I had never particularly noticed that letters on the keyboard wear off until Peter asked a month or so ago why there were two Us on the keyboard. The answer is because one of them is the O with the top worn off. I considered trying ot use indellible ink to write the portion of the letter back in, but decided that indellible ink was not intended to sustain the kind of wear a keyboard gets.

I'll have to tell him about the vital nutrients.

(By the way, a tree took out the wires on the other side of the block, so anyone trying to reach us may have been having a difficult time. Our power is back, but we still have no phone service. See my weblog for details and updates.)

Hmm. I can't say I've worn any letters off yet. But this does prompt me to get the sponge and clean the keyboard and mouse....

Try an old fashioned shaving brush. It's amazing how much dust and such one can lift. We use them here (in Iraq) for keyboards, Pro Masks and rifles.

Terry