My computer is so slow today that . . .

I've seen that little hourglass on my screen often enough and for long enough that I've begun to hear Macdonald Carey's voice saying, "As sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."

Macdonald Carey (RIP), star and opening voiceover of Days of Our Lives, a soap that for all I know may still be running.

Actually, I wish my machine would move as quickly as sands through the  hourglass.

Trivia I learned today: Studio publicity headshots, like this, are borderline public domain, because they're created to be scattered indiscriminately through the world.

Trivia I've known for a long time: Mr. Carey was one of the world's oldest altar boys.