I recently came into a little unexpected cash from my grandma's estate. I thought there wouldn't be anything left after her insurance fiaso and health care costs. After being so strapped for so long it is wierd to have money in the bank. I can pay off my car, get caught up with some things.

Yesterday I found myself shopping for a new computer. Mine has been unstable for a while and I have fallen out of love with it, kind of like when I fell out of love with my car Spike when he broke down on Christmas Eve several years ago and I bought Bonny. My computer's name is Buddy. How can I get rid of Buddy?? What can I name a new computer that has the emotional impact and trustworthiness of "Buddy"? Fido? Spot? I guess I'll think of something but I am having separation anxiety. Not to mention not looking forward to starting over with an unfamiliar operating system. I have been backing everything up for a few months in anticipation of the big crash, so have all my photos, documents, 10-second porn clips.

Anyway, it is nice to have this money, and I am hoping I do what Grams would have wanted me to do. Well, she would want me to bank it all. I am banking some. But not ALL...

IN THE MONEY