#%!* Juno

I just spent over two hours trying to get back online after I had to re-install Juno on my computer. Dad, bless his heart, tried to help. He was helpful in finding numbers for my modem (yes, I'm one of those luddites who still has dial-up). I have to admit, before I called Dad, I was thinking very angry thoughts about him and his recommendation that I switch to Juno: Juno was supposed to be cheaper and just as reliable as MSN. Well, the monthly rate is cheaper, but it's two bucks a minute if you call tech support. MSN provides tech support for free. However, Microsoft's toolbox for getting you back onto your non-MSN ISP is not all that easy to use. I got to the point where I declared Bill Gates a tool of Satan. Don't cringe, Dilbert. I feel the same way about Carnegie, and he endowed libraries.

I watched Groundhog Day for the first time last night. I kind of liked Bill Murray's character better when he was snarky. After spending hours with Andie MacDowell, I'd be cranky, too. The movie was okay, but it wasn't the laugh riot I had been prepared for. Next up, that gut-buster Schindler's List.

So I'm headed in the direction of Indy this weekend, get your appointment books out. Most of you I've heard from, but if there's anyone left, e-mail me.

I'm doing my best to slog through The Tropic of Cancer, but there's so much other written material clamoring for my attention. Much of it lesser work of course, but easier to digest. That, and I am not titillated by frequent use of the word cunt. It doesn't disgust me either, I'm just not sure what effect Miller was going for. That reminds me, I need to check when that's due. Yes, I should probably buy it, but it was there at the library, for free. Yes, I love libraries, even the ones founded by Carnegie.