Opinion: Suddenly, I was in computer withdrawal

Windows was about to open … but it didn’t.
Richard, the computer expert, came by — I have a desktop computer — but, after several hours, could not fix the damage. Finally, he unplugged the tower, picked it up, and left, hoping to repair it in his shop.
The next few days were spent in computer-withdrawal mode. Every so often, I would jump up to rush to the computer, as I usually do, only to realize that things were not as usual. While the screen, keypad, modem, with light