Does It Come With a Vibrating Mouse...Cord Less?

Today was a special day for my daughter, Sergeant Mommy. She completed the order for her new computer. The only thing that would have made her happier would've been a vibrating mouse, cord less.

Not that there was anything wrong with the old computer except for it being ...gone. While they were preparing for the quick move, they had stored the already disassembled and boxed items in an empty home belonging to a friend. Destiny had renovated it for them, no charge. It kept her mind off of the separation anxiety that stalked her on cloven hooves.

When they went to gather the contents they found nothing externally amiss, the door locked tight. When they opened the door they were unpleasantly surprised. Someone had taken their computer, monitor, mouse and keyboard, speakers and CDRW with all the required cords, etc. They took their time; No doubt hoping that if everything looked as it was that perhaps the owners wouldn't notice the theft until it was too late to mess with authorities. It worked like a charm, almost. They still had a few days to go so they tied it all up in bureaucratic red tape, pretty as you please. The loss left them minus one very important marriage support device. The one with visual capabilities.

When you spend an extraordinary amount of your union on separate continents, communication is essential. The internet allows them a way to stay in contact. So on top of the electric company holding them at gun point and the theft, then having to make another unplanned purchase, they were down more than they would like, but they were plus their most trusted go-between, access to the world wide web and their happy place, Yahoo chat.

So I'm ashamed of the human beings that guiltlessly rob them and quite proud of the way they go to such great lengths to keep their marriage alive, family together and serve our country, without shooting anybody...in the USA anyways.
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2/24/2005 11:59 PM