ahahahaha good one klc. That was more truth in humor.

True story, not so funny. I had a computer crap out on me. There was nothing to be done but take it to the shop to be "recovered if possible". This was in the middle of winter, ice and snow everywhere.

I hauled it up my stairs, out the door, safely down the steps, across the ice-covered back patio, into the garage, and placed it ever so carefully into the trunk . . .then adeptly maneuvered my vehicle on slick roads. Once I arrived at the shop, all the while cradling my precious cargo, I managed to get their gate open despite it being frozen, made it up the icy walk, up the steps, through the door that kept trying to close on me, down their full flight of stairs and gently laid my computer on the counter. It languished at the shop for a couple of weeks before I finally received the bad news. It really was crapped out and never to be of use again.

So I drove back to the shop in another blizzard and picked out my new computer. It was even heavier than my crapped-out computer. One of the staff was good enough to help me load it into my trunk. I returned home being ever so vigilant on the dangerous streets. I unloaded it, carried it out of the garage, up the icy sidewalk, across the glacial patio, over the frosty steps, through the door and back down the stairs to my own office. I was puffing and ever so grateful to have my lovely new toy home safely.

I'd already pulled everything away from the wall and so set it down near the corner of the desk. I then began to sort and organize the wiring. Once that was mostly figured out and intending to properly place my fabulous acquisition . . .I turned . . . and in the process, nudged it with my hip. In that flashing moment, I saw that I'd carelessly set it on a book. And with that belated revelation, I was able to watch it tumble swiftly and gracelessly to the floor. Uh, whereupon I carried it back up the stairs, out the door . . .

A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?