I couldn't check my e-mail today. I had a feeling that there might be something important waiting for me.

But all I got were lock-ups, frozen screens, incomprehensible errors.

I hit the monitor, jerked the mouse, pushed every key I could think of.

Finally, frustrated I reached down to yank out the power and

one
inexplicable
amazing
yellow
daisy
sprouted from the box.

And I wept, remembering that such beauty had once existed everywhere but now had to break into my house to find me.