The Tablet and More

It's 4 a.m. and all is well. I may be tired, but I don't seem to be falling asleep, so here I am, typing away on my desktop computer. What would life be like without computers?

It's hard to believe that we now have a generation of kids who don't have a clue what life was like without computers. This must be how adults felt at the turn of the century as new contraptions like phones and cars became a staple of everyday life.

I remember well my first computer, purchased long before the Internet was active like we know it today. There was access, though, to databases and such. I recall paying for a couple of services back when I had my Kaypro. Anyone remember Kaypro? That thing rocked for its day.

Now we laptops, notebooks, and netbooks. Tablet computers are the newest thing. I see those advertised and can't help but wonder if they are as cool as they look.

Then there's the future. Who knows what it will hold!

April Showers

It's been a miserable day with April Showers falling down and lightning strikes and such. For me, I've been dealing with two very nagging computer issues -- a router that isn't reliable and an email update that has made so that I can't reply, forward, or write new emails. I feel extremely frustrated and agitated.

That said, it's been otherwise positive lately, and my adorable girls are still adorable and keep me laughing and smiling.

I've caught up on a couple of films. I just love two Patrick Swayze movies I'd never seen until recently -- The Fox and the Hound 2, in which Patrick duets with Reba McEntire (that's a howl!), and Jump! which is not to be confused with the Chinese film of the same name that is without the exclamation point. This Jump! is about a Life photographer's imprisonment in Austria in pre-World War 2 days.

Have a good April!