The Sad and Untimely Death of Yet Another Hard Drive

We are gathered here today to pay lasting tribute and respect to a fallen commarade - a 120 Gigabyte Western Digital External Hard drive. Our dear friend blew a bearing and "died" an unfortunate and untimely death. I am more optimistic in my appraisal than most, so I will not lament. I am not here to place my friend in the grave, but I am here to celebrate, remind and relay to you all the wonderful moments and times that we shared.

All of the many hours of music and enjoyment that is contained in those moments - all of the pictures and memories are still there somewhere. With any luck, the data retrieval experts can resurrect the music, memories and moments and make them all re-appear yet again. I am hopeful that this piece of machinery has found some peace. For I know that I worked it pretty hard. It was 70 percent full, and was always giving 100 percent regardless of what was asked.

"Western Digital 120" is the third in as many hard drives I have come to eulogize over the last 7 years. Like the guniea pigs I once knew and cared for, their time was short, their efforts commendable and memories far lasting and loving ones. I will miss you. But hopefully, not for too much longer...

Thank you data retrieval experts - with any luck, I will be enjoying the 7 years of "lost" digital pictures of my children, my family, the multitudes of documents and of course my cherrished music.

Soon...