Barry,
DS> I can't fit inside the computer. I'm not like that AARP
DS> magazine cartoon, where this guy in a hazmat suit is in the
DS> patients room, with the doctor...who tells the patient "I thought
DS> you'd like to meet our colonoscopy specialist before we
DS> minaturize him". :P
BM> Why am I thinking the Kratt Brothers? (Show on PBS Kids about two
BM> adult brothers and their friends who explore Nature and save animals by
BM> using the animal's superpower. They also have a Miniaturizer to reduce
BM> them to a size matching the animal.)
The main reason I watched PBS was for "A.M. Weather", "Nova", and "Mister
Rogers Neighborhood" (can you say information overload, boys and girls??) <G>.
DS> It's a small blue sign, noting something like "To Report
DS> Problem Or Malfunction, call [toll free phone number]"...and it
DS> notes "Milepost" and "DOT ID". That way, they know exactly where
DS> the problem is...be it a malfunctioning signal, broken gate,
DS> vehicle blocking the crossing, or a problem with the train
DS> itself.
BM> Now if they only had a phone! (I'm thinking more the old days before
BM> everyone had a cell phone.)
I have mine with me when I'm out and about...in case of witnessing a
wreck, a railroad crossing issue, etc.
DS> There's usually an optical illusion, as the train is closer
DS> than it appears to be.
BM> So one could be in a real jam if see a train in the side-view mirrors!
BM> (Usually those mirrors have the warming "objects may appear closer than
BM> they appear".)
In that case, you likely were told by the GPS Girl to "turn here", and
ended up on the tracks. :P
DS> It's on a table, near my bed...but the monitor is turned off at
DS> night, and I've got it set for the display to go off after 5
DS> minutes.
BM> Hopefully that's not like setting a timer or snooze alarm for five minutes:
BM> FLASH!!
It's usually nocturia that wakes me. But the monitor is larger than
the laptop screen, so it blocks the glare enough, so it won't wake me.
DS> Now, if insomnia hits, I work at the computer to get fatigued
DS> enough to get back to sleep.
BM> I wonder if there's a "Boring Sites" hit by the search engine?!
BM> ...Well that didn't quite work: most hits were for things to look at
BM> when bored (so anti-boredom).
It isn't for lack of material on the web. :P
Daryl
... I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.
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