Cat!

True, it could be the cat; however, I expect more from the dog. It's a beagle, and it's curious. He has been watching me quite a bit lately.

Laughing out loud!

Usually what happens is when you open Access, it doesn't open right away, and you think maybe you didn't click or double-click it property, or maybe you think Windows was glitching, so you open it again, and again...  Sometimes programs just don't open right away, for various reasons.  So you walk away.  And when you come back, you realize all your attempts actually worked.

This usually happens when you open apps for the first time after you boot your computer up into Windows.  Some programs just open slowly for the first time, but fast in all subsequent times.

Gremlins.

Thanks, everyone.  I will go with Gremlins after a Microsoft update and reboot.  But I will start watching the dog more closely.