Mmmm…..The use of technology and the computer for writing purposes is both a blessing and a curse. It is far more efficient than pen and paper, and fewer trees are sacrificed for posterity. And of course the lap top is far easier to use than those monoliths of the past, the old-fashioned typewriter.

I remember having to take typing lessons in High School under the rubric of Home Economics or Business, and at the time thinking this wasn’t going to contribute to a cutting edge skill set needed for gainful employment….

I can still remember the typing teacher as a colourful, hip-swaying individual with a soprano’s voice yelling, “keep going!” until our fingers would drop off or our knuckles tapped by a malevolent ruler. Back in those days corporeal punishment was still in effect and student discipline was encouraged. But I digress. 

The problem with using a computer is always having to back up your work.  I remember being in Sydney and having a spectacular computer crash.  I was working on three papers at the time and lost a significant amount of research. It was a Monday morning and I thought the world had come to a stand still. I now have a colourful assortment of memory sticks to choose from at any given time.  

Ah, technology, you have to love it. So I have written a few funny lines for those who are slaves to the writing craft.

 

 

Green lines mar the pristine white,

A squiggly mess,

On an unpublished masterpiece.

What shameful disregard for perfection!

 

The lines get removed with abandon,

Despite incorrect grammar.

This insolent reminding,

Of my inferiority complex,

Requires a hammer.