There I was turning on my computer yesterday when it came up with the message to say it wouldn\u2019t boot and I should use a boot disc. Now correct me if I\u2019m wrong, but I\u2019ve generally found that booting a computer is not the best idea. Last time I tried that not only did I bruise my toe but the computer wouldn\u2019t work at all. Anyway, after a fair amount of fiddling by my Mistress it seemed to be sorted out and I got working. It did lead to her saying that maybe I\u2019m going to need a new computer. How about that? The one I\u2019m using is only a little older than I am. We\u2019ve been together the entire seven years of my lifetime. Normally you\u2019d think I would be excited about having something new, but it set me thinking if she can be so dismissive of our old faithful computer and suggest replacing it with a new one, what would she say if her old faithful dog didn\u2019t want to get up in a morning. Of course, to be fair, I never want to get up in a morning and many days she has to climb over me to get out. I looked fairly sullen for a while and eventually she noticed that something was wrong. The good news is that it doesn\u2019t work the same way with a dog as it does with a computer and apparently I am with her to the very end of my days, or hers whichever happens first. On the plus side I\u2019m now looking forward to seeing if the computer boots tomorrow or whether I am going to be having a new one, and on the minus side I\u2019m now feeling a little sorry for the computer and its disposability. In theory computers don\u2019t have feelings or think for themselves, but I have to say my experience of my computer wanting to do its own thing is vastly different to that theory!<\/p>\n
Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind alfie@alfiedog.me.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"