LIFE IN A BOX (epilogue)

I called the lady whose computer I garbage picked the other day. I found her number from her files and gave a call last night to mention that I had the computer and wanted to know if it was alright to wipe the files. I left a message on a machine.

This morning I got a phone call from beyond the grave! Turns out the 77 year old woman wasn't dead at all, but simply upgraded her computer. Her files have been transferred over and I was free to clean the computer. She wished me well, hoped my son enjoyed the computer, and invited me to see the old ladies' dance troupe at the library on Tuesday nights!

I no longer feel a sense of protectiveness for the iMac and am ready to re-install the system software and give it a brand new life! Its previous owner was a 77 year old lady and its new one will be a 3 year old boy! If iMacs write memoirs, this one will be interesting!