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Steve Jobs, the man responsible for bringing all the iThings to the world, has died.

Mr. Jobs was 56 years old. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer, which he had been battling for years.

Whether you were a fan of Apple’s products or thought they were a bunch of iCrap, it’s hard to deny that the technology industry lost a giant today.

Our thoughts are with Mr. Jobs’ family and friends at this time.

[The above words were also snagged from icanhazcheezburger; they are not mine and I take no credit for them.]

There were no storms. I was happily chatting on IM, enjoying being back online for a change, while my furkids decided to "relax" from several days of hiding from the thunder and lightning by tearing around the house. This included a wild dash-n-chase across the computer desk, where my laptop sits.

Yup, you guessed it. They crashed over the keyboard and hit the power button, turning it off. But that's not all.

Some of you may or may not know that my cats have claws -- and claws can get underneath computer keys, and pry them loose. >>.<< Yes. In addition to turning off the 'puter, they managed to scatter a few keys as well. I just... ::headdesk::

So, the rest of the evening was spent taping the keys back on the keyboard, and then I went to bed. I was tired. [My laptop has a decidedly battered look to it now, but it does work.]

Hopefully if I log on to a.IM tonight, I will actually be able to chat -- assuming that the cats agree.

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