terrypetersen

I already have a headache. So why do I keep messing with 
this printer? 

“Jay,” I call to my husband. “Looks like our printer 
is going flat line.” 

It’s had technological heart failure or a fatal key 
stroke, then disconnected itself from life support. 

“Maybe you can call Tom Strotman. See if he can help
shop for a new one with us.”

I dial as if my fingers were disconnected. Okay, girl, 
one thing at a time. Finally, his phone rings. 
I tell him about my crisis.

“Did you check the spooler?” he asks.

“What’s that?”

He answers in a calm retired-teacher voice, “I need 
to get up at five tomorrow to go out of town to babysit, 
but I can stop by right after dinner and help.”


The Strotman grandparents get an A-plus in nurturing.
Tom arrives about an hour later.


And he is right. He knows the solution. Restart both 
the computer and printer. Go to Start. Open Settings. 
Now Devices. Now Printers and Scanners. Find printer 
and Open Queue. 

Apparently, I created a disabled vehicle on the 
freeway at rush hour. I added a no-go in the 
high-speed lane. Traffic was on hold.

This will probably be the only technically centered blog 
you will find with my name attached to it. This will not 
be the only space where I will honor someone who deserves 
it.

Thanks, Tom. A best and blessed friend from our twenties
to seventies. I smile whenever I think about you 
and your family. 

(Your wife is the best by the way.)

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