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Brain Wiring
I'm nobody's fool. At least, that's what I keep telling myself.
So why does nothing about the computer compute?
Oh, I can word process with the best of them. I know my style guides and my formating and all the little tricks that make writing easier. I bless Modern Times, because I cannot imagine writing a novel with a typewriter and those little rectangles of white stuff that sort of covered a person's mistakes.
But ask me about an RSS feed or a URL and I feel my palms start to sweat. Creating a website would give me palpitations, and "helpful" tutorials leave me screaming at the monitor as if I can shame it into behaving.
It isn't age, at least it isn't totally that. I have lots of friends my age and older who have conquered such foes. They send out mass newsletters, manage two or three websites with all sorts of gadgets and widgets, and even create podcasts and videos for YouTube.
My brain just isn't wired for that. But I'm really, really jealous.
So why does nothing about the computer compute?
Oh, I can word process with the best of them. I know my style guides and my formating and all the little tricks that make writing easier. I bless Modern Times, because I cannot imagine writing a novel with a typewriter and those little rectangles of white stuff that sort of covered a person's mistakes.
But ask me about an RSS feed or a URL and I feel my palms start to sweat. Creating a website would give me palpitations, and "helpful" tutorials leave me screaming at the monitor as if I can shame it into behaving.
It isn't age, at least it isn't totally that. I have lots of friends my age and older who have conquered such foes. They send out mass newsletters, manage two or three websites with all sorts of gadgets and widgets, and even create podcasts and videos for YouTube.
My brain just isn't wired for that. But I'm really, really jealous.
