It's Greek to Me

The nearest way to glory -- a shortcut, as it were -- is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.
- Socrates, quoted in Cicero, 44 BC.

SPEEDTEST.NET

A great place to check your 'net connection and even supplies the code to paste the results in your webpage or blog.

I'm fairly happy with my DSL service; I've had SBC for a couple of years and have had little trouble or outages.

I get faster speeds than the local cable provides at a cheaper price, too.

Life is good.

My Folks

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I took these three photos and put them together.

I wish they could have seen it. Not to brag on my "talent"...
(I know better than that, my dad wouldn't have been overtly
and/or overly impressed but my mom...well, you know moms
She would've printed it out and put it on the fridge)

...but to show them that I loved 'em enough to have done it.

I miss 'em.

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

I'll take his word for it, either way

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
- Emiliano Zapata

I'm partial to the Cajun blend in buckshot

Season Shot - Ammo with flavor

What will "they" think of next? Variety is the spice of life, I guess. I suppose it was just a matter of thyme until someone came up with this idea. I hope the guy is getting some sage business advice and not getting peppered with ideas about how best to salt away his money. His wife Rosemary will probably have some say-so in that.

They do have a lovely Flash/Splash intro page.



They need to fix it where the guy accidentally shoots his dog, though.