Rawr!

I'm thoroughly enjoying my recent Mac upgrade to Leopard. The thing about Mac, and Apple in general, is that the products are very (dare i say it?)....sexy. I may have shown my geek cards at this point, letting out that I find technology arousing, but there you have it...I'm in love with my computer. Whew, I feel so much lighter with my skeleton out of the closet. Well, one of them anyway.

But this "computers are sexy" thing got my mind wandering. I only converted to Mac about 3 years ago when the OS was named Tiger. That was cool; now we're on Leopard - a little sleeker, a little more swagger. You have to wonder which member of the big cat family is on the horizon though. There are so many to choose from: jaguar, panther, cheetah, lynx, etc.

Whatever the name I will likely be a huge fan. But even my loyalty will be challenged if they do the unthinkable. That's right, I'm going to say it. Cougar. I wouldn't be able to use my MacBook with any dignity if they named the next operating system Cougar. I'm not going to lie to you, I would probably think it was hysterical if I were still in my 20s. Unfortunately, I'm approaching the age that it becomes a little to real. Not that I'm on the prowl or anything mind you, but middle age is staring at me in the mirror so the jokes sting a little more than they used to, even if they don't directly apply.



So with the Cougar Barbie parody in mind, I'm wondering who will come up with a spoof of what features the "Cougar" OS might have in store for us. Definitely someone more clever, and likely way younger, than me.