The Unknown Windows User

I'm tired of computing with a paper bag over my head, ashamed to admit I use Windows. 

There was a time a few years back when it was only unfashionable, kind of like eating junk food, I knew there were people who thought it was bad but with 'billions sold' I figured I was still in the majority.

Then they made me feel like a low brow, the same way I feel when I watch Survivor, I know there are more enlightened shows to watch but hey, it wouldn't be on TV if there weren't a bunch of us watching.  I always use the excuse that the kids had it on and I just happened to catch it.

But now they have me feeling like a total degenerate, much the way I feel when I abuse tobacco & alcohol.  I know it's costing way more than it's worth and setting a bad example for others but I'm addicted and no amount of propaganda is going to change my mind.

There is a global guilt trip being foisted on us for not being politically correct and contributing to everything that is bad about the Internet and computing in general.  Yeah they got me feeling like a real low life, but I wonder how much happier the other folks really are.  Sure they are saving money and saving the environment but are they really any better off? 

Some day I would like to be able to stand up proud and say it out loud: “My name is Craig and I run Windows.”  But that day may never come and meanwhile you will find me out behind the barn with a beer in one hand a cigarette in the other, madly munching away on my cheeseburger & fries, watching Jerry Springer and: yes, running Windows

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