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My Computer's My Friend

My computer's my friend more so than my pen With lightning-fast fingers thoughts needn't linger I can change my mind with the tap of a key No need to erase or cross-out and that's fine with me Some long for the days of paper and pen Bobbies on bicycles the chimes of Big Ben So let them long ~ I'll type my song to silky-smooth speed not written but keyed

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Date: 11/3/2020 4:13:00 AM
I get into the type up everything mode and it does seem fast, but I adore all of the stars, hearts, flowers, and cross outs I can make on a page. I like to decorate and doodle while I toss words around. So pen and paper trump the computer some days. No offense to the word FART.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/3/2020 10:40:00 AM
No offense taken. :)
Date: 11/2/2020 2:58:00 PM
Ha ha, well said! My thumbs are too fat and slow to type well on a phone, so the computer it is, with a nice spread out keyboard and all the editing options. Just don't forget to hit 'Save'! ~ Mr. Qwerty
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/2/2020 5:19:00 PM
It's the computer for me too. Believe it or not, I don't even have a smart phone. Just a flip phone in case someone really needs to call me. ~ Throwback Thigginbottom
Date: 11/2/2020 8:07:00 AM
Perfect rhyme Gershon! A modern sentiment, I think. :) Linda
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/2/2020 5:15:00 PM
Yes, indeed. Very modern. ~ Thoroughly modern Millicent here. lol.
Date: 11/1/2020 9:25:00 PM
I'll never be without my computer-it makes so many things easier. I can't remember when I last used an encyclopedia. All the best, Evelyn :)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/2/2020 5:13:00 PM
Things I need to get rid of: Old phone books and dictionaries. All hail electronics, I guess. Smiles, Gershon
Date: 11/1/2020 6:44:00 PM
Lol! Gershon, Does paper and pen still exist? The computer is my buddy too:-) Alexis
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/2/2020 5:07:00 PM
Haha! Thanks for the laugh, Alexis. I still get pen and pencil sets for the holiday! lol. Low-Tech and No-Tech, gw

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