Friday, December 12, 2008

list #02 so plugged in

Except for that incident a long time ago when my younger sister Helen was still small and one inconsequential day dared to poke the wall socket with a pin and she got a mild shock and I got my first scare with plugs and electricity I am really awed by the inspired creativity and genius of engineers and creators who spewed out all kinds of appliances and gadgets that by putting negative and positive together they can make aluminum and tin and metal go whirl, burn, scream, illuminate, flow, whizz, turn and kaplunk. Breathe.

Imagine

multi laser disc player attached to the telly
dvd player attached to the telly
decoder attached to the telly
5-speaker system and subwoofer attached to the telly
this telly attached to the automatic voltage regulator
the automatic voltage regulator to the wall of the tv room

d2360 deskjet printer attached to the laptop
external hard disk drive attached to the laptop
2-speaker system attached to the laptop
ipod nano attached to the laptop
wireless cardbus adapter attached to the laptop
this laptop attached to the wall of the family room

5550 deskjet printer attached to the desktop
altec lansing 2-speaker system & subwoofer attached to the desktop
scanner attached to the desktop
wireless broadband router attached to the desktop
lcd monitor attached to the desktop
keyboard attached to the desktop
mouse attached to the desktop
this desktop attached to the automatic voltage regulator
the automatic voltage regulator to the wall of the family room

60gb ipod attached to the speaker system
altec lansing 2-speaker system & subwoofer attached to the telly
dvd player attached to the telly
this telly attached to the wall of the bedroom

I cannot go to the dining area yet as I don't even want to start looking at the knick-knacks on the sink off the sink and around the sink because naturally they are all there with some of them just humming twenty-four hours a day to keep the household alive and not only that but if you throw in the fish tank for measure then that's another community of wires and plugs and speaking of plugs so many toys are needing to be charged at the end or the start of the day with each one in the house owning a minimum of one mobile telephone unit so can you imagine now not only here in this house but also in yours! Breathe.