pile of stuff -- containing an old PDA

So Martin samarin and I are cleaning the house this afternoon... and we're digging through all this detrius that's been there since before we moved in, in That Back Room... and among the assorted wires and painting supplies and stuff, we found an Apple Newton! (a MessagePad 120, particularly)... it looks like it once belonged to one "Tim Thomas". And it works! We just put in some new batteries.

"Holy crap!" -- Martin, playing "Missile Command"

"Why don't you... settle down?"

Did I say I was coming right back to your AIM conversation? I meant: "headed to Florida." Pardon.

(also: I feel much better. Thank you, people who consoled me in my moments of freaking out. Not entirely sure where that came from. Well. Maybe I have a few good ideas. Whatev. Tallahassee, ho!)