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My Computer Just Ate My Article!
Don't Ever Let This Happen To You!
by Ron Knowlton
Yes, it's true. It happened just the other day!
I wrote one of my best articles ever. Polished it
off. It was ready for the big time. I knew it would be
published everywhere (because, of course, it was just
that good).
Then it happened!
The power went off! Only for a second or two.
There was a loud click and then that wicked humming
noise! As my computer came back to life.
And then there it was in front of me!
A completely blank screen!
There was nothing, man! NADA! NO ARTICLE!!!!
The computer swallowed it all! Took it down in one
gulp! Didn't even leave a trace!
And my memory is not that good, you know, as I tried
to bring the story back.
I only got out a few sentences before I collapsed on
the floor, in complete writing exhaustion!
It wasn't coming back at all! My great article was
gone forever!
My trusted computer! To let me down at a moment like
this!
And the power company! How could they do this to me!
Destroyed a great article before it even had a chance
to see the light of day!
Did they even know what they did?
Then the wicked thought hit me. Maybe it was all
planned! A true conspiracy!
They zapped the power on my computer to show me. Big
brother was at its worst.
Anyway, I've wised up since then! Now I'm more
cautious!
And I've even come up with some great tips to keep
this from ever happening to you:
- Back up your story every five minutes (No, wait,
maybe you'd better make that every three seconds -
just to be safe!)
- Keep a sledge hammer nearby just in case (to show
your computer, who's boss, of course). This should
scare your computer into total submission! It wouldn't
dare fail on you!
- Call the power company and threaten to cancel your
service! That will show them! Then they'll know you
mean business.
- And if it does ever happen to you, seek immediate
counseling! Don't let this traumatic event ruin your
life!
Now when I write (and particularly when I know that
my article is going to be a long one) I stop and save
it.
Sometimes I stop and save, stop and save, stop and
save. It can really be irritating to anyone watching
when I'm like that.
You see, I know better now! This is never going to
happen again. (I'm writing this while holding onto my
sledge hammer. The computer wouldn't dare zap this
article, would it?)
Bzzzzzzzt! Whirrrrr! Oh, no!
NOT AGAIN!
Ron Knowlton is a former journalist and the founding
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