I was out for a ride recently with my friend Bernard. As happens rather frequently these days, my computer ran out of battery. It does not believe in giving me much notice of this – it flashes up a message, counts to ten in its head, and dies. It’s old and grouchy and it finds it hard to summon much energy these days. In many respects it and Bernard are fellow travellers.
I don’t think I did anything to give it away, but my friend noticed the screen had gone blank.
