Computer Guy has worked his magic and once again I can make a proper post, instead of "hiding" in the comments on a previous post.

And, of course, he did other little stuff to the computer to make sure it's up to date and functioning properly.

For the past few days I'd been writing little notes with details of how this and that weren't working. And those were quite helpful to him.

You can find the "missing" entries in the posting that has twenty-something comments. If I get incredibly bored some day I might retitle them and move them back to this site.

So now I am trying to mentally re-organize the next few days. My previous mental "plans" had a recalcitrant computer in them.

Now (with luck) electronic concerns are not a major factor.

I guess the first time I made use of a computer was waaaay back in the late fifties when I worked for Solar Aircraft in San Diego. They built small gas turbine engines, and when they had a big bunch of test data that would take too long to do by hand, they sent it up the road to a bigger company (Convair, I think) to run through their computer.

As a relatively lowly employee (minimum wage) I got to do the delivery. It took a LOT less time than doing the repetative calculations by hand, using only a 4-function calculator.

And now I need to get at household stuff. I think I am low on critter food. I KNOW I am low on critter snacks.

A bit of lunch (never go to a food store at mealtime) and I'll be off to remedy the critter food need.