New Computers are Work

A couple weeks ago, I purchased a new PC. It is much faster than the old one, but it has been a pain to set everything up. Windows has a wizard to help transfer files, but that doesn't speed the process of sorting through old files to identify the ones to delete and the ones to move, nor the time to organize the files to move. Nor did the wizard move everything that I wanted on the new PC.

Additionally, now I must remember all the passwords to the various accounts; previously, I let my web browser remember the passwords (that file is not moved by the wizard, their idea of a security feature).

Watch -- the same PC as I bought will now go on sale for hundreds less than I paid and I still won't have everything set up!

The Cat Has Cataracts

Our cat is old enough that she has developed cataracts.

She's now sixteen. We've had her for eleven years; she was five when she adopted us at a local animal shelter.

The cataracts are now so bad that she has trouble seeing, even treats placed a couple inches away. Interestingly, she was supposed to take care of my better half in a new city (which she has lovingly done), but now my better half is taking care of her as she adjusts to her poor eyesight. Life indeed abounds with ironies.

And I thought pets had it easy.

My Iowa Souvenir

Originally, I purchased this souvenir for my mother-in-law; however, I'm not sure that I want to part with it!