I know practically nothing about computers, and that admission gets me no respect from people who do know. I visited a Lake County office-supply store a while back to ask a question: There are "hot spots" where I can stand with my laptop and pick up a through-the-air signal to get on the Internet, so why do I need a modem at home connected to a cable or telephone line for my desktop?
My wife is gone this weekend, so this is my chance. I see her absence as a golden opportunity to assert myself, to get my manhood back, to demonstrate how I am still ruler of the roost.
Seven score and eight years ago this month, the most noteworthy visitor in Lake County history arrived by train. Abraham Lincoln traveled from Chicago to Waukegan, according to "The Lincoln Log" (a daily chronology of the life of Abraham Lincoln). The date was April 2, 1860, just 11 years after the founding of the town of Little Fort (later Waukegan).
A recurring school kid's excuse is: "The dog ate my homework." We old guys have another excuse when we foul up: "The dog stepped on the remote."
