Hrothgar, Son of Macintosh, who killed Bjortguaard in Sochnadale in Norway over Cudreed, daughter of Thorkel Long, the son of Kettle-Trout, the half son of Harviyoun Half-troll, father of Ingbare the Brave, who with Isenbert of Gottenberg the daughter of Hangbard the Fierce…

Ahem. Perhaps there is an end to the saga after all.

Madam X went down fighting at the Apple Store, resisting repairs and killing two Cinema Displays in the process. The powers that be were not amused; she’s off to the scrapheap, and will be replaced by another (faster and preferably non-evil) computer on Apple’s tab in a few days.

There is a real possibility that the Madam worked her poison on my innocent display. This will be dealt with in good time. For now, the prospect of a trouble-free computer happily humming in the corner is pleasing enough. It’s a man’s life in hardware!