A NEW YEAR

So it's 2012. I hoped it would start off well and continue that way.

No chance.

Our heat went out Sunday night. The repair people were off Monday for New Year's Day. So it was yesterday before they got to us. And then it was after dark. The poor repairman said they're just been covered up with people who had no heat. He did get ours halfway working. He's supposed to come back Thursday afternoon when it's warmer to finish charging it.

And then Monday my computer died.

My guy, good man that he is, took me to Best Buy and we picked out another one. He got it set up except for a few little things he's working on now, and I'm able to work.

So looks like 2012 will be another 2011. Some good stuff, a lot of bad stuff. But everything going smoothly would get kind of dull after a while, wouldn't it?

So Happy New Year, everyone! Let the fun begin!

NEW COMPUTER

Well, my guy talked me into it. The old computer had viruses. To reload would cost more than it was worth. Ergo, I'm now the proud possessor of a new laptop.

Alas, it comes with the Windows 7 and Word 10 and all those things that I am having to upgrade to. I hate having to relearn how to do stuff. that was second nature before.

But it's a necessity. And I shall persevere.

COMPUTER VIRUS

So strange things started popping up on the old screen yesterday. I screamed for the guy who lives with me. He came in, worked all day, couldn't figure it out.

A guy's coming tomorrow to clean it -- we hope -- but in the meanwhile, I have a new account that hopefully the virus won't penetrate.

I hate computers.