This And That And Odds And Ends

My new laptop is afraid I will get rid of him because I do not like his name of Asus and I got a new one Hewlett Packard with a nickname of HP. HP is slimmer and has a gorgeous coat of silver on his outside.

He is smarter and has a feature called Windows Ten which means he can look outside of his keyboard and do many new things. He notifies me when his battery is low. He notifies me when he is not liking what I am writing by showing

me a word is misspelled. He thinks he is smarter than me, Not so. He is necessary because I am a writer, I am a conservator of words, a fancy word that applies to a person who creates stories or articles.

Dad use to write columns and one was called Opinions and Comments by Joseph B. Sohmer and was featured every other week in a local weekly magazine. He was so happy to be published even for not getting paid. This was OK. Everyone liked his columns.

Now I hold a position of writing for The Patch and I am so happy to expound on my thoughts on ballroom dancing of which I am kind of an expert because I have danced for 33 years socially and competitively and I have 58 trophies and medals and certificates celebrating my winnings.

My grandson wrote an essay and he got the position of announcing announcements on the school television and he is very good at it. When I ask him how he is he says " I am good." This my new answer to when asked I how

am.

So right now, I am good and I love HP along with my kids, husband and grandkids and life.

My laptop is like an adopted child and he lets me learn from him and I am grateful for that, I love you HP, I will not let you go. Never.

Elita Sohmer Clayman FAIRFAX Station