My second laptop computer in as many years has come to a grinding halt. Its hard drive is officially shot. all my files and programs are gone. Again. There's some computer-frying demon that just follows me around, or checks in annually to kill my other brain. Anyway, I might be able to borrow money to replace the hard drive -- maybe. At any rate, I will be offline for some time to come.
I may still get online sometimes when I visit my mother, but I don't do that often or for very long. Don't expect a slew of updates until I get my computer fixed.