This, That and the Other

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I have three things that warrant honorable mention.

First, a shout-out to Christy to thank her for my lovely gift of hand-made stitch holders (click here for Christy’s pic):

They are beautiful (and in the colors of Mardi Gras!) and are the inspiration I needed to dive into my next knitting project. Thanks, again, Christy.

Second, I ate at a new taco joint this weekend and it blew me away. Hands down the best taco I have had in years and definitely the best I currently know of in the city. It’s called Taco San Miguel and is located in Fat City (in Metairie). How good are these tacos? After eating some Friday night, I returned Saturday to eat more. Yeah, they are that good. I think I’ll go again this week. Still don’t believe me? Read here for another’s high opinion. The place is small, and you order at the counter. They don’t yet have a liquor license. And the good folks who run it don’t speak really good English. But none of that matters because this place is about the food. ¡Y es el más delicioso!

Third, a moment a silence as the living will for my laptop is being perused by the legal department. I tripped over the cord yesterday and it crashed to the floor. I got concerned when I clicked to turn it on and nothing happened; no noise, no lights. Nada. So the good Captain Sarcastic got his tools out and did what he could. Towards the end, it looked like this:

and this:

But he DID get it to vroom back to life. Sort of. It has been put back together (all but a corner that had already been super-glued back together once before) but it is officially on life support. It works only if plugged in; it will not take a charge. I do think CS performed a miracle. But the miracle was to turn my laptop into a desktop. Which is better than nothing, granted. But it sucks because Sun likes to pull the cord out of it. Now if she does, it dies. And it currently smells like Cheerios. I asked CS if he used it as a table for Sun today and he giggled and responded, “What else is it good for?” It’s plug will be pulled just as soon as the newer, younger, sexier model arrives at my door. It has been a good and loyal friend and deserves a better demise than I will give it. Alas.

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