My laptop computer is fixed now. I took it to the Apple Store by the Lincoln Center and for a very tidy sum but much less than the $1800 or so a new laptop would have cost, they replaced my screen and connecter cable.
This is a picture that I took of the screen before I took the computer.
You can see how hard it was to try to edit photos.
It is much better how. I will start blogging again this weekend...
...after tonight's slide show and party, plus a good night's sleep.