Getting old is hard to do, especially when it involves the changes taking place in technology. Sometimes these make my head spin.
On my 80th birthday, I received a gift I had not expected. Was I ready for this . . .
Change In My Life
As a poet, writer, and playwright, I’m dependent on my computer
to make my words come alive.
However, my computer is aging faster than I am and this is compromising
my hard drive.
My son, a computer expert, has been after me to buy a new Mac mini,
paired with a 27” screen.
Being comfortable with what I have and somewhat resistant to change,
about his idea, I have not been too keen.
Two days before my 80th birthday on the July 13, 2024, I told him I would
think about his proposal and let him know when and if I was ready
to proceed.
Not overly happy with my answer, he said, “That is your choice, but with
the changes coming in software, a new computer is what you need.”
That weekend, my son and his wife and my daughter and two of my
grandsons, one with a friend, came to spend the weekend with my
wife and me.
We brought in dinner on Friday evening, met Saturday at 2 pm at an
axe throwing shop, and then came back to my house before dinner
to party.
When we were all settled in on the living room couches, I was presented
with birthday cards to read and a small box was placed on the coffee
table in front of me.
I looked at my family staring in my direction, with smiles on their faces,
waiting for me to open the wrapped box—my present to see.
My hesitation perplexed them and, in unison, they spoke, “Are you
going to open it? We have to go to dinner soon—a twenty-minute ride.
I pulled the box toward me. It was heavier than expected and began
to unwrap it to discover what was inside.
To my surprise, a Mac mini danced in front of me causing me to smile
and shake at the same time, as I envisioned the changes in my
computer life I’d have to make.
Then a large box followed, with a 27” screen inside, and my heart beat
out of control, hoping this wasn’t a mistake.
I thanked my family for the wonderful gift and told my son to put his life
on hold, as he probably would be speaking to me every day to help
me adjust to my new technical change.
Since all of my software also has been updated, it makes my had spin,
in a world I find quite strange.
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