Welcome to Monday. The laptop’s back up and running now and we thought this smile was a clever way to let you know we’re back. While we read everyone’s posts from last week, we left next to no comments. My hat’s off to millennials who easily manage life typing on a tiny little phone screen. Alas I’d make a lousy millennial since it became clear quickly that leaving comments from the phone was an exercise in futility and frustration. But we’re back, I’m smiling and the small storm that blew through over the weekend allowed us some ‘dashing through the snow’ time so the dogs (well at least Elsa) were happy too. Norman remains in the “Yeah, I can hold it” camp but he still manages to leave significant amounts of yellow posts nonetheless whenever we ventured out. Talk about a weather wuss.
We hope your privacy settings are well respected this week and it turns out to be a good one. It’s ‘crisp’ this morning, (19ºF at 8:30 local time) but should hit the mid 40’s later today with low 60’s by Wednesday. Woohoo…60’s in January folks! We’ll take it. Have a great Monday and even greater week.
Live, love, bark! 🐾
You have the “blinker” problem in Denver – same as we do here. Very interesting. I do not like extender leads mainly for the reasons you outlined. I think they are dangerous and you can very quickly get into trouble.
Those leashes really push my buttons. Sam got clotheslined to the point where he was rashes by the darn things but 3 unruly Scotties running all around him to the point he was hogtied around his legs. The marks looked almost like a nasty road rash. 😡
Happy Monday from Wednesday! Who knows how I missed this.
No worries. Every day is now Blursday. 😆
Computers are so much better than phones for creating blog posts! I’m a millennial and I completely agree. Although I have probably written 100,000s of words in notes on phones (mainly shopping lists 😂) so I suppose I’ve had practice! Great comic picture
Thanks. It’s reassuring whenever a millennial agrees with me. I’m a bit sensitive to the “ok, Boomer” mantra. LOL
I don’t see how anyone can type on those itty bitty phones……I am pretty much ALWAYS at the PC and rarely use my laptop – when I do use it, I find the smaller keyboard “difficult”. Oh well – we all get by one way or another right? I love love love the cartoon. Totally hilarious!
Hugs, Pam
That cartoon seemed timely, given the laptop was being serviced. It took a while until I got the hang of working on a laptop but now can’t imagine anything else. It’s portability is too much of a draw to go back to a PC. Plus I can always put it in a drawer out of the way. Nice clean look that I can mess up with art supplies. LOL
I agree – typing on phone screens is darn near impossible! I’m glad your computer is working again.
It’s yet another exercise in frustration and I’m trying hard to minimize those kinds of things whenever I can.
There are some who live for their phone.
I literally bump into them all the time.
I am horrible on my phone. The small text . . my phone correcting me when I’m wrong AND when I’m not wrong. Ugh. No.
Welcome back Monika.
Yeah, those little screens coupled with that horrid Siri…rewriting your best intentions. Ugh.
Double ugh.
Amen to that! That Siri chick and I have had words about her over-reach. Cow!
Haha!
Love the new painting. Glad you are connected once again!
Norman is British. Such a wuss 😉
I have managed to write a post on the phone… course, it was when I was working the canteen and tired of counting the time between hums and clicks but ugh. Not fun.
It’s definitely a convenience one must get used to. 😇
This is true 🙂
Love does help, doesn’t it 😉
Mom has tried to do comments from both her phone and her iPad but gets nothing but frustrated. Thank dogness she has that computer. Norman doesn’t like the snow???? What is wrong with that boy???
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
Good question. Luckily he’s darn cute and even more sweet to make up for it. 🥰
Still haven’t figured out why cell phones, iPads and computers/laptops all look and act differently. Go figure.
LadyMew sayss “SAME HERE!!” Shee tried to do an email on a tabbylet an it took an hour to type 2 liness. Shee said Laptop or nothin! Thanxfullee MacGyver Mike fixed Lady Davina an wee online….
Yore cartoon iss heelareeus!
**purrss** BellaDharma an ((huggiess)) LadyMew
Glad you’re up and running! It’s agonizing to try to do computer work on a cell phone or iPad. Makes me want to pull my hair out!
You an mee both Miss Monika. LadyMew w/out her Pee C iss one “Cranky” Hu’man! 😉
An no more hair pullin here, mew mew mew……
Welcome back. Yes, I do have a smart phone but it’s a phone not a laptop. If I have to type a message on it I use a stylus. Weather here has been a bit on the warm side – 38c, 36c, 40c 40c..43c I guess summer has finally arrived. Glad you are all back – safe and well.
Thanks, it feels good to get back into the regular routine. With all the things I’m constantly juggling (dogs leashes, doody bags, mittens or thick gloves) I’d lose a stylus in a heartbeat. Guess there are some downsides to multi-tasking. 😆
We had snow yesterday and Twiggy and Lucy were reluctant snow bunnies. Twiggy finally figured out it was fun. Lucy never gave in.
Lucy and Norman must be related. He is most reluctant when it comes to being out in it. Elsa on the other hand is joy personified.
Yesterday was Twiggy’s first experience. Lucy has been around snow before. Not much snow but enough to know it is cold and makes her paws wet. (She hates that)
At my age, I can relate to the newness of snow losing some of its luster after years of sidewalk shoveling. 😂
Hahahaha. Yes, you much have a bunch there in the Rockies.
I hate using even my tablet to make comments. Give the laptop any day!! And um.,..well I do not have a smart phone! LOL! Yup, I am ancident and old fashioned, too:)
Glad you got yours fixed and I sure had a good giggle from the ‘funny’!
Oh yes, tablets and iPads are another whole ball of wax…we won’t even go there. Smart phones are great for a lot of things and I enjoy and use mine loads, but reading blogs and making comments ain’t in that category! 😇
hahaha…..good one. Love a chuckle in the morning….thanks my friend.
Jean
Always thrilled when our silliness elicits a smile. Have a great week!
I had to chuckle over the funny. That’s most clever.
Have a fabulous day and week, my friend. Scritches to the pups. ♥
So clever and in our case, so timely! Have a super week, Sandee.
Your funny made me LOL. We’ve been getting some very wet snow today, but the ground’s still too warm for it to stick. Not unheard of here in January. Glad your computer is back working, it takes me a long time to comment on a phone, too. And how do they do that thumbs only typing thing?
Thumbs only is one thing, typing anything meaningful on a phone without typos is something else. And not in a good way! Enjoy the wet snow. I’m hoping mother nature delivers on the weekend forecast for another storm. 🤞🏼
Lulu: “19 degrees! That temperature is barely old enough to vote!”
You’re too smart (and clever) Lulu. Norman would totally agree with you. Elsa just wants to bounce and eat snow.
Totally understand the comment posting from a tiny phone screen; but I do it anyway cuz I’m too lazy to get out of my comfy chair. 🤣
I wish I could do it effectively (as in without typos-I make enough on the laptop!). It takes longer to fix my typos than if I just open up the laptop.
I’m with ya on the phone thing! Takes me forever to type a sentence and then go back and correct all the typos! Have a great week at the Ranch.
Oh thank goodness. The old saying ‘misery loves company’ is definitely true in this case. 🙃
Glad the laptop is back! Those ‘phones are a pain in the proverbial for any meaningful ‘conversations’.
So agree with you, Helen. I was practically giddy with joy when I went to pick it up. Even drove to the shop during evening rush hour which is something I normally would avoid like the plague. That’s how much I value having it back!
we want such an update toooooooo
Amazon probably has those signs 😆
Yay on your computer being back! I never thought I would learn how to type a post on a little screen but. ..I did. I do still prefer the computer though and totally understand you not liking it!
Haha on the comic! 🙂
Wishing you a wonderful week too! I would love 60 degrees right now!
Doing a simple post on the phone isn’t horrible but typing any meaningful comments on someone else’s blog is mind-numbingly frustrating. Still it’s better all around on with the laptop. 😊
Understand! 🙂