Technology

Me too Zero, you googly-eyed, buck-toothed ignorant bastard! I, too, love technology! What a twist on the standard "Technology is Difficult" line of "joke."

And while we're on the subject of difficult technology, those funny dots and dashes at the top of the comic? Some of you have commented on this before. It's because I have had trouble with Blogger picture uploading. I've resorted to taking snaps of the pictures with screen capture software. The Houston Chronicle comics site has the date centered at the top of each strip. Sometimes I am careless and leave the bottom part of the date. And some of you thought it was something devious! No, it is not Morse code or secret messages to the NSA (Hi, there Gen. Hayden!). HA HA! Isn't it funny when technology kicks your ass even just a little bit?

Hey, you know who must NOT love technology?


Why, it's Mr. Mitchell! Of course, it depends on your definition of "technology," because Mr. M does have an electric desk lamp and a Texas Instruments-sized calculator. Join the 21st Century, Mr. M! While fraught with their own frustrations, Quicken, online bill paying, and Internet banking will at least keep you from being hunched over your graphing calculator, stamps, and checkbook. That, in turn, will save you from the back and neck pain that little bottle of non-gelcap aspirin is there to ease.

Of course, he probably doesn't want a computer for fear of leaning in too close. That sharp beak of a nose would probably do a number on his screen!