My computer is back, but dying. The trouble started when I heard a loud "ping" inside the case, as though something metallic had hit the side of it. Turns out, it was a capacitor shooting off the motherboard. I've ordered another, without time for much research, at a sale that ended last night: Stimulus price (37.5 percent off) for a Dell Vostro 420 that comes by default with a free downgrade to XP Pro from Vista. Despite the deal, the budget is reeling from the hit.

And there's no chocolate in the house.

Inhalable chocolate is coming. (No calories.) Almost an illusion.

"... It seemed to us that eating was tending toward breathing, so, with a mix of culinary art and aerosol science, we've helped move eating habits to their logical conclusion. We call it whiffing."

That's from Harvard professor David Edwards, Le Whi, who has a book called Whiff.

The book and Whifs can be ordered online, to ship on the official launch day, April 29, in a few quantities, including 24 Whifs for 39 Euros ($50.77) and 1.80 Euros ($2.34) for one, presumably plus shipping.

The FAQ says, "The total mass of chocolate powder in Le Whif is about 200 milligrams." That's one-fifth of a gram, or 0.01 oz. of chocolate powder. And each Whif contains four "puffs."

Ah, but it's Art.

And I just remembered there's NesQuik powder in the cupboard. Mixed 50-50 with unsweetened cocoa, it's quite good, and a teaspoon (1.7 grams, or .05 oz.) costs about 1.5 cents and packs a chocolate wallop when licked or tossed inside your moth to cheeks or tongue. (A teaspoon is also good for four good doses.)

No inhaler needed, for those of you still eating, rather than breathing, your food.