Ha! Problem solved.
The wife had logged in under "guest" and left the computer on without shutting down, just closing the lid, and that was what I was using. I had just flipped the cover up and went to it.
I shut it down while watching Seahawks, and when I booted up again... wunderbar! Later she came home and 'fessed up... ok - explained where I had erred.
Again.
MY login works fine, because I clicked "no" on parental block when setting up.
I hate internet....
Last edited by las; 12/04/16.