Oh, technology!
Usually when one complains about technology failures, it has to do with computers or other “advanced” devices that are supposed to make our lives easier (I had an experience like this about a year ago). Today, though, it’s “low” technology whose failure is making me appreciate it when it works.
My bus to school this morning was late, which made me late for the train I take from Geneva. I was late to my Nature in Literature class. (Not because of that train, though—once I get into Chicago, I get to ride the El; both of those trains decided to wait for several minutes and were slower than redacted for “sensitive” readers.) Thanks again to all my students, who were kind/eager/bored enough to wait for me!
The real technology glitch is the lock on the door to my office. My key—any key—for the lock doesn’t work. It worked last week but not any more. After 30 minutes’ work, the people at Loyola were able to open it, and a locksmith should be around sometime soon. You don’t appreciate working locks until they stop working.