Our desktop computer died. It just started rebooting itself over and over like a massive case of hiccups until we turned it off. Now I turn it on every so often just to see if it will suddenly decide to start working again. Hope springs eternal. I always hope that electronics will just work without me having to put any money or effort into them. I suppose at some point I will actually have to locate a repair shop and drag it over there and see if there is anything they can do. Sigh.
I'm having my annual mammogram today. I always hear about how painful they are, but honestly, I've never thought they are that bad. Not the most comfortable, but not painful either. Every time I have a mammogram, I'm reminded of this story. It won the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition and I still get a kick out of it every time I read it. So I'm posting it here today for your reading pleasure: Erma Bombeck Writing Competition 1st place in Humor Category Winner Leigh Anne Jasheway of Eugene, Oregon "The First Time's Always the Worst" The first mammogram is the worst. Especially when the machine catches on fire. That's what happened to me. The technician, Gail, positioned me exactly as she wanted me (think a really complicated game of Twister - right hand on the blue, left shoulder on the yellow, right breast as far away as humanly possible from the rest of your body). Then she clamped the machine down so tight, I think my breast actually turned inside o...
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