Lost, lost, lost ...

18 February and before - The dramas are still belittling me with a second slideout, possibly reported, which may or may not have contributed to the eventual shutting down of the hard drive, a calamity of data loss which has not been experienced for quite some time - spent far too much time on the phone and in and out of repair centres, seeking the advice of the supposedly technical people around me and all to little avail.  Eventually got a recovery solution which brought back everything from 2 February (has it really been that long?) - everything except the one little file that we've had almost constant continuity with for over four (???) years.  What to do?  What to do?
Had a decent bike race on the week's end - the end of a tournament so wasn't really eligible for taking out the big prize but had really thought that with the right level of preparation and my current balance of luck it was going to be mine.  But it wasn't.  Good barbecue, good invitation (with no venue) and a half decent move followed by a bunch of other f**king dramas have led me to wonder what it's all about.  Again.