Post Mother's Day Tribute

[clairewait]

In honor of Mother's Day (a little late) I feel compelled to share one of my favorite mom stories.

This is my favorite Sarah Paulus computer story.

January, 2000
I am in Waco.  My mother is in Washington.
We are communicating via land lines.

MOM: Well, I've been trying to check my email.  But ever since you left, every time I turn on the computer, I think I'm looking at your email.  I'm not sure what you screwed up, but I just want to see if my Land's End order has shipped.  How do I do that?

ME: Oh.  Sorry Mom.  We both have Hotmail.  I signed out of your account.  You just need to click the sign out button and re- sign in with your own account name.

MOM: Okay.  How do I do that?

ME: Well, do you see the button that says "Sign-out?"

*Silence*

ME: Or maybe it says, "Log-Out." I'm not sure, I'm not on the computer.

MOM: 'Sign out.'  'Sign. Out.'  Oh-kay.  I'm looking, I'm looking.  'Sign out...'

(Meanwhile, I'm logging on to my roommate's computer.) 

ME: Okay.  There it is Mom, do you see it?  It should be in the top right corner.  It's a gray button right next to the button that says "Account."

MOM: No...  (I can actually hear her raised eyebrows.)  I'm not seeing it.

ME: It's not very big, but there's nothing else around it.

MOM: Well, I'm looking, I'm looking.  I'm really not seeing this thing.
Just direct me from the space bar.

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