Senseless Sunday Sarcasm: Eulogy for a keyboard
A stark reminder of how I lost my last 3
I finished that tax time torture called “itemizing” yesterday.
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All I can say is “Aaaarrrruuugh.”
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Today, my favorite keyboard died. It’s last words were wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww in a string 5 lines long before I had to pull the plug. I don’t understand why. There are no w’s in aaaarrrruuugh.
Sure, it was only a PS2 keyboard plugged into a USB conversion unit, but I loved that keyboard, and the 3 others just like it. I was careful not to allow this one to die from an overload of Stash Irish Breakfast Tea with honey. They can only stand so many hits when Other Brother Coon Cat unceremoniously kicks giant mugs of it on top of them to make more room for his oversized cat body.
I’m sure that cat-induced injuries contributed to my keyboard’s demise, but it held onto life until it’s last virtual breath.
I will miss you terribly, Gateway SK9920…until I can locate another one just like you on Ebay.
I sympatthise. Hubby is still trying to work out how I manage to erase the lettering on my laptop keyboard. My theory is that they were in the centre of the key, so took full force of my ‘tap’. The ones on this one are to the left at the top, and after 12 months are still intact!
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I need a keyboard like that cuz the lettering on mine is in the center and it is fading. I have one key where the black coating is completely erased in the center and I see the inner workings of the keyboard haha.
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The only reason I still have letters on the keyboard I’m using now is that it’s a spare on I just took out of the box. Give me a few months and the “f” and “m” will start wearing away. 🙂
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I’ve erased many a letter on my keyboard that way. 🙂
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🙂 I like this blog post.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Should you try a wifi keyboard? You can keep it leaning up against somewhere away from the beasts until you need it? Then put it on your lap. Just a thought…………..because tea in a soppy cup(cat-proof) is not the same and it’s not like you will be able to keep the beasts at bay?
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The keyboard died from old age and possibly the times it had stuff spilled on it in the past. Usually, you can put a keyboard in back of an electronic device that radiates a small amount of heat (like a television) and it will dry out with little harm done to it. But tea with a tablespoon of honey is another thing entirely.
I built a place for the cats so they can sleep on top of the printer without harming it. That has helped a lot. But once in a while they still demand desk time. 🙂
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Damn it! Sippy cup! Not soppy……..soz!
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I thought they were the same thing. 🙂
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There may be a case here for the Judge Judy Show–called the “Killed Keyboard Feline Fluff Kerfuffle.” 😉
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Kitty kills keyboard, feline felon?
He’d sit on my lap licking his butt while she read him the riot act. 🙂
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That wouldn’t be good for either one of them.
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You can cheaply buy waterproof keyboards, but I need caffeine proof keyboard.
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I had a water proof keyboard. It drove me nuts. Some people think it wasn’t much of a drive. 🙂
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LOL…I sympathize on losing something you love and are accustomed to, especially electronically. I held on to my blackberry as long as I could until I had to change to a phone. Now I love my phone…and blackberries are coming back. 😛 Whatever will I do??
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I exchanged one clam shell phone for another and hated having to do that, but I was forced to upgrade the one I’d have for about 12 years. It’s just not the same. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Two on a Rant and commented:
I had to reblog my own blog — and I’ll tell you why!!!!!
I found another Gateway SK9920 for $10.00 (that includes shipping). I was singing the Hallelujah chorus on Easter!
It takes so little to make me happy.
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Very amusing – I had a beautiful multi-coloured mouse that lit up when I used it. It sadly also died and I have not been able to find another to equal it.
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It’s a bit disconcerting when our cats develop a taste for expensive (non) toys.
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Coon cat looks way too comfortable on your mug. It is otherwise sad when a favourite tech gadget dies…….RIP!
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Definitely. Fortunately, I just found a replacement. 🙂
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