Computers, critters and the 4th D...

Oh, it’s a swell Monday –so powerful that its challenges began Sunday.
The hard-drive (is that hyphenated after it cleaves your heart in two?) on the desktop crashed and is now officially gone.  DOD--Dead on desk.
Obviously, three years is the limit on a computer in the busy, 24-hour world of Readlarrypowell.com – this laptop may stop processing at any moment, too, if things go according to the current 6-year run of rotten luck and bad road.
We’re moving on quickly today because there’s a work situation involving downloading saved files from elsewhere. We’ll let you know how that goes.
SHELTER SYMBOLS: These critters are symbolic for all shelters today though they are both from the Carrollton Animal Services shelter.  Both are hard-luck cases. They are dogs (as you can plainly see) but they also represent cats, such as a black cat in Carrollton’s shelter – she has quite an appropriate name for a stray cat: Miss Dashaway. Do you really need a photo of a shorthaired black cat? (I'd run one, but this system is clumbsy and my luck is lousy, so you're getting two dog photos and a prayer for the cat.)
Now, the story on this Earhound is sad. Because of humans she’s has date with fate on Wednesday at the shelter.
Dollie is described as a Teacup Chihuahua. The shelter summary reads, “She was picked up with her male companion who was reclaimed by his people who lost him a while back and now little Dollie is here all by herself.”
That other dog – that lop-eared fellow? – why that someone we’ve mentioned before. He’s the dog, Homer, who was first reported in a widely-distributed e-mail as a dog from Houston. The shelter says his tags said he was from Irving. Didn’t matter. He’s still on Death Row. The shelter report says that “we thought a he was a lucky dog because he was wearing a tag with his person's information on him. Turned out though the information was inaccurate and he has spent the last month with us while we tried to track down his person.” Nobody has been found, so he'll be dead by Wedneday evening, too, unless something good happens.
To ask about any animals in the Carrollton shelter, call  972-466-3420, or email CARE@cityofcarrollton.com.
Please remember, if you are looking for a new friend or an old one, check the area shelters. They are all full of dogs and cats who need homes.
CONTEMPLATIONS: This computer problem is very unsettling. It’s demoralizing and it’s a pain in the neck. Please be patient with Readlarrypowell.com as it adjusts to a new way of computer work. We’re hoping to return to the old way shortly. A lot of actual work died when that harddrive died. We have a system that captures and saves computer content. We’ll see. … Oh, boy, a former Dallas Cowboy kicker plays a role in the Baltimore loss to New England. He didn’t have the only role. It was a team loss. Still, could  “Cowboy Toe” be a new term for a bad kick at a key moment? … Ah, that first Star Wars film was something, then they had to go and make the rest of them. And now big TV commercials are promoting the February release of Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace in 3D and you think, “Ah, nifty” and then you remember that this is the one that has the totally irritating and worthless character Jar Jar Binks. That character solidified the 4^th D—Dumb. I've watched a 3D trailer twice and Jar Jar has no speaking lines in the trailer -- maybe they didn't want to remind people of that goofy cartoon character. OK, maybe the computer problem is putting me in a foul frame of mind. My apologies to Jar Jar Binks, the low point in American filmmaking.
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