I am a complete geek.

Right now I'm sitting downstairs in my living room with my lovely new laptop (which I bought in a frenzy of potential midlife crisis) typing this entry...

WIRELESS!

I have succesfully installed a wireless network in my house. I can play on the internet anywhere. Let's see how far we can go....

OK - now I'm sitting outside in the aftermath of a thunderstorm. I think it's still working. At least the little doohickey (OK I must not be that much of a geek because I don't know the proper name for it....)is still lit up.

Anyway - I feel kinda like Tom Hanks in Castaway... "I HAVE MADE A WIRELESS CONNECTION....ERM.....I MEAN FIRE!!!"

It doesn't take much....

On the homefront - my elderhostel cruise crew came back today and brought me the most lovely Hello Kitty bracelet imaginable. That was good.

Then the bad came.

The wonderful Davey Jones announced that he has to go through 38 rounds of radiation therapy this summer. I actually had to close my office door after he left so I could cry without him knowing. I don't think he wants to see that right now. In fact, when I asked him what I could do, he said to just flash him the peace sign whenever I saw him, and that would be enough.

I hope I'm as strong as he is if it comes to that.

I am constantly in awe of my friends who are ill or experiencing adversity in any form. I admire their strength, their good humour, their...everything.

Speaking of friends....one of them has a birthday next week......(commence insane cackling)...and I know where many fine cricket items can be had.....

And lastly, but not leastly - my dear Addie sent me a giftie in the mail today - a lovely handthrown ceramic with a detail from the Book of Durrow in the center of it. It's so very beautiful and made me smile even when I wasn't sure I felt like it.

Anyway - let's see if this here thing works like it's supposed to........

*click*