First post, by RedCharles
So there I was, in line at Best Buy. Still emotionally reeling from the loss of Frys. Worried about the withering selection of Blu rays. I looked over and there it was. A Dell. The familiar case awakened sentimental feelings, past breaking through to the present, the black gray case, a symbol of sanity in an insane world. I inquired about the Dell. And it just so happened that the lady was in line. She said I could have it. Overjoyed, I was getting a Dell.
Dimension 8300. P4 2.8 512 fsb 800. 1gb 400mhz. Mx440. SB0200. 120gb ide, cd drive ide, DVD drive ide, floppy drive, 250 watt Psu.
I waited until I was home, good and beered before I opened it. Wife just didn't understand. Irritated that I wasn't doing just what she wanted me to do. And how depressing it is to learn that the hopes and dreams of a young man were just ethereal in the end. The romantic lie. The hero will be transformed, fulfilled by his conquest, but in fact, life goes on. Proverbs 27:15. If I had known, I would not have chased any of them with such verve. But I digress. The Dell, like all women, held more promise than it could ever deliver. Blood Meridian said it best, there is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.
I keep the Dell, like other things, because it is better to have a Dell than be without.
