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Computer fixed--sort of
Tue Apr 08 2008

Nerd On Call spent almost three hours here working on my puter. The DSL is working again, fast.  In fact everything is working except my mail.  He said I have to call AT&T help, because the problem is not with the computer, but with the Web site.  *sigh*

DD works just fine, except I don't get notifies.  I can create here, but for your comments, I have to go to Search and type in my Pragmatist label to call up my own entry. 

I will call AT&T Help and see if they can figure out the problem, because I'm in a dark cave, incommunicado from the world without my e-mail.  At least I can go the long way round to get to DD.

Maybe I can work the daily jigsaw puzzle without the puter blacking out before I'm done.  I have to give up on the daily crossword. It's just too esoteric for me. A lot of Britishism that I just don't grok.

Maybe Marian and I can IM without losing comments from each other.  Her comments just don't come thru cyberspace sometimes.  And last night, my log-off message to her didn't get to her.  How frustrating it's been.  We're due to start chatting in aboug 20 minutes, so we'll see what happens.

A friend left a message on my phone, reading an article from the newspaper which states that heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, and some other ills are significantly less frequent with cat people than with dog people.  No conclusion was drawn, but I know the answer.

All you cat people out there know why.  But for you dog people who don't, I'll explain.  When a cat is on your lap, purring, it's a contented sound. Very contented. Now we all know that cats purr for different reasons, but when she's on your lap, and purring, it sets up calmness, a sense of contentment.  When we're in tune with the purr, we can't help relaxing, and maybe even smiling.  

Thus--the blood pressure eases, the heart rate slows, the breathing slows and becomes deeper, and if you don't resist the pure pleasure of a purring cat on your lap,  you may even fall asleep.

What could be more therapeutic?


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8 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 08 2008
    I just got over that internet mess and glad of it.
    Hope ALL your troublems get solved pronto!
    Hugs, Tiggs
  • From:
    MissTick (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 08 2008
    since you are already on msn, configure a traditional hotmail account and change your e-mail address in DD private settings to it - every time you'll open your messenger, you'll get notifies without problems; you don't have to use your ISP's webmail, there are many alternatives out there.
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 08 2008
    Gosh, and here I thought my cats were raising my blood pressure every time they snag the curtains, snag the sofa, stomp on my head (while purring) at 3 a.m., eject a furball in an inopertune (sp) place and/or time, etc.

    *laffs*

    Yes, it's hard not to be relaxed when you have a purring puddle of catitude in your lap. That might be their only redeeming quality *scratches head*

    (this from the woman with 4 cats)

    Ummmmmmm, would someone tell Yetzirah's ( ) to leave me alone. She'll be home in a few days and then ( ) can bug HER
  • From:
    Dustbunny3 (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Apr 08 2008
    I agree a Purring CAT in your Lap is pure contentment. Hope the E mail gets fixed quick time.
  • From:
    MissTick (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Apr 09 2008
    re your e-mail:
    i'm not sure what he meant saying it's a web problem, asa if he meant it is something wrong with your webbrowser, then he should fix it, web browsers should work by definition.
    I am more inclined to think he meant - there is a problem with the web mail site of your e-mail provider. or with your e-mail configuration on it. I'd say you've got options:
    - check on their website if your web mail configured properly. (there is Help&Support tab on the front page, as I can remember?)
    - check their troubleshooting hints and let me know which one from the list related to you:
    http://helpme.att.net/results.php?all=0&category=89
    - you have an option to re-configure your e-mail to Outlook Express instead of web mail - At&T website provide instructions for that - Outlook Express is a local client, not web based mail
    - I still would set up test account on hotmail, if only just to test if there is difference with your old one (various mail servers use different systems, chances are - something in AT&T system doesn't work for you, but in others it just might)
    - if your DSL got re-configured, there are also instructions on webmail about this:
    http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=11424
    If I know more details, I might be able to look more into it.
    Good luck
    Lana
  • From:
    DancingStar (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Apr 09 2008
    Oh my, life without email! Is that even legal??? Im sure there are support groups to help you through this traumatic time :) I can't imagine how lost I would be without it. My how the world has changed!

    A purring cat is some of the best therapy I know of, after all, you are nobody until you have been owned by a cat! But I must say, a fuzzy pile of snuggling dog love at my feet makes me smile too.
  • From:
    Dreamerbooks2003 (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Apr 10 2008
    You might also try dropping a note to steve at DD home page.. Some of the ISP's don't work.. and get labeled as spam.. I know he had trouble with MSN and a few others..
    So that could also be the trouble
    I'll write more to you tomorrow or Friday
    I am ill again!!
    strep throat I think.. feels like I swallowed glass and I can see big swoolen glands on my neck.. Feel awful
    mom had bad news from her MRI.. torn rotator cuff and doc doesn't know if she can do the operation. by do I mean survive it..
    and other bad news about all that.. but I'll write more when I feel better
    Hugs

    oooooo
    xxxxxx
  • From:
    CovertOps (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Apr 10 2008
    I am glad your computer, although not without glitches and problems, is up and running, and you have access to DD. If I don't get an entry from you in more than 7 days, I get worried and fret myself half to death.

    I totally agree with the therapeutic qualities of cat companionship. A dog fidgets too much and is often needier than cats. Cats can lie next to you or on your lap quietly while you are using the computer; dogs will whine, paw at you, expect you to make eye contact every 5 seconds, expect you to say "Good boy/girl" every 10 seconds, lick your hands and legs, pull at anything that isn't nailed down and attempt to climb up your leg/head/forearm.

    Holding a purring cat is also a good cure for insomnia. Many times when I was doing housework, I see one of my cats curled up comfortably in a corner, and I kneel down to stroke him/her. I almost always end up falling asleep on the floor next to him/her.

    Have a good week!

    Love,
    E.L.