This is Part 3 of a series on my stolen laptop.
As I look back on the theft of my laptop from my car, I realize there are things I could have been done to prevent the laptop from being stolen. I also learned that there are steps you can take in advance to attempt to recover your laptop after it has been stolen.
This begins the "practical" part of this series, and I hope you will find it helpful. But I am also writing for myself, so that I can think it through and learn from my mistakes, and from your recommendations.
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This is Part 2 of a series on my stolen laptop.
Having my laptop stolen from my car left me feeling violated. I'm sure there is only slight resemblance to suffering personal violence, but the experience gave me greater sympathy for victims of violence. The daze. The fear. The uneasiness in innocent situations that would not have bothered me previously.
The incident also affected my immediate family. My wife drove the car that night, taking our youngest daughter out on a date. They were uneasy about leaving a car with one window missing, so they parked right in front of a restaurant window and sat at that window. And watched the car as they ate. And felt uneasy.
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This is Part 1 of a series on my stolen laptop.
Last month, my laptop was stolen from my car in broad daylight. It was in a grey tote bag lying on the floor, right there where you see all the broken glass. I thought that laying a dark bag on a dark floor would make it mostly unnoticeable. That may have hidden it from casual eyes, but not from the thief who set out to do a job.
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We have wanted to get solar panels on our rooftop for years, but the up-front cost has kept us from doing so. I imagine we aren't the only ones, either. The federal stimulus package may change that.
Our power company (PG&E) continues to rob us in unpredictable ways. We thought things would improve when the California energy crisis passed (and they probably have to some extent), but month after month our high bills continue to plague us. We have both a pool and a hot tub and those are probably the killer items. But we try:
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Last Friday, I saw a license plate border that caught my attention: On the bottom was a "Darwin fish" with legs, but upside-down as though dead. (I wish I could find an image of it.) It read,
Fish Don't Walk
And Jesus Still Lives
Um.

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