Seems our work ISP is having a power outage at their office, so there may not be much of me on the internet until later. I’m using my laptop and personal dial-up to craft this entry but I can’t use this for much and get work done on my other machines at the same time. Anyway, if I owe you an email, or a reply to a comment, it’s coming, when I’m connected through my T1 again!
Update:It’s back working again, yay!
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