ARE YOU AND YOUR COMPUTER BEST FRIENDS?

By Vernale

Who is your best friend?

Brace yourself. Your answer will probably not be as long as the far stretching Mississippi River. Alright, I will admit and have been told that sometimes, I can be somewhat dramatic and theatrical. I try to keep my feet on solid ground, but occasionally I’m put to the test .. like when I recently read an anonymously posted comment that brought me down to earth. It went like this: “Basically my computer is always there for me and so is the internet. They are without a doubt my two best friends. I mean I have human friends…but I don’t hang out with them as much as I do with my computer and they can’t be with me when I travel. I’m also pretty sure I have a computer addiction.” Like a fishing rod, I was reeled back to reality. Just when you think that you have heard it all, someone comes up with a comment that makes your over the edge tendencies appear minuscule. At first glance, this posted comment seemed strange. So much for normalcy; it can become a castaway quickly. I reflected for a moment. Do know this! I am as gregarious as they come. I love the human touch and interacting with people of all races, creeds, and colors. I love my friends and we stick by each other through “thick and thin.” I wouldn’t trade my few treasured friends for anything. Truly I wouldn’t! Things can change so spontaneously sometimes. It did with me. Allow me to elaborate. Last week, I misplaced my phone for a few minutes. I became an instant dummy because I couldn’t remember any telephone numbers. They were conveniently stored in my cell phone. I couldn’t communicate with the world. I was temporarily stalemated. It was at this point that I realized how chummy we (my computer, cell phone, and I) had become. I click those keys continuously. I have become a reliant dependent – technologically. Here’s another confession unknown but to a selected few. My iPad sleeps in bed next to me; an inert paramour of sorts. As it lays on my fluffy pillow, it helps me stay current on world affairs and rapidly respond to my emails/text messages – in real time. I love my technological pals. I feel lost without them by my side; lonely to be exact! I even feel naked … no exaggeration; well maybe a little! For the record, and as an aside, I love my precious human friends; they love me. No doubt about it! We share and have shared so many emotions, feelings, and have experienced wonderful cherished moments together. We regularly converse (often times via texts/emails), take trips together, and tell jokes that aren’t funny and stories that are much too long. We have secrets that can never be told. Hmm… Oh my … The same is true for my computer! I just realized that revealing coincidence. My best friends and my computer – the nexus is too uncanny! They know it all! Don’t laugh. It’s probably true for you too!

TWO SIDES

By Vernalee

The interpretation of this statement is as follows:

"There are those who would consider this as smartness on the part of the zebra. But that's because those people are not paying attention to the catch word "actually". It means the zebra tells the black horse, "I was lying to the white horse. I'm black". Imagine someone dealing with you and presenting a certain front or personality to you and then meets with another person and presenting an opposite personality. How would you interpret this? My guess is that you would feel your intelligence has been insulted or at least doubt the integrity of that person. Is the person shady or a hypocrite? When people are outright bad at least you know them for what they are, but for people who pretend to be good only to show their evil in secret, that is hypocrisy. The mark of hypocrites is that they have different conflicting personalities depending on whom they are dealing with. They say one thing here and another thing there ~ their words don't add up. They pretend they are with you in the open and act against you in secret. The reason they engage in double dealings is because they have double standards. People who speak half truths are more dangerous than those who speak complete lies." Be on the lookout! Take heed when you find out that what you thought was for real was just a mirage! Everything is not always black or white. Don’t forget the color - gray!

POINTNG YOUR FINGER

By Vernalee

Are you pointing your finger again? "It's always somebody else's fault." I know that you have heard that quote before! It's so easy to see other folks' faults and mistakes. Strangely, you never see yours! Don't sweat it! When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you! Statistically, the three fingers pointing at you outnumber your one finger pointing to someone else! Bingo! Maybe, that should be a clue! Finger pointing usually occurs when one is judging, or "pointing" out others' mistakes. Some folks just can't wait to "point" out the negatives! Never once have they offer assistance to help the person make the wrong - right! It's not fair to be so critical/judgmental of others without examining yourself. Agreed? My Momma "checked" me years ago. She said, "You betta stop pointing your finger and judging other folks. Who told you that you were right?" C'mon now! If you can point, you can help! Helping hands are always better than pointing fingers!

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