Yesterday, late morning, my seven-year-old MacBook Air computer went black. Took it over to the Geek Squad at nearby Best Buy to see if they could fix, and nope, it had died.
DIED!
And wouldn’t you know: there were all sorts of important things on the desktop that I had not yet saved to a hard drive. About 15 e-books, for example, that took years to create (each one composed of essays on a theme, with intro, cover, and contents). And because the computer was “old,” it doesn’t appear that data transfer is even possible; or if it is, the computer would have to be pried open in a “clean room” in some kind of facility elsewhere and cost big bucks, even IF possible.
So, yes, I got a new MacBook Air to replace the old one, and am, frankly, in mourning. Or, better: furious with myself for not having, every single day, transferred important desk top stuff to a hard drive.
So please take my laziness as a warning to yourself!
Meanwhile, here are my conclusions re: the brouhaha surrounding the Bondi/Patel announcement that the Epstein matter is now officially closed: Trump is going to use the Epstein material (including the list) as leverage to get what he wants; so no disclosure until after that. Furthermore, telling the perps that the Epstein op is now closed presumably makes them relax, so they won’t just up and leave the country (before being arrested). And furthermore again, this entire brouhaha has surfaced the Epstein matter to the point where now, even some Democrats want the list to be released!
Oh, and even more: this entire matter is sowing massive chaos and confusion, not to mention disappointment and cynicism, into the body politic; not sure who that benefits. Trump? Or his enemies? Or both, in different ways?
And then of course, there’s also the argument that actual release of all the Epstein material would also sow massive chaos and confusion, world-wide.
So which kind of chaos and confusion is preferred? Them’s the choices, apparently, and the decision has been made.
Back to the computer: a lot of my stuff was/is in the cloud; I’m just not sure what’s in the cloud and what not. Hundreds of essays are on google docs, for example. I’ve got a lot more sleuthing to do before making a decision one way or another about whether or not to try to do the expensive data transfer.
