Remember Remain Calm Collected and Cool

Remember...Remain Calm, Collected, And Cool... Matthew Scott Harris...ARG This, a near imp possible mantra to apply when this 2009 Macbook Pro went awry triggering this enduser to experience tidal waves of high anxiety, which besieged this fie foo fighting dirt po' pa well nigh, who might need buy another laptop, yet my anorexic checking account on life support, no lie could not afford, (to sigh phone even one red cent, all because ordinary healthy electrons deployed aye did NOT see usual expected predictable apple luck quiche hun activity via my left and right eye, yours truly did not espy usual kickstarting linkedin magic after preliminary electronic setup unexpectedly failed to start - no idea why unbeknownst tummy, what ghost in the machine didst defy programming code of honor, whereby pixel display unexpectedly exhibited "abnormal" computer behavior - like a turncoat ally meaning one hoop wrest illegally start button signaling subatomic warfare unleashing - guy did missiles as taught during routine training to turn bot tin down stevedores loose on the Jobs (dan-g) rather, I watched slack jawed, as that very singularly narrow vertical lined band width (analogous to a medium black sabbath tipped magic marker) did NOT display prestidigitation instantaneous flash demarcating binary DMZ (demon mailer zone, viz dividing screen in half, - versus top to bottom array), qua incomplete automatic initialization stopped partway thru automatic preparation, after which cryptic error message appeared, which malfunction found me bursting with damned tears, and ready to cry, (which gush of tear rivalled Hurricane Florence), cuz mechanical and/or application so much of my creative write minded person (reed literary) self choked life vie ability to live, thus the only alternative ...insane asylum to apply! -------------------------------- SPOILER ALERT... postscript: after some fluke brought desk top in view, the quick thinking chap attached an external drive to a USB port, and thus breathed easier knowing a backup got made.