lionkingcmsl | Irregular update

Some items to note:

1. On Tuesday 6/11 I'm going to head for an appointment to see if I qualify for a position in a study for new "patch" that is supposed to help depression. I've been batling this personal demon for so long, it's not funny. I finally feel its about time I took a proactive stance against this thing, and not let it run or ruin my life any longer.

2. On Sunday 6/09, three other workers (2 workers and a manager) and I are headed to Dover, Delaware to work in a "mimi-McDonald's" at the McDonald's LPGA Classic golf torunament. This is a nice event and something of an honor to get selected to go. From what I'm told, there is only a limited menu served and we will have a blast. ;=3 I'm looking forward to this.

3. Last night, 6/06, a lightening storm took out my modem. :=/ I've had it since 2/99 and it has always worked. One tech had told me that the modem I had, a USRobotics 56K Sportster Faxmodem with X2, was "da bomb" and was basically indestructable. Well a lightening strike, which I believe hit a phone cable, just as I was dialing out, took it out. Here is the wierd part; the diagonistics say its working fine. When I try to dial out, it picks up the line, but there in no dial tone. A USR tech told me a trick to try to see if it will dial out without dial tone. He says if it works that way, great; if not, I might as well throw it in the trash. :={
BTW, if I hook a phone to the other port and pick it up, I get no dial tone through that either. I think there is a trace burnt out somewhere. :=/

4. I upgraded my 'puter with a new mom board and processor. I'm now running a P4 1.6 gig. All Intel, as well as the new internal modem I'm now using (the old modem was external, which I prefer as I can hear what its doing more readily). Problem with the upgrade is, I had to re-install Win98, due to s stupid error on my part, and now the 'puter doesn't always "register" hyper-link clicks right away. Before, it used to jump to the page, now, sometimes, it takes the 'puter about 2 minutes, or a lot of clicking, before it jumps to the new page. I've downloaded the latest patches for IE6, so that's not the prob. Any ideas?

5. I've a month to get ready for a private party. Question remains whether I'll be ready in time.

6. Related to the above is my attendance at AC (AnthroCon) is now in doubt. The new mom board, which I had not intended to buy, had thrown my finicial resources for a loop. The party mentioned in 5 is the week before AC and I don't know if I can do both. The party must happen, as there are people coming from a pretty fair distance to attend. To that end, if you plan to meet me at AC, it may not occur. Check back here to see if whether or not I will attend.