Once upon a time there was a lone ink cartridge. This cartridge had a life full of potential from the day it rolled of the assembly line. First put together and snapped into place. A few screws, some glue here and there and of course the all important sticker to identify its inside color and its destiny printer. One final step, a quick injection of color! The joy the little ink cartridge felt, being full then boxed up still warm off the production line. Vibrating with anticipation or perhaps just a bumpy road on its trek to the printer. Ready to print out maps, and photos, documents and charts, maybe even a picture of itself. How odd that would be, but wonderful none the less.

But alas, the cartridge would sit on a shelf with many friends day after day. Then as the days go by each of its friends were taken to their destiny. But the toner sat lonely. This Laser Toner Cartridge full of ink was left, pushed back and alone. Others came and went but as always it was pushed back further and further, until one day a hand reaches back and nudges it once, but grabs a closer cartridge. A glimmer of hope enters the little cartridge [Read more…]