Got this as an email forward and I just had to share… If you know who wrote it, let me know so I can give them the credit.

ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?

COSTELLO: Thanks. I’m setting up an office in my den, and I’m thinking about buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: No, the names Lou.

ABBOTT: Your computer?

COSTELLO: I don’t own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?

COSTELLO: I told you, my names Lou.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?

COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?

COSTELLO: I don’t know. What will I see when I look in the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.

COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software for Windows?

COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.

COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.

COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.

COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes

COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.

COSTELLO:.Yes, for my office!

ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.

COSTELLO: I already have an office and it has windows! OK, lets just say, I’m sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: Word in Office.

COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue w.

COSTELLO: I’m going to click your blue w if you don’t start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?

ABBOTT: Yes, you want RealOne.

COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. just tell me what I need!

ABBOTT: RealOne.

COSTELLO: If its a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them?

ABBOTT: Of course.

COSTELLO: Great, with what?

ABBOTT: RealOne.

COSTELLO; OK, I’m at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue 1.

COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue 1.

COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?

ABBOTT: The blue 1 is RealOne and the blue w is Word.

COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.

COSTELLO: But there’s three words in office for windows!

ABBOTT: No, just one. But its the most popular Word in the world.

COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren’t many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.

COSTELLO: And that word is real one?

ABBOTT: RealOne has nothing to do with Word. RealOne isn’t even part of Office.

COSTELLO: Stop! Don’t start that again. What about financial bookkeeping you have anything I can track my money with?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: That’s right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.

COSTELLO: What’s bundled to my computer?

ABBOTT: Money.

COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?

ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.

COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?

ABBOTT: One copy.

COSTELLO: Isn’t it illegal to copy money?

ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.

COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?

ABBOTT: Why not, they own it

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So the loverly Karen is checking out my site and making some changes in the next few days… I love the design and graphics she made for me but I’ve made the whole thing too cluttered so she’s going to help clean it up a bit. All that to say it might be a little wonky for a little bit 🙂

Who: Anyone! Come visit!

Where: The Ultimate Blog Party

Date: March 2, 2007 – March 9, 2007

Time: Anytime!

Don’t let this invitation go to waste… Come see what all the fuss is about on March 2nd.

Edited to add:

Who am I? I’m a blogger, a freelance writer, a work-outside-the-home mom to two special needs kids, wife, daughter, sister, friend… I am busy, and crazy, and neurotic, just like you. I struggle just like you – with so very many things. I’d love to hear more about you!!

Okay… I have fixed comments. They now work. HOWEVER – I’m sorry to say that you know must register with typekey and sign in to leave a comment. I was getting about 100 comment spam per day. That’s just too much to wade through on a daily basis.

I don’t like people having to sign in. So – if you have a suggestion on what kind of plugin for authentication to use with Moveable Type, I’m all ears, please do share.

So, here’s the thing. I’m a WoW player. And my questions is this – is anyone else having trouble (who play of course)? We got a really strange message that actually seemed like a software thing. Only Poe and I both got it on two different machines, with two separate pieces of software, so it must be WoW and not us. But – the realm status page says all the realms are up! But the support page is completely down.

Anyone happen to be in the know about what’s going on?