

Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, I am guilty of getting caught up in the business of the world and not slowing down to spend time with You.  I honestly don’t know a gigahertz from a megabyte but I do know You and I praise you for making that simple.

Scripture:  Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.  For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,  who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-7