May 20, 2025

Cloudy

As someone who learned to type on a manual typewriter and was accustomed to make phone calls by talking to an operator,( a real person), I am often astounded at my, albeit imperfect , mastery of modern day communications. I can use a word processor, can get on the internet, can post a blog with occasional goofs and consult with Dr. Google, as well as, unfortunately, buy anything and have it delivered to my door the next day, thanks to the miracle of Amazon.

Questions remain. Why press “v” when you want to “paste?” Why do pictures double or quadruple when you hold a key down too long? Why did that file you just spent hours on, suddenly disappear and where did it go? Into thin air? Can anyone explain to me what clouds have to do with anything? And why does “portal” have a new meaning? Help.