A King's Ransom, more computer woes, and the CVS Cat surfaces again
I wanted to alert everyone that this may be the last day to buy the ebook for A King’s Ransom at the bargain price of $1.99. You can still get it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, and Google.
I have another bizarre computer happening to relate. This past week, I lost power suddenly, as did my entire neighborhood. When it was restored, I discovered that both of my computers, Draig (Welsh for Dragon) and Malice, had turned off my wireless connection, barring me from the Internet. After trying in vain to outwit them, I contacted the Geek Squad, and despite trying for two hours, their technician could not resolve the problem, either. Obviously, they had not just decided to go over to the Dark Side, were shoved across the border by a sudden jolt of electricity when my power was restored. So much for those vaunted surge protection power strips….sigh. I ended up having to lug both laptops in to my local Best Buy where another Geek Squad tech performed a quick and effective exorcism. I do feel somewhat picked upon by the computer gods, though, given my sad history with them. I am sharing this in case some of you have rogue computers like mine; if so, turn them off if you ever lose power! Surge protectors cannot always be relied upon, either.
I have some news about CVS Cat, the feline who’d been abandoned by his owners and had taken shelter in the CVS store where he’d gone for sales trips with them. CVS customers knew him and once his plight was known, they began feeding him. But he needed a real home and so they managed to get his story reported upon by the Philadelphia Inquirer. I posted about CVS Cat myself, thinking his chances of adoption would increase if his story became known. Well, below is a link to the update. I am happy to report that he is no longer hanging around the CVS, has a foster mom now, but this lovely lady cannot keep him permanently, as she already has four cats. So I hope my fellow cat-lovers will spread this story on your Facebook pages. CVS Cat deserves a loving home of his own.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/cvs-cat...
I have another bizarre computer happening to relate. This past week, I lost power suddenly, as did my entire neighborhood. When it was restored, I discovered that both of my computers, Draig (Welsh for Dragon) and Malice, had turned off my wireless connection, barring me from the Internet. After trying in vain to outwit them, I contacted the Geek Squad, and despite trying for two hours, their technician could not resolve the problem, either. Obviously, they had not just decided to go over to the Dark Side, were shoved across the border by a sudden jolt of electricity when my power was restored. So much for those vaunted surge protection power strips….sigh. I ended up having to lug both laptops in to my local Best Buy where another Geek Squad tech performed a quick and effective exorcism. I do feel somewhat picked upon by the computer gods, though, given my sad history with them. I am sharing this in case some of you have rogue computers like mine; if so, turn them off if you ever lose power! Surge protectors cannot always be relied upon, either.
I have some news about CVS Cat, the feline who’d been abandoned by his owners and had taken shelter in the CVS store where he’d gone for sales trips with them. CVS customers knew him and once his plight was known, they began feeding him. But he needed a real home and so they managed to get his story reported upon by the Philadelphia Inquirer. I posted about CVS Cat myself, thinking his chances of adoption would increase if his story became known. Well, below is a link to the update. I am happy to report that he is no longer hanging around the CVS, has a foster mom now, but this lovely lady cannot keep him permanently, as she already has four cats. So I hope my fellow cat-lovers will spread this story on your Facebook pages. CVS Cat deserves a loving home of his own.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/cvs-cat...
Published on January 26, 2020 15:08
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