New computer

I’m terribly excited about my new computer. It is extremely expensive as it’s a Thinkpad (T series) and without the crazy discounts that Americans get. But my computers tend to last – the one I use now is six years old and would have lasted a few more years had I not dropped it rather badly a few times. I also depend heavily on my computer, it’s my primary and only work tool. So I justify the expense though I am uneasily aware that I would settle in with a cheaper machine if I had to.
I was enraged yesterday by a relative seeking to get hold of me to rewrite for him an application essay he had written for his son, I had avoided giving my contact details for years, having had experience of being used for shady matters in the past, but he got them through someone else. I shan’t do it, of course.