Three-Thing Thursday

Here we have a shot of the always-lovely Chesapeake Bay and Aaron's Beach in winter. I wish I could say I took this recently, but the only thing I've taken recently is an arthritis-strength Tylenol.

When did Christmas become something which requires a shot of vodka pain relievers?

Thankfully, it's Three-Thing Thursday, where I share three random things, and you share three things, whatever you want, anything at all.

Let's begin.

1. Not only is today Christmas Eve, but it's my mother's birthday. I'm responsible for the birthday/Christmas Eve dinner.

2. While I rotted toiled away at work this week, my children surprised me by putting up a few outdoor decorations. This entailed miles many, many yards of extension cord from the house to the lane. The end result was a blow-up, motorcycle-riding Santa Claus to the left of the driveway, and a race-car Santa (complete with pit crew) on the right.

3. There is something very wrong with my computer but so far I've been able to patch it together to create this post. This on top of the existing stress (see above about Christmas Eve and dinner) is really cruel and unusual punishment. If you don't hear from me, you'll know the computer has finally been thrown in the bottom of Queens Creek where it belongs decided it's had enough.

Now it's your turn. Tell me three (or more) things. Whatever you want. Anything at all. Your hopes, your dreams, your worries, your Whatevers. You might also add a line which tells me where I might find a free an inexpensive new computer after I take an axe to this one.