justme jim W. Chapter 12

Chapter 12

JustmeJimW and Computers

In 1986, I got my first Computer, It was A Commodore 64, I got it for play games, making birthdays cards, and mail labels, and have a programs to copy, my programs so I would close them, and Began In 1990, I use it to print my grocers list, So my Sister could do my grocers shop.

I had my Commodore 64 until 1993, I bought A IBM PS, I do not Play a lot Games on it, most make making birthdays cards, and mail labels, I print my grocers list, then I fax it to my Sister could do my grocers shop every two weeks. Also use to type letters, I am my life story, that you are read now.

It was not until 1999, when I got on the internet, there are about 3 web site, I use, I use Egghead.com, until it change hands, on I use ebay, At egghead.com, I bought A use laptop computer so I can email, for my bed, sometime use the laptop in my garage, when for some to pick-me up, also at egghead.com, I bid and won, two cruise, one to Alaska, and one the Caribbean, right now I am try to my 7 days to cruise to Mexico, for my 55^th day, but I cannot find one in my price range, and now use Ebay for some of my Christmas shopping.

I also I go to classmates.com, web site, that you can classmates, that you me to school, is why they call it classmates.com, If you go classmates.com you can see my picture. At long beach Millikan high, class of 1967.

In the year 2001, I saw Billy D. on classmates.com so I emailed him.

I few days later I got email from Billy. He asked me if my dad was still alive. I told him that my dad died in 1987. Then he told me I was the only one that he would answer their email. Then he told me when we was playing baseball my dad would talk to him and tell him it was ok to be fat and it was ok be yourself that one day his dream would come true. Well, today Billy is happy and lives in Hawaii. He is living his dream. I did not know that story until Billy told me.

I also found Janice K., she live 4 house away for me, we met I 1954, she 3 and I was 5. she was two class behind be in school, in the year 2001, we exchange email, in her say “dear Jimmy…”, in all begin that way, so final wrote no has call me Jimmy since I was a kid, you can call me Jim. Respond was “You always will Jimmy to me”.

At classmates.com, when I see someone from my pass, I try to have someone email, as you must a pay member, email someone, or post something. I tell how hard in was in school, as kid judge my the way I talk, and not for who I am. Most them tell they are sorry for hurt me, but kids with kids. Some of my classmates.com, but answer my email, Kim N. now Kim J. remove herself form classmates.com, after I email her.

After my brother Dave kill him self, we was looking for his best friend Jim K. in high school, we did not know to spell his last name. Someone else was looking for him, After I found how to spell, his last name, I found him, and two hour I was talk to him on the phone. He was sad by the news.

His sister, was in my class, but I did knew her, we now exchange email, from time to time, I met her at the all class picnic, last summer.

I have 693 email address book, some are out of date, did to update it email. In my Address they are my classmates, internet friends, my church friend, Emmaus friends, and my family.

They is also a special friends, who I email, 534 times a month, I tell that friend, more about me, then anyone else, the respond that I get, are fill with Agape(love), that dose not judge, and that family care about me. When feel only I email that family, just know that they care about help me lose my aloneness.

Now you know about JustmeJimw and his computer.