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March 18, 2010

Valentine’s Day: A Funny Valentine Poem

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Joanna Fuchs asked:




Since My Valentine Got A Computer

Since my Valentine got a computer,

My love life has taken a hit.

Nothing I say is important,

Unless it’s a byte or a bit.

Before she got her new laptop,

Everything was just fine;

Now she says we can’t talk

Unless we both go online.

“But honey,” I said, “I’m attached to you;

Love is what I feel.”

“That keyword isn’t relevant,”

She said, with eyes of steel.

She clicked the keyboard furiously;

The screen was all she could see,

And then to my horror and shame,

She started describing me:

“Your motherboard needs upgrading;

Your OS needs help, too.

And you definitely need a big heatsink

To cool your CPU.”

“Don’t flame me, my sweet,” I pleaded.

“Not on Valentine’s Day.”

“Fix the bugs, and I’ll see,” she said,

While looking at me with dismay.

“What ever you want, my darling;

Whatever you need; you call it.

I’ll upload or download anything,

And then I’ll go install it.”

(Her hostile CD keeps replaying,

And though I don’t want to fight her,

Is this what I want for a Valentine?

I’ve been burned; can I rewrite her?)

“Are you all hard drive now,” I asked;

“Is there no software in you?

Don’t you remember the good times?

Let our memories see us through.”

“LOL,” she said to me, chuckling.

“You’re nothing but adware.

I’ve got a gig of memory;

I’ve got no problem there.”

“Please, honey, we can save it,” I said.

“Our love means more than that.”

“That’s not in my cache; we’re going to crash,”

She said, as she turned me down flat.

(This woman has really changed;

Do I really want to chase her?

More and more I’m thinking

It might be nice to erase her.)

“Aw, honey, don’t talk like that,” I said.

“Can’t we just plug and play?

I hereby accept default,

And I’m yours, my love, come what may.

“My goal is to make you happy;

I want to be your portal,

But your sudden, distant coldness

Would test the strongest mortal.

“If we need a brand new interface,

So we can FTP,

I’m your go along, get along guy,

And I want you to stay with me.”

“If you want to get into my favorites,” she said,

And you want to get past my encryption,

If you want to get through my firewall,

Here is my only prescription.

“First, put up your own Web site,

And e-mail me when it’s done.

I’ll check your page rank with Google,

And tell you if you’re the one.”

My life has become quite a trial,

Since my Valentine got a computer

If I want her to care about me again,

I guess I’ll have to reboot her.

By Joanna Fuchs

www.poemsource.com

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Copyright 2006 by Joanna Fuchs

January 5, 2010

Hallmark Christmas Movies on TV – Grab a Hanky!

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Michelle Deacon asked:




Over the years Hallmark Hall of Fame has produced over 200 movies for TV. Many of these films are quite sentimental so be sure to have a box of tissues nearby!

Two of the most popular Hallmark Movies feature Christmas stories based upon the books by Richard Paul Evans.

The Christmas Box, from 1995, was the first of two films. Richard Thomas, whose most famous role was as Johnboy on the Waltons TV series, plays the lead character. He’s an overworked Dad who reluctantly moves his family into a cold mansion owned by the cranky old widow Mary. Event though his wife seems to enjoy living there, he suffers from recurring dreams about the mansion being haunted and a strange box. Finally when Mary shares the story of the Christmas box the family comes together to appreciate the meaning of Christmas.

The next year Hallmark released The Timepiece, which goes back in time to show the background of the widow Mary Parkin and her family. This film stars Naomi Watts, Ellen Burstyn and James Earl Jones.

The Timepiece has a darker tone, from both the story and the time period, the end of World War II. It tells the tale of how David Parkin meets and falls in love with Mary. Eventhough she is pregnant and unmarried, David marries her and they raise her daughter as their own. Together they face difficult and tragic events as they try to build a life together.

While they are a bit predictable, Hallmark movies The Christmas Box and The Timepiece are good movie watching during the holiday season.

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