Today is "National Name Your PC Day." It's also "National Absurdity Day." Not sure if that's a coincidence or not, but I do know that people tend to name their stuff. Some people even name their houses but I've never owned a house elegant enough to be named. Although now that I think about it, my grandchildren used to call my last house 'the cow house' because the black and white stone work on the front of the house reminded them of the side of a cow. I'm wondering now why I name some things and not others. For example, I have never thought to name my phone or my tablet or my PC. I've never named a kitchen appliance or a piece of furniture (except for the obvious like 'couch' or 'table'). I have, however, named my Roomba, mainly because when I registered it the sign-in required a name. So I named her 'Rhoda.' I think, because she runs around on her own vacuuming my floors and then plugs herself in to her little dock to recharge, she seems to have a personality. Maybe I can give names to things that work without me. On the other hand I have also named my car 'Blue' and I certainly don't want her running off on her own. However I definitely do want her to run whenever I turn on the ignition. And I certainly do appreciate her reliability. By the way, if you're wondering how I know that 'Blue' is female, it's because she wears a necklace, made many years ago by a dear granddaughter, around her rear view mirror. That's enough absurdity for tonight.
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