Hil, is that northern NJ? My brother's family live in southern NJ and my niece is trying to eat vegan. I'd like to steer her to some good places to check out (she's in the Cherry Hill area).

Yeah, that's north Jersey, right near NYC. I'm pretty sure there are a few places near Cherry Hill, though.

I find this particularly frustrating because my mother is a very intelligent woman. She has a Ph.D., she is incredibly capable of doing so many things. But, she can't do this simple thing.

This is so my mom, too. She programed computers that went into space. She can't figure out how to watch a DVD. Or remember that it should go into the DVD player and not the CD player.

Vegetarian and vegan-friendly restaurants in the Cherry Hill area: [link]

"Oh, I didn't do that, I saw something else so I clicked that"

See, this is why I couldn't do tech support. Because I literally cannot comprehend how, if someone tells you to click the box that says "OK," you would click ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT.

Because I literally cannot comprehend how, if someone tells you to click the box that says "OK," you would click ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT.

But what if there's another button that's especially pretty and/or shiny?

Also, that people can't remember the thing that they did thirty seconds ago. Or you say "okay, you see the green button?", they say "yes" Then you say "click on it" "click on what" "the green button" "what green button?"

Now, it didnt' occur to her that she needed to get the damned email addresses, so now she has to close the window. I explained to her that if she closes the window, she has to go through a different series of steps to get back to the evite. I start to go through the steps and she says "can't I just call you back" ARGH!!!!!!

Kathy, some people whose vegan taste I trust say that this place, near Cherry Hill, is really good: [link]

Also, that people can't remember the thing that they did thirty seconds ago. Or you say "okay, you see the green button?", they say "yes" Then you say "click on it" "click on what" "the green button" "what green button?"

I laugh because I can't shriek my "I KNOW!" of agreement.

Your mom is the exemplar of Tech Support's Bane. Sort of like Isildur's Bane, but not quite so conniving.

But what if there's another button that's especially pretty and/or shiny?

tommy, you're going to make Tep's head go splodey.

I solved the family computer support issue with installing Logmein on their computers. It is so much faster and easier for me to just take over their keyboard and do it myself.

Feeling futless. I think I shall pour a glass of wine and watch the sunset out front.