The Day When the Internet Died

My router is toast. The power pack or the power source in the router is dead. If I had another powerpack, I could test to see if it is the pack. Unfortunately, getting a new powerpack for the router is not going to happen. My service provider wants to sell me an entirely new router. It will have to wait until all of the drama in my life is done.

Of course this means all of my peas in Cityville are going to die as well! Drats

Cranky Bee

There is no way around it. I am cranky. I try not let it out all at once to one person. I try to spread it around. So why am I cranky today? Facebook. I visit it everyday. I enjoy reading about what everyone is doing. I like looking at the pictures. I like seeing how the children are growing, what the new house looks like and that the dog is getting along. But there are some things that make me cranky when I am on Facebook and it is all avoidable!

Cranky Bee's Rules for using Facebook:
1. Don't air your family fights in public. Besides not caring why you are mad at your sister, it makes you look really silly to fight about it in public. You are supposedly grown ups. Acting like it would be nice. Some things are best kept private!
2. Don't sell me things on Facebook. I am glad that it really worked well for you. But I am bombarded by ads everywhere I look. I do not need them in my newsfeed.
3. I do not care what your political or religious point of view is. I am glad you have one. You are my friend in spite of it. I am not so happy about you sharing it in every one of your posts. Surely there is something else going on in your life that you can write about! If not, make it up! Make it good, it is really boring here!
4. Do not bash other people's beliefs, religious or political, with negative comments. Very uncool!
5. You know those posts that sort of dare other people to copy and post the same comment to prove that they care about what ever cause you got the post from. Those posts are the virtual form of the chain mail. They are annoying. Feel free to share your own ideas in your own words in a positive manner.

I know that this post will not change a thing, but it makes me feel better for having written it. I will return to Facebook and continue with my current strategy for avoiding those posts: Don't read them!

German

Two posts in one day will not happen often. Learning curve is taking over. Have to find out what I can do with all the bells and whistles!

I have lived in Germany for quite a while. When I first got here, I took language classes. I participated in after school classes, college classes, private tutoring, etc. It did not take. I can read it, especially restaurant menus, cooking books, and shop signs. I cannot get anything that sounds sensible to come out of my mouth. The look of horror on faces when I try is enough to not open my mouth.

I have a solution to my lack of German when introduced to a person for the first time. I go to the states twice a year: in the summer and at Christmas. When introduced, I am usually am asked how long I have been in Germany. My answer is always since the last time I flew in. They are usually impressed with my German then.

The downside is that if they get to know me they learn that it is not true. But by then they have heard enough of my German to want to speak English to me!

First Try

I don't like to write. I am a teacher. I once went to a writing workshop. They asked us to do a free write for 5 minutes. I wrote for 5 minutes on why I do not like to write.

Yet I am going to try writing a blog. We will see how long it lasts.

I have also tried writing diaries and journals. Didn't take!

I delete a lot.

I like taking pictures of flowers.