Blame it on the Telekinesis

Telekinesis--sometimes called psychokinesis (PK) is basically the ability to use your mind's energy to do stuff like bend spoons.

My son Noah thinks I have PK.  Not the harmless kind. Not the kind that amuses people at parties. Noah thinks I have an energy field that bends and twists the inner workings of any computer I ever touch.

The folks at Advanced Network Systems has even given the condition a name. It's called Telekinetic Telepathic Technologism.

Advanced Network Systems even has a test on their website that you can take to see if you have this condition.

Does YOUR Computer Know What You're Thinking?
Try this simple test:

1.	Think of a number between 1 and 10.
2.	Double that number.
3.	Add 8 to the result.
4.	Divide that number by 2.
5.	And finally, subtract your original number from the result.
6.	Take that number, and think of the corresponding letter in the alphabet. (For example, 1=A, 2=B, etc.)
7.	Think of a country that starts with that letter.
8.	Think of the next letter in the alphabet.
9.	Think of an animal that starts with that letter.
10.	Think of the color of that animal.
11.	to see if the computer knows what you're thinking

It's been exactly one week since Jalopy was put to rest and I became the proud owner of HP Widescreen laptop with the $200 rebate.

On Thursday, after three days of non-eventful computing, I had a moment of nostalgia. It occurred to me that Jalopy had been source of numerous posts on this blog and that with his demise I was losing a very rich source of storytelling.

That was Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, HP  widescreen laptop  had its first official crash. It froze and the only way I could reboot was by physically taking the battery out.

On Friday, it crashed again, and that black page popped up -- the one I had become so familiar with during Jalopy's days recommending to restart in 'safe mode'.

Maybe there is a rationale explanation. For now I'm sticking with PK.

Meanwhile, Noah has asked me to keep my hands of his DELL.