Later that same lifetime

Let's see - it's what? - July 21? Only within the last couple of days has this DSL thang been qualified or what have you. Oh Joy. But it got resolved by realizing while the AT&T repair guy was getting ready to leave that I should plug everything in to see if this modem was operating as all was supposed to be. Nah, the thing still blinked, and that was a sign of badness, not goodness per what the investigation and removal of filters from the line in was supposed to have made whole for everything to go forth in great harmony blah blah blah - it was perhaps the modem sent weeks ago that was the agent of this inability to go futuristic.
And there's some 'worm' or some crap that wasn't within the old Dell; messages popping up all too often telling of some Microsoft dilemma involving me, mine, and all this - old faithful Dell, Dude - now sitting useless across the floor, full of images culled over its short but sweet life here. You served me well - slow, but adequate, I guess. Others thought differently. Ergo, voila.
Wow. All those youtube mini movies and such are now to come to me as they were intended - speed - I feel the need for speed.
Did I mention anything about a slow train ride to the greater Sacramento area three weeks ago? There was certainly no need for speed there. Is six hours late slow enough? Both ways? Imagine the pain of those whom had been on it, say, since Seattle? Whoopie ding.