<p>When I first got a computer, I gave it a name. I don’t remember which one came first, Bertram or Mr. Finkelstein. I believe I named my hard drive in college; It was the Stinky Cheese Drive. I don’t know when I stopped naming my computers but I think it’s been a few years at least.</p><p>Then the other day, I told my friend I was going to go check in with my digital world and he said, “Oh, are you going to go look at your Good News Machine?”</p><p>To keep reading <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/my-computers-new-nickname/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">My Computer's New Nickname</a> <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/i-went-to-see-a-play-about-a-quilt/"></a>visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog.</p><p>This is Episode 437</p><p>Song: Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News</p><p>Image - Smiley <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/smiley-ball-zDDdoYqQ64U">pic</a> by chaitanya pillala and Laptop <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-gray-laptop-computer-p0UwQ-Wd8TM">pic</a> by Devin Pickell via Unsplash</p><p>To support this podcast:</p><p>Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!</p><p>Rate it wherever you listen or via: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist">https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my mailing list: <a href="http://www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/">www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/</a></p><p>Like the blog/show on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/">https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/</a></p><p>Support me on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis">www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis</a></p><p>Or on Kofi: <a href="http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis">http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis</a></p><p>or PayPal me: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist">https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my Substack: <a href="https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/">https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/</a></p><p>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/erainbowd">@erainbowd</a></p><p>Me on Mastodon - @[email protected]</p><p>Me on Blue sky - @erainbowd.bsky.social</p><p>Me on Hive - @erainbowd</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/songsforthestrugglingartist/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/SongsForTheStrugglingArtist/">Pinterest</a></p><p>Tell a friend!</p><p>Listen to The Dragoning <a href="https://anchor.fm/messenger-theatre-company/episodes/">here</a> and The Defense <a href="https://www.messengertheatreco.org/#/the-defense/">here</a>. You can support them via Ko-fi here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany">https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany</a></p><p>As ever, I am yours,</p><p>Emily Rainbow Davis</p><p><br></p>
