Cascade Failure

National Maritime Day
Shavuot (begins at sundown - Jewish)
UN International Day for Biological Diversity
Anniversary - Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood
Birthday - Laurence Olivier (actor)
Chelsea Flower Show (UK)
Immigrants’ Day (Canada)
National Day (Yemen)
National Heroes Day (Sri Lanka)

 

Tech Support Guy: Thanks for calling Gateway support.  How can I help you?

 

Amelia: By not being automated, for starters. Thanks for that. I need computer help.

 

( So What Else Is New? )

So now we’ve established that my iPod is a zombie and my computer has narcolepsy. I still suspect that I have the same power as Jubilee as far as blowing up electronics goes.

Tough Break

Also today I had one of my patented thirty-second meltdowns. Nobody’s told me anything about Grandma since Friday, and nobody called or answered my calls or my IMs. That, plus broken computer, plus broken iPod, plus inability to get to the Craft Center, plus shoveling all that sand, plus a poor night’s sleep filled with horrible nightmares from missing a does of my meds, led to a few minutes sobbing on the phone, after which I perked up, fixed my computer, and went back to my daily schedule.

I did try to buy an éclair, but in keeping with the rules of the day, they didn’t have any at the pastry place. So I got Hostess Cupcakes instead, which aren’t exactly the same, but which I can live with.