What I did today (wild, maniacal laugh)
Sorry if TMI - - Last night, post-nasal drip/phlegm from my sinuses was nearly smothering me and I could hardly breathe for all the coughing this caused. So, I was trying to pour myself a cup of water to wash all that junk away before things got worse. In the middle of pouring it, I got a huge coughing fit and hit my wrist on something, and ended up pouring a QUART of water directly into the keyboard of my high end Dell laptop computer.
Apparently the laptop no longer can be controlled directly by a keyboard or mouse, and who knows what other damage occurred. I wiped up a cup or two of water that dripped out of the keys and various ports when I put it on its side. Finally Frank got it somewhat dried out using his inborn male techie skills and electric heat gun or something (who knows what, my mind is as fried as my laptop right now). Then, with the use of an external keyboard and mouse, I managed to do one last backup onto an external hard drive.
Luckily I had a spare laptop that I bought for Frank to use when he is over here. I had never used it at all before, and he didn't have anything on it that he needs. So, after determining that, I have been configuring it to my preferences (i can buy another one as soon as I can think straight, which means not at this exact moment
).
BTW anybody who steals a laptop in 2023 is a bleeping fool, because without a bazillion unique usernames and strong passwords, and two factor authentication, and infinite time and patience, said stolen laptop is essentially a six ton boulder and useless.
At least I am finally back on the internet and can log in to a few of my favorite sites.